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SENSEI FC 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwalchmei Wynne (ranked 4495 p4p, 4497 weight class) and Mikail Spartakov (ranked 473 p4p, 475 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gwalchmei Wynne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikail Spartakov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wynne circles away quickly and effectively.
Wynne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spartakov takes a swing at Wynne's ribcage but misses.
Wynne feints and as Spartakov raises his hands in defense, Wynne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wynne trying to control but Spartakov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wynne preventing the sweep.
Spartakov keeping moving, preventing Wynne from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wynne throws a big elbow that misses.
Wynne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wynne throws a strike but Spartakov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wynne has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spartakov has passed into side control.
Wynne struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wynne tries to improve position but can't.
Wynne is working hard here to advance position.
Wynne is trying to control Spartakov's posture but Spartakov avoids it.
Wynne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wynne can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wynne is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Wynne wants to control but Spartakov postures up.
Wynne tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Wynne tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Spartakov has taken his back.
Wynne trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov keeps control of the position easily here as Wynne tries to buck him off.
Wynne is in bad spot here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Spartakov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wynne just trying to survive but Spartakov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartakov is hanging on to Wynne's back as he tries to escape.
Spartakov gets his hands free as Wynne looks to control.
I really don't envy Wynne right now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Spartakov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Wynne right now.
Spartakov avoiding Wynne 's attempts to control his hands.
Wynne breaks Spartakov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wynne looking to sit in guard and control but Spartakov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wynne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spartakov wants to control from the top but Wynne keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikail Spartakov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Wynne misses
and Spartakov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wynne walks into a straight right hand from Spartakov.
Spartakov missing with a left hand there. Wynne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spartakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wynne.
Spartakov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wynne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wynne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wynne trying to control the action but Spartakov is working from the bottom.
Mikail Spartakov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spartakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wynne.
Wynne throws a strike but Spartakov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartakov keeping moving, preventing Wynne from controlling successfully.
Spartakov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wynne looking to sit in guard and control but Spartakov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wynne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wynne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spartakov is refusing to be controlled, as Wynne sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wynne is just content to waste time from the top position. Spartakov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Spartakov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wynne trying to control but Spartakov is working from the bottom.
Wynne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wynne throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wynne throws an elbow that misses. Spartakov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wynne's guard. Nice move by Spartakov!
Wynne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spartakov postures up.
Wynne wants to sweep here but Spartakov controlling him for the moment.
Wynne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wynne has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Spartakov has passed into side control.
Wynne tries to buck Spartakov off but Spartakov is having none of it.
Wynne looking for a sweep but Spartakov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wynne tries to reverse the position but Spartakov maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wynne is trying to reverse the position but instead Spartakov has taken his back - oops!
Wynne trying to control the action but Spartakov just sinks the hooks in.
Spartakov keeps control of the position as Wynne tries to break free.
Wynne looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wynne turns into Spartakov and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spartakov looking for a sweep. Not yet Spartakov, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikail Spartakov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wynne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spartakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wynne looking to score a takedown here. Spartakov is defending well but Wynne drives through and ends up in Spartakov's guard.
Wynne is looking to work some ground and pound but Spartakov has wrist control.
Wynne throwing strikes from guard but Spartakov blocks nicely.
Wynne postures up in Spartakov's guard and throws a big left but Spartakov blocks it.
Wynne postures up in Spartakov's guard and throws a big left but Spartakov blocks it.
Wynne throws an elbow that misses. Spartakov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wynne's guard. Nice move by Spartakov!
Spartakov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wynne wants to control the position but Spartakov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gwalchmei Wynne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wynne trying to control from the bottom.
Wynne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wynne tries to get out of the position.
Wynne regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wynne is trying to keep Spartakov in close.
Wynne working a defensive guard but Spartakov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wynne wants to control but Spartakov postures up.
Spartakov has control of an arm but Wynne manages to advance to Spartakov's back!
Wynne looking to hold on to the position here but Spartakov rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Spartakov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wynne is looking to work some ground and pound but Spartakov has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynne wants to control from the top but Spartakov keeps moving.
Wynne throws an elbow that misses. Spartakov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wynne's guard. Nice move by Spartakov!
Wynne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wynne trying to strike off his back.
Wynne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wynne throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wynne wants to sweep here but Spartakov controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wynne working a defensive guard here.
Wynne 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.
Wynne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wynne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wynne throws a big right hand that misses.
Wynne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wynne looking to sit in guard and control but Spartakov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wynne working a defensive guard here.
Wynne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wynne trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wynne striking off his back but it's not causing Spartakov any problems.
Mikail Spartakov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wynne is looking to sweep but instead, Spartakov has passed into half guard.
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 Gwalchmei Wynne.
Well Spartakov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikail Spartakov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugawara Ichirou (ranked 4766 p4p, 4494 weight class) and Nathan Fedorov (ranked 545 p4p, 527 weight class). Ichirou comes to the cage accompanied by The Milky Way. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sugawara Ichirou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov is looking to clinch but Ichirou is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ichirou misses the target.
Fedorov lands a lovely overhand right.
Fedorov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ichirou counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Fedorov misses.
Fedorov scores with a jab to the head.
Fedorov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fedorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ichirou throwing a counter right hand but Fedorov manages to avoid it.
Ichirou closes the distance and pushes Fedorov back into the cage.
Fedorov misses with a body punch.
Ichirou lands an elbow that stopped Fedorov in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedorov.
Fedorov can't break the clinch.
Ichirou manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedorov missing with a left hand there. Ichirou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ichirou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Fedorov misses.
Fedorov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ichirou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ichirou closes the distance and pushes Fedorov back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Fedorov.
Fedorov trying to stall but Ichirou improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichirou stalling the fight.
Ichirou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ichirou moves into the clinch.
Ichirou lands an elbow that stopped Fedorov in his tracks for a moment.
Fedorov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ichirou scores with a shot to the side of Fedorov's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ichirou.
Ichirou breaks from the clinch.
Ichirou moves into the clinch.
Fedorov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ichirou backwards.
Fedorov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fedorov has had enough of the clinch but Ichirou keeps him there for the moment.
Ichirou stalling against the cage.
Fedorov misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichirou.
Fedorov trying to control the position but instead, Ichirou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fedorov into the cage.
Ichirou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Fedorov fails to land.
Ichirou scores with a shoulder strike.
Ichirou breaks the clinch.
Ichirou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ichirou as the two fighters clinch.
Ichirou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ichirou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedorov is trying to stall.
Ichirou stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ichirou - that landed with a thud.
Fedorov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fedorov lands an uppercut.
Ichirou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ichirou stalling in the clinch.
Fedorov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov blocks an elbow strike.
Ichirou blocks a body shot from Fedorov.
Ichirou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ichirou blocks a body shot from Fedorov.
Ichirou with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Nathan Fedorov has been cut.
Fedorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ichirou.
Ichirou lands with a left to the head.
Ichirou gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ichirou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fedorov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ichirou lands with a right to the head.
Ichirou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ichirou leaning against his opponent.
Fedorov misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ichirou scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou is struggling to control the position.
Fedorov working hard to break the clinch.
Ichirou lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Ichirou.
Ichirou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ichirou is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ichirou lands a shoulder strike.
Ichirou stalling against the cage.
Ichirou scores with a knee to the head.
Ichirou pushes Fedorov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ichirou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ichirou wants to clinch up but Fedorov keeps it at a distance.
Fedorov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fedorov scores with a nice right hand.
Fedorov lands a nice looking body shot.
Ichirou tries to clinch there but Fedorov circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sugawara Ichirou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fedorov's cut.
That's time! Ichirou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ichirou darts in and clinches Fedorov up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ichirou as the two fighters clinch.
Ichirou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fedorov up against the cage.
Fedorov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Ichirou to work.
Fedorov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ichirou is pushing Fedorov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ichirou landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Ichirou.
Ichirou is struggling to control the position.
Ichirou stalling the fight.
Ichirou blocks an uppercut.
Fedorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov tries to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling the position.
Ichirou lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fedorov.
Ichirou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fedorov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fedorov blocks an elbow strike.
Ichirou just leaning against Fedorov, taking a breather.
Ichirou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fedorov backwards.
Ichirou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ichirou blocking some punches.
Fedorov misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ichirou - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ichirou.
Nice elbow from Ichirou.
Ichirou is leaning against Fedorov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ichirou effectively controlling the action here.
Ichirou manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ichirou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fedorov tries to keep at a distance but Ichirou has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Ichirou lands a left hand.
Ichirou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ichirou's elbow.
Ichirou blocks an uppercut.
Ichirou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fedorov up against the cage.
Ichirou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ichirou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fedorov misses with a punch to the body.
Ichirou stalling the fight.
Ichirou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fedorov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ichirou.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ichirou takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ichirou - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ichirou seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ichirou is working Fedorov over against the cage.
Fedorov tries to stall but Ichirou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fedorov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ichirou.
Ichirou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ichirou has Fedorov pushed against the cage.
Ichirou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fedorov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ichirou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fedorov can do to turn this around?
Fedorov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ichirou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedorov trying to stall but Ichirou improves his position.
Ichirou manages to break the clinch.
Ichirou ducks right into an uppercut from Fedorov.
Nathan Fedorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fedorov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fedorov duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ichirou tries to land a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks with his arms.
Fedorov tries to stall but Ichirou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fedorov working hard to break the clinch.
Ichirou stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ichirou takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ichirou manages to break the clinch.
Ichirou takes the fight into the clinch.
Ichirou has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short uppercut from Ichirou.
Ichirou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fedorov's efforts to push away.
Fedorov trying to control the position but instead, Ichirou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fedorov into the cage.
A short right from Ichirou on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sugawara Ichirou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Fedorov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fedorov tries to keep at a distance but Ichirou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ichirou taking a breather.
Ichirou breaks the clinch.
Fedorov throws a shot to the body.
Ichirou tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedorov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedorov cracks Ichirou with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Ichirou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ichirou.
Ichirou clinches up against the cage.
Fedorov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ichirou controls his hands.
Fedorov tries to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ichirou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fedorov's efforts to push away.
Sugawara Ichirou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Fedorov fails to land.
Fedorov being controlled against the cage.
Fedorov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichirou avoiding damage.
Nathan Fedorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ichirou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ichirou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fedorov wants to clinch.
It looked like Ichirou was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ichirou closes the distance and clinches.
Fedorov is trying to force a seperation but Ichirou has the dominant position.
Ichirou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ichirou scores with a shot to the side of Fedorov's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fedorov is trying to push Ichirou away but Ichirou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fedorov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ichirou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ichirou has closed the distance and engaged Fedorov in a clinch.
Fedorov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fedorov tries to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling the position.
Ichirou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ichirou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fedorov up against the cage.
Fedorov tries to stall but Ichirou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ichirou taking a breather.
Fedorov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fedorov letting Ichirou take a breather here.
Fedorov is trying to force a seperation but Ichirou has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichirou blocking some punches.
Ichirou blocking some punches.
Fedorov letting Ichirou take a breather here.
Ichirou slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sugawara Ichirou.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ichirou.
Fedorov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ichirou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nathan Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ichirou darts in and clinches Fedorov up against the cage.
Ichirou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Ichirou.
A left lands for Ichirou.
Ichirou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fedorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ichirou's elbow.
Ichirou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fedorov backwards.
Fedorov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ichirou lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedorov is trying to break the clinch but Ichirou is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov looking to slow down the pace here.
Fedorov lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichirou.
Ichirou lands an elbow just above Fedorov 's eye.
A short uppercut from Fedorov.
Fedorov letting Ichirou take a breather here.
Ichirou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ichirou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fedorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ichirou comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichirou controlling the action here for a moment.
Ichirou blocking some punches.
Sugawara Ichirou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fedorov looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sugawara Ichirou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ichirou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sugawara Ichirou!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Mellios (ranked 4711 p4p, 4530 weight class) and Rob Sorby (ranked 542 p4p, 529 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous knees
Very confident |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Mellios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Sorby!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorby is looking to slow Mellios down with leg kicks.
Mellios is looking to land body kicks.
Sorby moves in looking to clinch but Mellios pushes him off.
Sorby throws a body kick that misses
and Mellios decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sorby's guard.
Mellios lands a couple of elbows.
Mellios lands a couple of digs.
Mellios sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sorby's guard.
Sorby punching from the bottom.
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. Mellios connects with a nice short shot to Sorby's temple.
Mellios stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mellios lands a nice short elbow.
 Sorby is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellios scores with a big shot! Sorby's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sorby! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Mellios!
A very excited looking Gabriel Mellios 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasuda Takahiro (ranked 4748 p4p, 4673 weight class) and Joshua Whitlock (ranked 379 p4p, 375 weight class). Takahiro comes to the cage accompanied by Majinahanashi. Whitlock has chosen YoungBoy NBA - Murder as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuda Takahiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Whitlock!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitlock feints a jab promting Takahiro to slip. Whitlock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takahiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Takahiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takahiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahiro is looking to clinch but Whitlock is avoiding it.
Whitlock lands with a hook. Takahiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Takahiro tries to clinch but Whitlock moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Whitlock. That snapped Takahiro's head back.
Whitlock scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takahiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitlock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takahiro slips a jab and a cross from Whitlock.
Takahiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Whitlock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Takahiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Whitlock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whitlock.
 Takahiro is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitlock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Takahiro with a body shot.
Whitlock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takahiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitlock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Whitlock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takahiro doesn't seem phased though.
Whitlock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takahiro on the side of the head.
Whitlock misses with a straight left.
Whitlock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Takahiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takahiro is looking to clinch.
Whitlock scores with a hook.
Takahiro tries to clinch but Whitlock moves out of range.
Takahiro wants to clinch up but Whitlock keeps it at a distance.
Takahiro is looking to clinch.
Takahiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Takahiro darts in and clinches Whitlock up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitlock letting Takahiro take a breather here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock pushes Takahiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitlock is keeping busy.
Whitlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitlock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takahiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitlock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takahiro scrambles back to his feet.
Takahiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitlock'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.
Whitlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahiro backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitlock tries to break free but Takahiro pushes him back against the cage.
Whitlock avoiding damage as Takahiro throws knees to the body.
Whitlock is trying to break free.
Whitlock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whitlock misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takahiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whitlock struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahiro controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Takahiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Takahiro effectively controlling the action here.
Whitlock throws a head punch that misses.
Whitlock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahiro working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Takahiro.
Whitlock blocks a body shot from Takahiro.
Whitlock is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahiro has double underhooks.
Takahiro misses with a body punch.
Takahiro misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Takahiro stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Whitlock dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takahiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whitlock drops Takahiro with a beautiful combination! Takahiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whitlock is looking for the KO!
Whitlock misses with a body shot
and Takahiro counters with a three punch combo that has Whitlock backing up. Whitlock nods at Takahiro to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Takahiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joshua Whitlock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahiro darts in trying to clinch
and Whitlock counters with a crisp right hand that drops Takahiro! Whitlock lets Takahiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Whitlock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahiro has closed the distance and engaged Whitlock in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitlock throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahiro.
Whitlock is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahiro has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahiro.
Takahiro wants to stall.
The referee calls for Takahiro to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Takahiro back against the cage.
Takahiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitlock's elbow.
Whitlock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitlock working aggressively here.
Takahiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitlock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitlock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whitlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro avoiding damage.
Takahiro gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Whitlock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whitlock lands with a light punch inside.
Whitlock managing to block the knees to the body from Takahiro.
Whitlock'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.
Whitlock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Whitlock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Takahiro is struggling to control the position.
Takahiro throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Whitlock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whitlock managing to block the knees to the body from Takahiro.
Joshua Whitlock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takahiro is struggling to control the position.
Takahiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Takahiro tries to throw a body punch but Whitlock avoids it by throwing Takahiro back against the cage.
Takahiro is struggling to control the position.
Takahiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitlock misses with some punches.
Takahiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitlock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takahiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Whitlock effectively controlling the action here.
Whitlock manages to break the clinch.
Whitlock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whitlock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whitlock throws a right hand that Takahiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Takahiro also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahiro throws a series of punches but Whitlock moves out of range.
Whitlock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whitlock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whitlock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takahiro at a distance.
Takahiro wants to clinch up but Whitlock keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Whitlock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Takahiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Whitlock.
Takahiro wants to clinch
and Whitlock counters with a crisp one two that drops Takahiro! Whitlock thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Takahiro to his feet! Takahiro is in big trouble!
Whitlock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitlock cracks Takahiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takahiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitlock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whitlock lands a big uppercut and Takahiro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Takahiro looks OK. Whitlock waves Takahiro back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitlock manages to avoid it.
Whitlock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takahiro finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Whitlock's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Takahiro falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Whitlock!
A very excited looking Joshua Whitlock 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Walters (ranked 4950 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Lorenzo Hastings (ranked 535 p4p, 499 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Hastings!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings tries to clinch up but Walters circles away and keeps his distance.
Hastings moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.
Walters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hastings tries to clinch but Walters is having none of it.
Walters throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Walters swats away the attempt to clinch by Hastings.
Hastings fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walters, pushing him back against the cage.
Walters has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hastings uses from the top position.
Hastings won't allow Walters to get back to his feet.
Hastings really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters is adopting a defensive guard.
Walters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walters holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hastings stopping the sweep attempt from Walters.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walters keeping full guard, as Hastings tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walters cracks Hastings with a good jab.
Lorenzo Hastings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walters feints and then cracks Hastings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hastings down.
Hastings fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hastings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hastings to keep the fight standing.
Walters stalling in the clinch but Hastings improves position.
Walters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hastings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hastings misses with a knee to the head.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but Walters blocks it.
Hastings is pushing Walters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hastings misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.
Walters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hastings smiles and moves away.
Walters tries to keep at a distance but Hastings has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walters just leaning against Hastings, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walters pushes Hastings back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hastings throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walters blocks it with crossed arms.
Walters fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hastings throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walters blocks it with crossed arms.
Hastings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hastings prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walters is trying to pull guard but Hastings turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walters is trying to drag Hastings to the mat but Hastings just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hastings looking to throw knees to the head but Walters is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters manages to break the clinch.
Lorenzo Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walters avoiding damage as Hastings throws knees to the body.
Hastings tries to land knees in the clinch but Walters avoids the damage to the body.
Hastings trying to land knees to the body.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but Walters blocks it.
Hastings looking to stall.
Walters managing to block the knees to the body from Hastings.
Hastings missing with knees to the body.
Walters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walters tries to clinch but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hastings moves into the clinch successfully.
Hastings misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Hastings dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walters shoots in looking for a takedown but Hastings manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walters's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hastings doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walters is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hastings sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walters 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.
Walters passes Hastings's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walters is working for a submission of some sort.
Hastings holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walters tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walters decides to stand and escape the position.
Hastings instigates a clinch.
Hastings landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hastings - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walters as Hastings tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters jumps guard.
Walters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hastings can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walters is trying to keep Hastings in close.
Walters tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hastings doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hastings manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hastings preventing the sweep.
Walters wants to control the position but Hastings says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Walters is pressing down on Hastings's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walters trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hastings trying to control but Walters is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walters working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hastings gets a clinch.
Hastings trying to land knees to the body.
Lorenzo Hastings seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters trying to pass the guard but Hastings defending well.
Walters is working for a kimura but Hastings is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walters tries to stand and escape but Hastings is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Walters dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hastings is looking to clinch.
Hastings fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walters, pushing him back against the cage.
Walters slows down the pace here.
Walters avoiding damage as Hastings throws knees to the body.
Walters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walters taking a breather.
Hastings misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walters.
Hastings lands a knee to the head.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but Walters blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walters appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hastings has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hastings missing with knees to the body.
Hastings trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings just leaning against Walters, taking a breather.
Hastings missing with knees to the body.
Walters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walters breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Walters with that takedown attempt.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Hastings backs away, Walters returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hastings tries to clinch but Walters moves out of range.
Walters seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hastings has Walters up against the cage in a clinch.
Hastings is looking to control Walters's arms but Walters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hastings has his back to the cage.
Hastings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hastings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hastings throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walters wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to pull guard but Hastings forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hastings throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walters has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hastings avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters tries to pull guard but Hastings holds him up against the cage and eventually Walters drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walters missing with knees to the body.
Hastings looking to throw knees to the head but Walters is blocking nicely.
Walters drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hastings trying to land knees to the body.
Walters is trying to trip Hastings. He has hold of a leg but Hastings is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Walters persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters trying to control but Hastings is working from the bottom.
Hastings is trying to control the position but Walters postures up.
Walters is looking to stand up but Hastings won't let him.
Hastings keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
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.
Hastings trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Walters punishes Hastings's body with a nice straight punch.
Walters throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hastings. No joy for Walters on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hastings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hastings is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hastings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hastings clinches.
Hastings is pushing Walters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Hastings comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hastings 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Hastings!
Gary Walters spoke after the fight, saying 'I won’t let it stop me.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinohara Sosuke (ranked 4764 p4p, 4641 weight class) and Toby MacAlister (ranked 503 p4p, 493 weight class). Sosuke comes into the arena with Samurai blaring out of the sound system. MacAlister is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Farid Bang - Scarface. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinohara Sosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby MacAlister!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for MacAlister.
 It looks like Shinohara Sosuke has been cut.
Sosuke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacAlister.
MacAlister lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Sosuke goes down and covers up as MacAlister starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby MacAlister!
A victorious Toby MacAlister thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Texeira (ranked 4879 p4p, 4713 weight class) and Andre Sawyer (ranked 551 p4p, 541 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Texeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Texeira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Texeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sawyer.
Sawyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Texeira did well to prevent Sawyer getting side control.
Texeira is looking to get back to is feet but Sawyer passes into side control.
Texeira taking punishment in the form of punches.
Texeira is trying to buck Sawyer off.
Sawyer controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Texeira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Texeira throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Sawyer controls the position from side control.
Texeira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Sawyer is staying tight to Texeira's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Texeira is trying to improve his position.
Sawyer decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Texeira connects with a solid leg kick.
Sawyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Texeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Sawyer.
Texeira is looking to counter punch.
Texeira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Texeira.
Texeira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Texeira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Texeira misses with a double jab.
Texeira is looking to slow Sawyer down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Texeira.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Texeira.
Texeira throws a leg kick which misses Sawyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Sawyer tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer.
Texeira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Texeira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Texeira as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Texeira connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Texeira.
Texeira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Texeira misses
and Sawyer counters with a crisp one two that drops Texeira! Sawyer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Texeira to his feet! Texeira is in big trouble!
Texeira is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Texeira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sawyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andre Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Texeira is looking to chop away at Sawyer's legs.
Sawyer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Texeira slaps away a takedown attempt from Sawyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Texeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Texeira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sawyer under the eye.
Texeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Sawyer is just out of range.
Sawyer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sawyer lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Texeira trying to hold on to Sawyer's head to control him but Sawyer postures up.
Sawyer stands up and beckons Texeira to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Texeira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sawyer's sensitive parts.
Sawyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alex Texeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Texeira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Texeira stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Texeira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Texeira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sawyer throws a sloppy head kick and Texeira moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Texeira.
Sawyer shoots in and gets a takedown into Texeira's guard.
Texeira can't keep his opponent in guard - Sawyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sawyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sawyer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Texeira sees it coming and defends easily.
Sawyer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Texeira is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Texeira pushes Sawyer off looking to stand but Sawyer dives back in and keeps control.
Texeira wants to control the action here but instead Sawyer manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sawyer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sawyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sawyer lands a nice shot to the head.
Sawyer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sawyer dominating with strikes here.
Sawyer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Texeira is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sawyer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Texeira to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Texeira shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Sawyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sawyer misses with a takedown
and Texeira counters with a nice uppercut.
Texeira scoring well with a low kick there.
Sawyer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Texeira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Texeira throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sawyer is looking to clinch.
Sawyer checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Texeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sawyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Texeira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sawyer closes the distance but Texeira moves to the side
and Texeira counters with a nice uppercut.
Alex Texeira is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Texeira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Texeira scores with a jab. Sawyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Texeira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alex Texeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawyer looks for a takedown but Texeira sprawls well.
Sawyer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Texeira.
Texeira throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Sawyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sawyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Texeira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alex Texeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Sawyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Texeira is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Texeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Texeira has Sawyer pressed against the cage, preventing Sawyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sawyer breaks the clinch.
Texeira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sawyer dives in for a single leg takedown but Texeira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Texeira fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sawyer just manages to avoid it.
Sawyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sawyer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Texeira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Texeira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer misses with a takedown attempt - Texeira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Texeira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Texeira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sawyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Texeira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sawyer scrambles back to his feet.
Texeira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sawyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sawyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Texeira can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Texeira misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Texeira.
Sawyer shoots in but Texeira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Texeira scores with a body shot.
Crunch! Texeira slams his shin into Sawyer's torso.
Texeira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
No luck for Sawyer with that takedown attempt.
Sawyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Texeira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Texeira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Texeira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Texeira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mori (ranked 5627 p4p, 4933 weight class) and Andrew Wellington (ranked 559 p4p, 529 weight class). Andrew Wellington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jin Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mori forces Wellington back against the cage and clinches.
Mori scores with a knee to the head.
Mori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andrew Wellington has been cut.
Wellington is trying to drag Mori to the mat but Mori just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've been hearing reports that Mori has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wellington can't get the takedown.
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wellington's face.
Mori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wellington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mori.
A knee to the head by Mori.
Wellington is rocked!
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!
Mori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wellington is still on wobbly legs! Can Mori finish him?
Mori connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wellington's face.
Mori utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mori lands a nice knee to the body.
Mori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wellington.
Wellington seems to have recovered his senses.
Jin Mori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Wellington.
Mori drops Wellington with a big knee straight up the middle! Wellington is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wellington tries for a takedown but Mori circles away easily
and Mori counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Wellington! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jin Mori!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Web (ranked 4902 p4p, 4772 weight class) and Juan Martinez (ranked 532 p4p, 521 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henri Web!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Web swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Web was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Web lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez darts in and clinches Web up against the cage.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Web is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Web's ribcage. Web let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Web fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez works on Web's body with a couple of short punches.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Web fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henri Web. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Web is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
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!
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Web is rocked!
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Oh Web is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez is stalling here.
Web seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez is pushing Web up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Martinez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
Martinez is working Web over against the cage.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Martinez is leaning against Web and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez taking a breather.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Web tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Web drops back down to his feet.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Martinez.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Web throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Web looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Web swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a huge left! Web is in big trouble! He's backing up but Martinez isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Web from any more damage. A dominating finish by Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Martinez!
Juan Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viatus Enormis (ranked 3499 p4p, 4847 weight class) and Bruce McGregor (ranked 233 p4p, 290 weight class). 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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135
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viatus Enormis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGregor lands a two punch combo.
McGregor throws a right hand that Enormis ducks under and follows up with a left that Enormis also avoids with ease.
As McGregor tries to get set, Enormis tries to push him back and clinch up but McGregor manages to avoid the attempt.
McGregor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Enormis checks it well.
Enormis throws a quick counter head kick but McGregor was just out of range.
McGregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGregor.
McGregor misses with a low kick.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Enormis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Enormis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McGregor did well to prevent Enormis getting side control.
McGregor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Enormis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Enormis prevents McGregor from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enormis works his way into full mount!
McGregor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McGregor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McGregor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McGregor is squirming around, avoiding Enormis's attempts to control the action.
Enormis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McGregor to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McGregor shrugs it off.
McGregor taking shots to the head.
Enormis unloading with bombs!
The referee warns McGregor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Enormis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Enormis controlling from the full mount.
McGregor is squirming around, avoiding Enormis's attempts to control the action.
Enormis working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. McGregor looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Enormis! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Viatus Enormis!
Viatus Enormis looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'LET ME KISS YOU?! THANKS MY PEOPLE!!'.
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