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Syn' 133: One Track Mind PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurel Aitken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aitken comes to the cage accompanied by Two Joints- Sublime. Katorjnov has chosen Remember the name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Nickolay Katorjnov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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183 lbs
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187 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurel Aitken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolay Katorjnov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katorjnov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aitken looks to land a left hand but Katorjnov moved out of range nicely.
Aitken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aitken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Katorjnov misses the target.
Aitken slips a straight right by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aitken.
A telegraphed right hand from Aitken misses the target.
Good exchange - Katorjnov coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Aitken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Katorjnov. That's going to slow Aitken down.
Katorjnov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Katorjnov slips a jab and a cross from Aitken.
Katorjnov blocks a jab.
Katorjnov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katorjnov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aitken's calf.
Aitken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katorjnov.
Katorjnov throws a right and a left that Aitken avoids nicely.
Katorjnov moves away from the strike by Aitken.
Katorjnov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aitken misses with a double jab
and Katorjnov counters with a left to the body.
Aitken is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Aitken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Katorjnov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katorjnov lands a big uppercut and Aitken crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aitken looks OK. Katorjnov waves Aitken back to his feet!
Aitken is rocked!
Katorjnov lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Aitken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Katorjnov circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Aitken tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Katorjnov wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nickolay Katorjnov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gun kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Georgia- Field Mob, Ludacris Ft. Jamie Fox. Tommy Gun is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ripper to score with a decent uppercut.
Gun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ripper wants to get back to his feet but Gun drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Ripper's face as Gun controls the position.
Gun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gun is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gun tries for a kimura but Ripper is defending well.
Gun is putting a hurting on Ripper here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripper is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gun is controlling him well.
Gun is trying to get an arm triangle but Ripper is defending well.
Gun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ripper wants to get back to his feet but Gun drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gun was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripper.
Ripper looks to land a combination but Gun avoids it well.
Ripper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ripper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ripper misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Ripper.
Gun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ripper slips a straight right by Gun.
Gun clobbers Ripper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripper throws a leg kick but Gun sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ripper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gun shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ripper but Ripper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gun avoids the body shot from Ripper.
Ripper lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper misses with a wild combination.
Ripper lands a jab-cross combination.
Gun shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ripper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gun is looking to work some ground and pound but Ripper has wrist control.
Gun slips nicely into half guard.
Gun controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ripper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gun.
Gun is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ripper sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper tries to kick Gun off in order to stand up. Gun Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ripper, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ripper is being controlled here.
Gun lands a few punches from side control.
Gun wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ripper, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gun taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gun dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Ripper.
Ripper tries a head kick but it misses.
Gun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ripper looks to land a body kick but Gun moved away.
Gun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gun showed some decent athleticism there.
Ripper is looking to escape.
Gun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun stops Ripper from getting back to his feet.
Gun controlling the pace.
Ripper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gun moves nicely into side control.
Gun working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gun works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gun is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ripper's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gun, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Tommy Gun!
Tommy Gun wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES. Dickson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Till I Collapse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from McDonald does no damage.
Dickson throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
Dickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
Dickson misses with a body shot.
Dickson lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Dickson moves away and avoids it.
Dickson throws a lazy body kick
and McDonald counters with a head kick. That will keep Dickson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Dickson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Dickson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dickson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dickson.
McDonald tries to clinch but Dickson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
McDonald instigates a clinch.
Dickson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickson is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
Dickson wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDonald misses with a knee strike.
Dickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald throws an elbow but it misses.
McDonald lands a damaging elbow.
Dickson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dickson avoids the elbow strike from McDonald, against the cage.
McDonald lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McDonald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dickson's brow.
McDonald is struggling to control the position.
Dickson has had enough of the clinch but McDonald keeps him there for the moment.
McDonald lands an elbow inside.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Dickson won't want to take too many of those.
McDonald lands an elbow that stopped Dickson in his tracks for a moment.
Dickson is trying to break free.
McDonald keeps control of Dickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dickson is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has Dickson pressed against the cage, preventing Dickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonald leaning against his opponent.
McDonald trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dickson avoids it.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickson is defending well for now.
Dickson blocks an elbow strike from McDonald.
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald moves away from the strike by Dickson.
McDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dickson throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald throws a head kick that Dickson semi-blocks.
McDonald tries to clinch but Dickson moves out of range.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dickson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dickson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to clinch.
Dickson throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Dickson blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
Dickson working hard to break the clinch.
McDonald crunches a lovely knee into Dickson's ribcage.
Dickson looks gassed!
Dickson is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
Dickson is looking to break free of the clinch but McDonald has double underhooks.
McDonald lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dickson tries to break free but McDonald pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDonald gets a clinch.
McDonald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dickson managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
Dickson can't break the clinch.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dickson avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McDonald lands an elbow that stopped Dickson in his tracks for a moment.
McDonald crunches a lovely knee into Dickson's ribcage.
Dickson takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonald lands an elbow just above Dickson 's eye.
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but Dickson moved away.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald closes the distance and pushes Dickson back into the cage.
Dickson has had enough of the clinch but McDonald keeps him there for the moment.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald lands a nice elbow.
Dickson is rocked!
McDonald crunches a lovely knee into Dickson's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald lands with a slapping head kick.
Dickson is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald lands a brutal head kick. Dickson looks out on his feet and McDonald throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ronald McDonald!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Heymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuyu Hakusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heymen comes to the cage accompanied by Straight Outta Compton- NWA. Jonathan Heymen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Heymen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuyu Hakusho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heymen tries to clinch there but Hakusho circles away.
Yuyu Hakusho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heymen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hakusho looks for a takedown but Heymen sprawls well.
Hakusho throws a body punch but Heymen moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hakusho blocks the leg kick.
Heymen tries to land a leg kick but Hakusho saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heymen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hakusho tries to clinch
and Heymen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Hakusho.
Heymen misses with a shot to the body
and Hakusho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakusho keeps the fight on the outside.
Heymen throws a head kick but Hakusho moves out of range.
Hakusho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heymen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heymen ducks under a wild hook from Hakusho.
Heymen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heymen looks to land a left hand but Hakusho moved out of range nicely.
Hakusho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hakusho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hakusho looking for a guillotine from mount but Heymen is having none of it.
Hakusho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Heymen is controlling an arm, preventing Hakusho from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Hakusho moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Heymen has worked his arm free - good work by Heymen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Heymen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hakusho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hakusho looks gassed!
Heymen struggling a bit here.
Heymen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hakusho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hakusho looks up at the clock and then as Heymen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hakusho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heymen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hakusho's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hakusho stops Heymen from getting back to his feet.
Heymen is pressing down on Hakusho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Heymen keeping full guard, as Hakusho tries to pass.
Heymen pulls Hakusho in to control the position.
Heymen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hakusho wants to pass the guard but Heymen is keeping the position.
Hakusho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hakusho preventing the sweep.
Hakusho throwing strikes from guard but Heymen blocks nicely.
Heymen working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hakusho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heymen counters with a nice uppercut.
Heymen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hakusho looks to land a left hand but Heymen moved out of range nicely.
Heymen misses with a hook to the body
and Hakusho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heymen is looking to clinch but Hakusho is avoiding it.
Heymen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heymen throws a hook but Hakusho avoids it easily.
Hakusho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakusho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heymen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuyu Hakusho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heymen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hakusho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hakusho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Heymen controls Hakusho momentarily but Hakusho frees himself.
Heymen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hakusho is stalling in the full guard.
Heymen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Heymen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hakusho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heymen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hakusho pushing down on Heymen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Heymen tries to roll over but Hakusho keeps him under control.
Heymen is working hard here to advance position.
Hakusho is looking for a kimura here.
Hakusho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heymen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hakusho is breathing heavily.
Heymen wants to get back to full guard.
Hakusho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hakusho is looking for a kimura but Heymen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hakusho to get the leverage.
Heymen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heymen controlling Hakusho's posture.
Hakusho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heymen's head.
Heymen is controlling Hakusho's posture.
Hakusho tries to free his leg and advance position but Heymen is retaining full guard.
Hakusho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heymen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heymen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Heymen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hakusho.
Heymen has Hakusho pulled in close to control his posture.
Hakusho wants to control from the top but Heymen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hakusho doesn't manage to clinch there - Heymen circles away.
Heymen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hakusho's sensitive parts.
Hakusho wants to clinch up but Heymen keeps it at a distance.
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.
Hakusho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heymen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hakusho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heymen fails to land with a series of punches.
Heymen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heymen blocks a head kick by Hakusho.
Heymen thuds a left hand into Hakusho's body.
Hakusho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heymen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hakusho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hakusho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heymen cracks Hakusho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 Jonathan Heymen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Heymen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heymen connects with a crisp jab.
Heymen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hakusho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heymen lands a head kick. Hakusho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heymen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heymen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hakusho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Heymen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hakusho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hakusho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Heymen is trying to control Hakusho's posture but Hakusho avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heymen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Heymen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hakusho's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Heymen is trying to get back to full guard.
Hakusho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heymen manages to get to full guard.
Hakusho throws and elbow that misses. Heymen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hakusho's guard. Nice move by Heymen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hakusho is looking for a triangle but Heymen pushes his legs off easily.
Heymen wants to control from the top but Hakusho keeps moving.
Hakusho striking from his own guard.
Heymen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heymen stands and throws Hakusho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hakusho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hakusho is not content to let Heymen control the position.
Heymen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho is not content to let Heymen control the position.
Heymen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hakusho is looking to regain half guard here but Heymen keeps moving and retains side control.
Hakusho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Heymen trying to control from half guard but Hakusho is working away.
Hakusho moves into full guard.
Hakusho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heymen thows a big elbow that misses.
Hakusho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Heymen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hakusho keeping moving, preventing Heymen from controlling successfully.
Heymen 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.
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 Jonathan Heymen.
I think Heymen 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Yuyu Hakusho!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Yuyu Hakusho!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Yuyu Hakusho!
Yuyu Hakusho wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunder struck- ACDC. Summers has chosen Firestarter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gundar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Summers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen is looking to clinch.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Thorsen moves away and avoids it.
Summers tries to clinch
and Thorsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thorsen scores with a three punch combo!
Nice cross by Thorsen.
Gundar Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen misses with a straight left.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
Summers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Summers connects with the punch.
Thorsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Summers's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Summers there.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thorsen thinking.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
A big left from Thorsen misses.
Summers misses with a hook. Thorsen ducked under it nicely.
Thorsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Summers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorsen staying out of range there.
Thorsen throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Thorsen throws a combination that misses
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a big shot that misses.
Thorsen looks to clinch
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers throws out a loose jab but Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers misses with a hook. Thorsen ducked under it nicely.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorsen.
Summers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Summers.
A jab lands there for Thorsen.
Summers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Summers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thorsen on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
Thorsen throws a low kick but Summers avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Summers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thorsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorsen darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Summers, as that shot connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorsen goes for a takedown attempt but Summers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Summers looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
Thorsen moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Thorsen's head.
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Summers misses with an elbow strike.
Thorsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Thorsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Summers managing to block the knees to the body from Thorsen.
A short right from Thorsen.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Thorsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Summers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsen moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Summers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Summers misses with an elbow strike.
Summers pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Summers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gundar Thorsen dominated that round.
That's time! Thorsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Summers cracks Thorsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Thorsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thorsen throws a looping overhand right but Summers ducks down to avoid it.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Summers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thorsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers moves in looking to clinch but Thorsen pushes him off.
Thorsen misses with a leg kick
and Summers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thorsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen moves away from the strike by Summers.
Thorsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Thorsen misses
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsen tests Summers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Summers misses.
Summers throws the left hand but Thorsen avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Summers.
Summers drives through and clinches with Thorsen against the cage.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Thorsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Summers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Summers tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Thorsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Thorsen stalling in the clinch.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorsen leaning against his opponent.
Thorsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Summers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
Thorsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorsen avoids it.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Thorsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Thorsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Summers blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorsen.
Summers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorsen stalling in the clinch but Summers improves position.
Thorsen blocks the elbow strike.
Summers avoiding damage.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Summers is keeping busy.
Summers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Summers as Thorsen tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Summers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.
Thorsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Thorsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Summers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Summers keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorsen.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gundar Thorsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Summers. Summers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Summers avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a leg kick but Thorsen checks it.
A left lands for Summers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Thorsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Thorsen misses.
Summers blocks a jab.
Thorsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorsen lands with a hook. Summers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thorsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorsen slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brett Summers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thorsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorsen wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with an inside leg kick.
Thorsen lands an overhand right.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a one-two to the body.
Thorsen tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Thorsen wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorsen tries to move into range but Summers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Summers throws a wild body kick that Thorsen sees coming a mile off.
Thorsen throws a leg kick which misses Summers's front leg but catches the back leg as Summers tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Thorsen misses with a straight right.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a left and a right that stings Thorsen.
A punch combination from Thorsen misses.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Thorsen throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gundar Thorsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorsen throws a solid leg kick but Summers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thorsen.
Summers tries to bum rush Thorsen with a series of wild strikes but Thorsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Summers scores with a jab. Thorsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thorsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thorsen misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a hook.
Thorsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorsen throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
Summers slips a jab from Thorsen.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Summers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorsen staying out of range there.
Thorsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorsen.
Summers digs a good body shot into Thorsen's ribs.
Thorsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a nice shot that snaps Thorsen's head back.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers slips a jab from Thorsen.
Summers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorsen.
Thorsen tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Thorsen.
Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers counters with a one-two to the body.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summers throws a right and a left that Thorsen avoids nicely.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Thorsen moves away from the strike by Summers.
Summers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorsen on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thorsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Summers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Summers lands with a straight right. Thorsen didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Summers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Summers 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Gundar Thorsen!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Gundar Thorsen!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gundar Thorsen!
Gundar Thorsen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karelin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russian National Anthem. This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, One Dude!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude tries a head kick but it misses.
Dude throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karelin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin wants to clinch up but Dude keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karelin is defended easily by Dude.
Karelin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karelin throws a lazy right hand but Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dude throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Dude.
Dude throws a combination. Karelin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from Dude.
Dude misses with a low kick as Karelin jumps back.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dude throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karelin counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Dude!
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!
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dude pushes Karelin off looking to stand but Karelin dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is thwarting Dude's attempts to control the position.
Dude wants to get back to his feet.
Karelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dude keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dude knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dude defending well though.
Dude trying to hold on to Karelin's head to control him but Karelin postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dude pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin drops Dude with a big left hand and mounts him. Dude is in big trouble!
Dude is rocked!
It looks like One Dude has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin avoids the attempt from Dude to control.
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dude is looking to escape.
Karelin landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dude can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude working to try and regain half guard.
Karelin unloads with some shots from mount but Dude bucks and avoids them well.
Dude is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dude tries to lock up and control but Karelin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dude is looking to improve his position but Karelin isn't that keen on the idea.
Dude looks gassed!
Karelin landing punches.
Dude is still in real trouble! Can Karelin finish him?
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!
Karelin is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Dude goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Karelin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksandr Karelin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Zakarova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen Rule Britannia as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Paul Bradley told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Zakarova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakarova misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Zakarova is looking to land body kicks.
Zakarova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zakarova.
Mikhail Zakarova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakarova misses with a body shot.
Zakarova looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Zakarova.
Zakarova throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakarova just misses with a punch to the body.
Zakarova moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zakarova throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakarova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zakarova misses with a low kick.
Zakarova fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Bradley both land. Nice combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zakarova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zakarova tries a head kick but it misses.
Zakarova blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley slips under a jab from Zakarova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zakarova misses with a body kick.
Zakarova lands with a shot to the body.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zakarova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zakarova connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradley jabs at Zakarova's body.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Bradley throws out a powerful jab.
Zakarova swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bradley moves out of range of the leg kick from Zakarova.
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Zakarova clobbers Bradley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bradley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zakarova missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley slips a straight right by Zakarova.
Zakarova throws a big shot that misses.
Zakarova drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakarova lands a jab.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zakarova.
Zakarova throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zakarova misses with a wild combination.
Zakarova defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zakarova scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Zakarova dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zakarova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zakarova looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Zakarova throws a head kick that half lands.
Zakarova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zakarova is out of range and Bradley settles back down.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zakarova takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a body punch but Zakarova moves out of range.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Zakarova misses with a straight right.
Zakarova misses with a leg kick.
Zakarova connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Zakarova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zakarova moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Zakarova looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Zakarova throws a body kick the misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zakarova slips a straight right by Bradley.
Bradley connects with a jab.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zakarova.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bradley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zakarova.
Zakarova misses with an uppercut.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Zakarova moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Zakarova misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakarova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zakarova.
Zakarova missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Zakarova moves out of range easily.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Bradley connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Bradley misses
and Zakarova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Zakarova looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Zakarova avoids it.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zakarova misses with a body kick.
A shot to de liver by Bradley. Beautiful body shot.
Mikhail Zakarova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zakarova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradley. That did some damage!
Zakarova throws and low kick but Bradley moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Zakarova dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zakarova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zakarova wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zakarova clobbers Bradley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zakarova misses with a low kick.
Zakarova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradley's sensitive parts.
Zakarova misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Zakarova lands with a cross.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Zakarova is predictable there
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Zakarova misses
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Bradley throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Zakarova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zakarova.
A jab from Zakarova misses.
Bradley misses with a hook. Zakarova ducked under it nicely.
Zakarova throws a head kick that misses.
That's two 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.
Zakarova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zakarova throws a series of punches but Bradley avoids them all with ease.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Zakarova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zakarova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Zakarova's shoulder, as Zakarova tries to avoid the shot.
Zakarova misses with a straight left.
Zakarova missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zakarova takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zakarova lands a glancing blow to the side of Bradley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Zakarova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zakarova throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zakarova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mikhail Zakarova is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zakarova moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
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.
Bradley digs a good body shot into Zakarova's ribs.
Zakarova throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice body shot.
Zakarova gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
Bradley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zakarova misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Zakarova moved out of range nicely.
Zakarova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bradley blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Zakarova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zakarova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Mikhail Zakarova!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Mikhail Zakarova!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mikhail Zakarova!
Mikhail Zakarova wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Corncrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corncrab comes to the cage accompanied by TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me. Gonzalez has chosen Why Cant we Be Friends! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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214 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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Good 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Corncrab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Corncrab is having none of it.
Corncrab ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Corncrab shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Corncrab's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Corncrab ducked under it nicely.
Corncrab swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Corncrab is out of range.
A head kick from Corncrab lands but Gonzalez takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Corncrab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez catches Corncrab with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Stanley Corncrab has been cut.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Corncrab blocks it.
Corncrab misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Corncrab's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Corncrab moved out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Corncrab.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Corncrab takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Corncrab as he checks the leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Corncrab sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Corncrab avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corncrab pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Corncrab settles back down.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Corncrab.
Corncrab throws a half hearted mid kick.
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.
Corncrab keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corncrab counters with a solid body kick.
Corncrab uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Corncrab misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corncrab is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Corncrab moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Corncrab is out of range.
Gonzalez cracks Corncrab with an open hand slap.
Corncrab uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Corncrab slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Corncrab circles away.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and Corncrab counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
Corncrab wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Corncrab is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ground and pound from Corncrab seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Corncrab trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab has knee on belly momentarily but Gonzalez bucks him off and regains half guard.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Corncrab sits in half guard.
Corncrab thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Corncrab against the cage.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Stanley Corncrab will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanley Corncrab's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corncrab has a takedown stuffed.
Corncrab scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Corncrab throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Corncrab avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Corncrab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corncrab.
Corncrab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corncrab.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Corncrab is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corncrab blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Corncrab goes for a takedown attempt but Gonzalez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Corncrab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez throws a front kick aimed at Corncrab's knee but Corncrab avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Corncrab tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corncrab checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Corncrab misses with a body kick.
Corncrab slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Corncrab tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley Corncrab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corncrab moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Corncrab is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Corncrab pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Corncrab does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corncrab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez looks to throw a body kick
and Corncrab counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzalez 's knee.
Corncrab throws a lazy body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Corncrab keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Corncrab goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Corncrab misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Corncrab tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corncrab as Gonzalez tries to tie him up.
Gonzalez digs a right hand into Corncrab's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corncrab's gas tank.
Corncrab is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez gets underhooks to prevent Corncrab's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez cracks Corncrab with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corncrab or not.
Gonzalez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzalez digs a right hand underneath Corncrab's ribcage. Corncrab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonzalez stalling against the cage.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Corncrab.
Corncrab blocking some punches.
Gonzalez has Corncrab pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gonzalez as the two fighters clinch.
Corncrab fails to pull guard.
Corncrab wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez is working Corncrab over against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corncrabs head.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanley Corncrab's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corncrab.
Corncrab gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corncrab is rocked!
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez lands with a right that hurts Corncrab. Corncrab looks to clinch but Gonzalez throws a short knee that drops Corncrab. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jesus Gonzalez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masato Saeba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saeba comes to the cage accompanied by Easy Action. Limba has chosen The Prodigy - Voodoo People as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masato Saeba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saeba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Limba throws a good cross that connects.
Limba delivers a nice body kick.
Saeba cracks Limba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Saeba.
Saeba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saeba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saeba misses with a hook. Limba ducked under it nicely.
Limba throws a body punch but Saeba moves out of range.
Saeba throws a shot from downtown. Limba moves away and avoids it.
Masato Saeba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Limba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saeba scoring well with a low kick there.
Saeba misses with an uppercut. Limba saw that one coming.
Saeba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saeba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saeba jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Limba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saeba.
Saeba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saeba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Limba defends it nicely.
Saeba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Limba scores with a leg kick.
Limba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saeba.
Limba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Limba avoids the body shot from Saeba.
Saeba misses the body punch
and Limba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saeba's knee momentarily.
Saeba clinches but Limba breaks the clinch
and Limba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Limba lands a jab to the head.
Limba checks the leg kick.
Lombardo Limba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Limba slips a jab from Saeba.
Limba staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba blocks a leg kick.
Limba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Limba lands with a good body shot.
Limba is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Limba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saeba misses with a shot to the body
and Saeba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saeba throws a big shot that misses.
Saeba throws a hook to the side of Limba's head but Limba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saeba tries to bum rush Limba with a series of wild strikes but Limba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Limba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saeba doesn't seem bothered though.
Saeba is breathing heavily.
Saeba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Limba circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masato Saeba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Limba connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Limba lands but Saeba takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Limba lands but Saeba takes it in his stride.
Saeba is looking to clinch but Limba is avoiding it.
Saeba misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Limba can pounce on him.
Saeba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Limba thumps Saeba with a low kick.
Limba cracks Saeba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Limba tries to clinch but Saeba moves out of range.
Limba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saeba throws a leg kick
and Limba counters with a nice uppercut.
Saeba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Limba counters with a thumping low kick.
Limba is looking to slow Saeba down with leg kicks.
Limba clinches.
Saeba has Limba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Limba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Limba pushes Saeba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Limba.
Saeba trying to land knees to the body.
Saeba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Limba'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limba crunches a lovely knee into Saeba's ribcage.
Limba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Limba has Saeba pushed against the cage.
Limba trying to control the position but instead, Saeba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Limba into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saeba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Limba's brow.
Limba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Limba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saeba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Limba avoids it.
Limba stalling.
Limba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Limba scores a nice knee to the body.
Limba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Limba to work.
Limba looking to stall.
Saeba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Limba works on Saeba's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Saeba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lombardo Limba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Limba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Limba misses with a head kick.
Saeba misses with an uppercut. Limba saw that one coming.
Limba clinches up with Saeba and pushes him back against the cage.
Limba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Limba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saeba breaks from the clinch.
Limba lunges at Saeba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saeba's hand.
Limba thows a body kick. Saeba tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saeba fails to land the takedown.
Limba has Saeba up against the cage in a clinch.
Limba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Limba scores with a hook to the body.
Limba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saeba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Limba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saeba avoids it.
Limba stops a takedown attempt from Saeba.
Saeba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Limba smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masato Saeba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba connects with a single shot there.
Limba slips under a jab from Saeba.
Limba closes the distance and clinches.
Limba digs a right hand into Saeba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saeba's gas tank.
Saeba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Limba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Limba.
Limba digs a right hand underneath Saeba's ribcage. Saeba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Limba.
Saeba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saeba trying to land knees to the body.
Limba avoiding damage.
Saeba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saeba wants to get back to striking at distance but Limba won't allow it.
Limba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saeba.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Limba connects with a knee to the head.
Limba connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Limba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Limba.
Good body shot from Limba.
Limba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saeba is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Limba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limba.
Saeba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Limba avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Limba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Limba cracks Saeba with a nice body shot.
Limba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Limba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saeba as Limba tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Limba as the two fighters clinch.
Limba missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Limba.
Limba digs a right hand into Saeba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saeba's gas tank.
Limba lands with a left to the head.
Limba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Limba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saebas head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Limba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saeba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Limba.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Limba.
Lombardo Limba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Limba.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saeba.
Limba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saeba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Limba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Limba lands a nice shot to the body.
Saeba is working for takedown but Limba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Limba lands a good knee to the midsection. Saeba won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Limba.
Limba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Limba lands a hook that snaps the head of Saeba backwards.
Limba with a knee to the head.
Limba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Limba presses Saeba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Limba lands a left hand.
Limba pushes Saeba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Limba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Limba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Limba stalling against the cage.
Saeba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Limba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limba throws a front kick that sends Saeba stumbling back into the cage.
Limba closes the distance and clinches.
Limba lands a nice uppercut.
Limba tries to land knees in the clinch but Saeba avoids the damage to the body.
Limba stops a takedown attempt from Saeba.
Limba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saeba trying to control the position but instead, Limba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saeba into the cage.
Saeba managing to block the knees to the body from Limba.
Limba lands a hook that snaps the head of Saeba backwards.
Limba tries to land knees in the clinch but Saeba avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Limba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saeba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Limba lands a shot to the body.
Saeba lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Limba - that landed with a thud.
Saeba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Limba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Limba dodges an elbow strike from Saeba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lombardo Limba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saeba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saeba. Limba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saeba throws a shot from downtown. Limba moves away and avoids it.
Limba scores with the left hand. Saeba knows he should have avoided that one.
Limba moves into range and clinches up with Saeba.
Saeba lands a knee to the body.
Limba misses with a body punch.
Limba is trying to stall.
Limba misses with a body punch.
Limba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Limba swings wildly with an uppercut but Saeba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saeba.
Saeba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Limba is defending well for now.
Limba trying to stall but Saeba improves his position.
Saeba looking for a takedown.
Limba pushes Saeba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saeba missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Limba fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Limba.
Limba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Limba prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Limba.
Saeba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Limba is defending well for now.
Limba stalling in the clinch but Saeba improves position.
Saeba misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Limba.
Limba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Limba lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Limba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Limba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saeba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saeba missing with knees to the body.
Saeba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Limba.
Limba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Limba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Limba.
A nice right hand lands inside from Limba.
Limba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Limba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saeba.
Limba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Limba.
Limba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saeba or not.
A shot in the inside from Limba.
Limba has Saeba pushed against the cage.
Limba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Limba lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Limba cracks Saeba with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Limba.
A nice right hand lands inside from Limba.
Saeba changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Limba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masato Saeba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Limba wants to clinch.
Saeba throws a leg kick
and Saeba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masato Saeba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeba throws a body kick that misses.
Saeba misses with a kick to the body
and Limba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saeba throws a hook but Limba blocks it.
Limba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lombardo Limba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saeba throws a sloppy head kick
and Limba counters with a good low kick that Saeba was not able to check.
Limba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Limba, right into the meat.
Saeba is looking to clinch.
Saeba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Limba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saeba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Limba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Limba tries to move into range but Saeba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Limba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Limba scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saeba throws out a loose jab but Limba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Limba staying out of range there.
Limba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Limba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saeba.
Danga de danga de dang - Limba scores with a four punch combination!
Limba clinches up against the cage.
Limba trying to control the position but instead, Saeba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Limba into the cage.
Saeba looking to stall.
Saeba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Limba is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Limba stalling in the clinch but Saeba improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limba.
Saeba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Limba backwards.
Saeba misses with a knee strike.
Saeba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Limba blocks an elbow strike from Saeba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lombardo Limba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Limba 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Lombardo Limba wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. Sen has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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217 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Sen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sen slips a jab from Kane.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Sen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sen lands a head kick!
An inside leg kick from Sen misses.
Sen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sen loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Sen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Sen.
Sen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sen.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Sen slips the punch.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Sen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kane's head.
Sen throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sen - the referee stops the clock and Kane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sen. Kane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sen throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Sen connects with a high kick.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane tries to bum rush Sen with a series of wild strikes but Sen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sen throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sen.
Sen moves away from the strike by Kane.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Kane throws a nice looking combination but Sen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane avoids the head kick by Sen.
A good leg kick by Sen.
Good leg kick by Sen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Sen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kane. Kane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kane blocks a head kick by Sen.
A bone on bone clash there as Kane blocks the leg kick.
Kane lands a nice shot to the body.
Sen throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sen throws out the jab.
Sen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kane, as that shot connected.
Sen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Sen.
Sen throws a wild body kick that Kane sees coming a mile off.
Kane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Jin Sen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jin Sen has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Sen.
Sen throws a wild body kick that Kane sees coming a mile off.
Kane is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sen.
A low kick from Kane is predictable there
and Sen counters with a body kick that stops Kane in his tracks momentarily.
That's four 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 solid leg kick lands there for Sen.
Sen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kane on the side of the head.
Sen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sen scores with a hook.
Sen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sen misses with a body kick.
Sen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Sen.
Sen lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Sen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Sen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Sen misses with a head kick.
Jin Sen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane blocks the body kick.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sen is able to avoid easily.
Sen misses with a looping left.
Kane thows a body shot but no joy.
Kane walks into a stiff left hand from Sen.
Kane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sen!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Sen.
Sen lands a really nice looking cross but Kane seems unphased.
Kane throws a body punch but Sen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sen misses the body punch
and Kane counters with a left and a right that stings Sen.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Sen misses with a low kick as Kane jumps back.
Donk. Kane catches Sen right on the button with a cross.
Sen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kane throws a hook but Sen avoids it easily.
Kane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sen throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Sen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane scores with a punch to 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!
Sen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sen staying out of range there.
Sen throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Sen moves away and avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sen!
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Jin Sen's cut even more.
Kane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sen moves away from the strike by Kane.
Sen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sen.
Sen tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sen tests Kane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Sen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Sen counters with a nice body kick.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Sen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sen.
Sen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Sen throws a series of strikes that have Kane backpedaling.
Sen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kane's head backwards.
Sen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane moves out of range as Sen throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Sen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen scores with a nice strike.
Sen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
Sen throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Sen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane avoids the body shot from Sen.
Sen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kane's sensitive parts.
Sen throws a lazy head kick
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Sen throws out a powerful jab.
Sen thumps Kane with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Sen throws a hook to the side of Kane's head but Kane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Sen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Sen misses.
Sen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sen scores with a hook to the body. Kane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Sen misses.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sen.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Sen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Kane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sen throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sen.
Sen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sen slips under a jab.
Sen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kane.
Sen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Sen
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane misses with the combination.
Kane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kane misses with a wild combination.
Sen throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Sen saw that one coming.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sen - that will leave a mark!
Kane blocks the body kick.
Sen is looking to chop away at Kane's legs.
Sen throws a head kick that misses
and Kane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kane throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
letting Sen counter with a right hand.
Sen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Kane misses.
Kane misses with a combination
and Sen counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice combination there by Sen.
Sen thumps Kane with a low kick.
Sen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Sen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
A head kick by Sen misses
and Kane counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen thows a body shot but no joy.
Sen lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Sen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kane checks a leg kick.
Sen cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Sen misses with a two punch combination.
Sen missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sen moves away.
Kane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Sen.
Sen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kane.
Sen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The cut above Jin Sen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sen slips a straight right by Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Kane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sen misses with a hook to the body
and Sen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Sen.
Jin Sen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sen misses with an uppercut.
Sen cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Kane slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sen defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Kane.
Kane lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jigoro Kane did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jin Sen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
Sen throws a combination that misses
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy body kick from Sen
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Sen.
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sen slips a straight right by Kane.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sen.
Sen takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Kane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Sen slips the punch.
Kane connects with a body shot.
Kane misses the body punch
and Sen counters with a left to the body.
Sen swinging wildly here.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane lands with a nice body punch.
Kane tries to bum rush Sen with a series of wild strikes but Sen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kane works over Sen's head and body with a nice combination.
Kane lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane misses with a looping right.
Kane lands a two punch combo.
Jin Sen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Sen down.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane scores with a hook.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Sen ducks down to avoid it.
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane throws a shot to the body.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Sen moved out of range.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jin Sen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jigoro Kane!
Jigoro Kane retains his light heavyweight title!
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