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Hostility 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Tyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Tyco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Clattenburg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clattenburg blocks a head kick by Tyco.
Tyco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with a straight right.
Tyco throws a head kick but Clattenburg moves out of range.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Tyco got wobbled bad by a big combination! Clattenburg presses forward with punches and knees until Tyco stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Tyco closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Clattenburg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanaka Roots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MT Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanaka Roots has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kanaka Roots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT Spar!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roots enables Spar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roots manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Roots has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Spar doesn't defend quickly enough and Roots has managed to lock this one up! Can Spar escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Roots on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kanaka Roots!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Turner!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davis seems to be working for a kimura but Turner defends the submission attempt.
Davis content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Davis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Turner makes his way to full guard, as Davis worked for a kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis 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.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Raphael Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turner did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Turner wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Davis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turner.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner jumps into guard, dragging Davis to the mat.
Davis pushes down on Turner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Davis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davis controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working over Turner with some ground and pound. Turner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raphael Davis just wasn't active enough.
Turner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turner off to one side.
Raphael Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Turner.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Davis is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis looking to score a takedown here. Turner is defending well but Davis drives through and ends up in Turner's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Davis passes into half guard.
Turner is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turner is just riding it out for now. Davis eventually gives up the hold.
Turner is defending against the submission attempts here by Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Davis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Turner is surviving well by controlling Davis's body position as best he can.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Davis lands with some strikes.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis has hold of Turner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Turner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Turner wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Davis with the ground and pound from mount.
Raphael Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turner's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling from mount.
Davis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turner for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis misses with a head kick.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Davis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davis controls the position from side control.
Davis stands up and beckons Turner to his feet.
Turner tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner clinches with his opponent.
Davis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turner tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turner prevents it.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Turner just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Jason Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Turner to the mat! Turner manages to get full guard.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
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!
Turner can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Turner defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raphael Davis.
Turner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turner lands in his opponent's guard.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Davis striking from his own guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis looking to control.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Raphael Davis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Turner or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Biscuits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeeves Reginald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biscuits comes to the cage accompanied by Who are they trying to con. Arse Biscuits has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arse Biscuits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeeves Reginald!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reginald lands a really nice looking cross but Biscuits seems unphased.
Biscuits jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reginald throws a front kick aimed at Biscuits's knee but Biscuits avoids it well.
Biscuits throws a looping overhand right but Reginald ducks down to avoid it.
Reginald slips under a jab.
Biscuits scores with a hook to the body. Reginald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Biscuits staying out of range there.
Biscuits circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reginald throws a hook to the side of Biscuits's head but Biscuits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reginald thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reginald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reginald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reginald is looking to break free of the clinch but Biscuits has double underhooks.
Reginald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reginald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Biscuits as he jumps to the side.
Reginald throws a leg kick which misses Biscuits's front leg but catches the back leg as Biscuits tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuits throws a lazy right hand but Reginald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Biscuits fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reginald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biscuits really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Biscuits closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reginald is looking for a sweep.
Biscuits trying to control the action but Reginald is working from the bottom.
Reginald manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reginald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reginald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Biscuits's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Biscuits's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald misses with an elbow to the head.
Biscuits wants to control his opponent's hands but Reginald gets his hands free.
Reginald is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Biscuits defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Reginald is throwing strikes by Biscuits counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Biscuits regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reginald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Biscuits knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reginald is still trying to improve position.
Biscuits has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reginald is working away from the top position though.
Biscuits is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Reginald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Biscuits makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Biscuits.
Biscuits keeping moving, preventing Reginald from controlling successfully.
Biscuits will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reginald is looking to work some ground and pound but Biscuits has wrist control.
Biscuits preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reginald throws a big elbow that misses.
Biscuits looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biscuits seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Reginald pushing down on Biscuits's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reginald is trying to work for a kimura but Biscuits is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biscuits is not content to let Reginald control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Reginald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reginald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reginald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reginald with a poor takedown
and Biscuits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reginald just misses with a punch to the body.
Reginald tries to clinch there but Biscuits circles away.
Biscuits misses with a straight right.
Reginald tries a head kick but it misses.
Reginald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reginald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biscuits manages to avoid it.
Reginald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Biscuits on the side of the head.
Reginald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reginald scores with a jab.
Reginald shoots in and drives through. Biscuits sprawls well.
Reginald misses with a straight right.
Reginald scores with a sloppy right hand. Biscuits should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reginald.
Biscuits tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reginald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Biscuits somewhat.
Reginald shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reginald was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Biscuits wants to control but Reginald postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reginald is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Biscuits is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Biscuits's face as Reginald controls the position.
Reginald is trying to move to mount but Biscuits reverses beautifully and ends up in Reginald's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biscuits drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reginald manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Biscuits has Reginald in his guard.
Biscuits keeping full guard, as Reginald tries to pass.
Reginald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reginald wanted to stand there but Biscuits had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Biscuits is on top in guard.
Reginald keeping moving, preventing Biscuits from controlling successfully.
Reginald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reginald keeping full guard, as Biscuits tries to pass.
Reginald working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Biscuits has passed into half guard!
Biscuits not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biscuits uses his free foot to push down on Reginald's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reginald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Reginald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reginald lands with a kick to the temple. Biscuits shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reginald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Biscuits finds it's way round the side to connect with Reginald's head.
Biscuits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reginald moves away.
Reginald thows a body shot but no joy.
Reginald tries to clinch but Biscuits is having none of it.
Reginald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biscuits misses with a body shot.
Reginald dives in and grabs Biscuits's left leg, looking for a takedown. Biscuits pushes down on Reginald's head and hops out.
Nice shot by Reginald.
Biscuits shoots in and gets a takedown into Reginald's guard.
Reginald has his hands on Biscuits's head, controlling the position.
Biscuits wants to control from the top but Reginald keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuits wants to pass the guard but Reginald is keeping the position.
Reginald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Biscuits doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Reginald is tightening it up a little... Biscuits has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Biscuits reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Biscuits taps out! Nice BJJ there by Reginald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jeeves Reginald!
In defeat, Arse Biscuits stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, that was shit!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andres Tiburcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andres Tiburcio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zero.
Tiburcio misses with a body shot.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiburcio was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Zero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zero throws a head kick but Tiburcio moves out of range.
Tiburcio with a hook.
Zero fails with the takedown.
Zero looks to land a combination but Tiburcio avoids it well.
Zero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tiburcio counter with a right hand.
Zero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Tiburcio.
Tiburcio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zero.
Zero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiburcio counters with a straight right hand.
Tiburcio misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Zero misses.
Zero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiburcio staying out of range there.
Tiburcio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zero manages to avoid it.
Tiburcio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiburcio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiburcios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiburcio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zero moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero looks to land a body kick but Tiburcio moved away.
Zero throws out a loose jab but Tiburcio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiburcio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andres Tiburcio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiburcio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zero's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zero checks a leg kick.
Zero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiburcio.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zero.
Zero throws a head kick but Tiburcio moves out of range.
Zero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiburcio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiburcio throws a right and a left that Zero avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero staying out of range there.
Zero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiburcio throws a body punch but Zero moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiburcio.
Zero slips a jab from Tiburcio.
Zero misses with an uppercut. Tiburcio saw that one coming.
Tiburcio misses with a wild body shot.
Zero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiburcio as he avoids it easily.
Andres Tiburcio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Tiburcio moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiburcio lands a leg kick that knocks Zero off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Tiburcio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zero.
Tiburcio lands a nice shot that snaps Zero's head back.
Tiburcio defending well as Zero loads up on a big left hand.
Tiburcio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zero misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Zero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiburcio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zero throws out the jab.
Tiburcio lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Tiburcio there.
A big right from Tiburcio misses.
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 Andres Tiburcio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiburcio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zero connects with a crisp jab.
Tiburcio swings for the body but Zero moves out of range.
Tiburcio misses with a straight right.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick and Tiburcio moves out of range easily.
Zero throws a sloppy head kick and Tiburcio moves out of range easily.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiburcio was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Tiburcio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zero circles away quickly and effectively.
Zero moves forwards but Tiburcio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Zero.
Tiburcio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero throws a head kick but Tiburcio moves out of range.
Zero throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiburcio.
Tiburcio throws a leg kick but Zero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiburcio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zero fails to land the takedown.
Tiburcio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zero throws a head kick but Tiburcio moves out of range.
Sub Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zero moves out of range of the leg kick from Tiburcio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Tiburcio.
Zero looks to land a combination but Tiburcio avoids it well.
Zero throws a right hand that misses
and Tiburcio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zero misses the shot to the body.
Tiburcio lands a slapping body shot.
Tiburcio avoids the head kick by Zero.
Tiburcio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zero under the eye.
Tiburcio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zero throws a series of punches but Tiburcio moves out of range.
Tiburcio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiburcio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tiburcio eats them both and turns towards Zero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A leg kick checked by Zero.
Zero shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiburcio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Zero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiburcio moves out of range of the leg kick from Zero.
Zero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero dives in and grabs Tiburcio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiburcio pushes down on Zero's head and hops out.
Andres Tiburcio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Zero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiburcio.
Tiburcio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andres Tiburcio is winning the standup battle so far.
Zero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiburcio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiburcio misses with a wild body shot.
Zero tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiburcio misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Zero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zero tries to land a leg kick but Tiburcio saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sub Zero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tiburcio moves away from the strike by Zero.
Zero shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiburcio tries to sprawl out of it but Zero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiburcio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zero shoots in for a double leg but Tiburcio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zero throws a right hand that Tiburcio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiburcio also avoids with ease.
Zero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiburcio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zero.
A shot to the liver by Tiburcio. Beautiful body shot.
Tiburcio throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiburcio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiburcio was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Zero misses with a hook. Tiburcio ducked under it nicely.
Tiburcio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zero is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Tiburcio.
Zero misses with a head kick.
Tiburcio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zero eats them both and turns towards Tiburcio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tiburcio blocks a head kick by Zero.
Zero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zero misses with a combination
and Tiburcio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio throws a body punch but Zero moves out of range.
Zero throws a combination that misses
and Tiburcio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zero thinking.
Zero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andres Tiburcio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Zero.
Zero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zero throws a head kick that misses.
Tiburcio misses with an uppercut.
Tiburcio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiburcio scores with a hook to the body. Zero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zero misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tiburcio. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero looks to land a combination but Tiburcio avoids it well.
Tiburcio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiburcio throws a hook but Zero avoids it easily.
Tiburcio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zero was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiburcio.
Zero ducks under a wild hook from Tiburcio.
Zero throws a nice looking combination but Tiburcio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiburcio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tiburcio scores with a body shot.
Tiburcio misses with a looping left.
Tiburcio lands a jab to Zero's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio slips a jab from Zero.
Zero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiburcio counters with a series of strikes. Zero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiburcio misses with a looping right.
Tiburcio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zero misses with a left hand
enabling Tiburcio to counter with a crisp jab.
Zero moves out of range as Tiburcio strikes.
Zero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tiburcio blocks a head kick by Zero.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiburcio jabs at Zero's body.
Nice sprawl there from Tiburcio as Zero shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Tiburcio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiburcio 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Tiburcio!
Andres Tiburcio made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Higgens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by japanese war music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Higgens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato scores with a leg kick.
Higgens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Higgens has managed to clinch.
Higgens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higgens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Higgens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Higgens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Higgens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sato wants it to stay on the feet.
Higgens scores with a one two! Sato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Higgens misses with the combination.
Higgens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Higgens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Higgens's shoulder, as Higgens tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Higgens moves into the clinch.
Higgens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Higgens blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Sato tries to work over Higgens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Higgens is blocking nicely.
Sato trying to control the position but instead, Higgens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sato into the cage.
Higgens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Higgens goes for a takedown attempt but Sato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Higgens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Higgens shoots in looking for a takedown. Sato tries to sprawl out of it but Higgens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daigo Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Higgens.
Higgens moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Higgens is blocking nicely.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Higgens's elbow.
Higgens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Higgens is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sato looking to stall.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Higgens.
Sato tries to land knees in the clinch but Higgens avoids the damage to the body.
Higgens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Higgens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Higgens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sato lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Higgens is looking to break free of the clinch but Sato has double underhooks.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Higgens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Higgens is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Higgens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Higgens scores with a shot to the side of Sato's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higgens tries to land a knee to the head but Sato blocks with his arms.
Higgens is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sato can't fight it off and eventually Higgens manages to take the fight to the floor. Sato looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato wants to sweep here but Higgens controlling him for the moment.
Higgens postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Higgens will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Higgens thumps Sato with a low kick.
Higgens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peter Higgens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Higgens tries to clinch up.
Higgens fails with a takedown attempt.
Higgens scoring well with a low kick there.
Higgens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Higgens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Higgens. Those never looked like landing.
Higgens dives in and grabs Sato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sato pushes down on Higgens's head and hops out.
Higgens looks for a takedown but Sato sprawls well.
Daigo Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Higgens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgens clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the cage.
Sato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Higgens is trying to break the clinch but Sato is controlling him.
Higgens manages to break the clinch.
Peter Higgens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Higgens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Higgens throws a head kick that misses.
Sato closes the distance and clinches.
Sato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Higgens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgens taking a breather.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Higgens avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Sato lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Higgens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Higgens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Higgens connects with an inside leg kick.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Higgens moves away.
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
Higgens throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daigo Sato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sato is fending him off so far but Higgens persists. Nope, Sato circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Sato.
Higgens moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Higgens darts in looking for a takedown but Sato gets double underhooks and turns Higgens into the cage.
Higgens is trying to break free.
Higgens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sato prevents it.
Higgens is breathing heavily.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Higgens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Higgens throws a head punch that misses.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Higgens is defending well for now.
Higgens throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Higgens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sato counters with a nice body shot.
Higgens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Higgens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Higgens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgens shoots in and drives through. Sato sprawls well.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Higgens's front leg but catches the back leg as Higgens tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higgens tries to bum rush Sato with a series of wild strikes but Sato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Higgens throws a right and a left that Sato avoids nicely.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Higgens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Higgens misses with a low kick.
Higgens misses with a wild combination.
Higgens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higgens thinking.
Higgens throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sato tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Higgens is in Sato's guard.
Higgens preventing the sweep.
Sato trying to control the position.
Sato seems keen to control Higgens's posture.
Higgens preventing the sweep.
Higgens being controlled here momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Daigo Sato just wasn't active enough.
Higgens has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgens taking a breather.
Higgens avoiding damage as Sato throws knees to the body.
Higgens managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Higgens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sato is defending well.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Higgens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Higgens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sato on the inside.
Higgens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Higgens misses with a wild body shot.
Daigo Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Higgens.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Higgens.
Sato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Higgens.
No joy there for Higgens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Higgens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Higgens does no damage.
Higgens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Higgens has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Higgens.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Higgens breaks from the clinch.
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgens misses with a combination
and Sato counters with a thumping low kick.
Higgens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Higgens clinches.
Higgens tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Higgens won't want to take too many of those.
Higgens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Higgens is defending well for now.
Higgens avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Higgens avoids it.
Sato tries a knee to the head but Higgens blocks it.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Higgens in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higgens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sato is pressed up against the cage. Higgens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sato down to the mat. Sato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Daigo Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Higgens.
Higgens throws a chopping leg kick but Sato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Higgens dives in and grabs Sato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sato pushes down on Higgens's head and hops out.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Higgens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sato pinned against the cage. Sato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sato wants to land a leg kick but Higgens is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higgens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato tries to land a front kick but Higgens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Higgens.
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 Daigo Sato.
I think Higgens 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Higgens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Kerzhakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri De Santiuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santiuya has chosen Tupac - Keep Ya Head Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Aleksandr Kerzhakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuri De Santiuya!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerzhakov tries for a takedown but De Santiuya circles away easily
and De Santiuya counters with a left and a right that stings Kerzhakov.
De Santiuya shoots in but no luck this time.
Kerzhakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from De Santiuya does no damage.
De Santiuya misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Kerzhakov. No joy for De Santiuya on that attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Santiuya.
De Santiuya fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kerzhakov to the ground. De Santiuya is now in Kerzhakov's guard.
Kerzhakov is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerzhakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Santiuya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Santiuya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santiuya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kerzhakov is proving hard to escape from.
Kerzhakov pulls De Santiuya in close to prevent any damage.
De Santiuya wants to stand but Kerzhakov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerzhakov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kerzhakov prevents De Santiuya from standing back up.
Kerzhakov working the head and body with strikes.
De Santiuya is trying to stand up here but Kerzhakov is controlling him well.
We've been hearing that Kerzhakov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kerzhakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Kerzhakov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzhakov trying to mount his opponent but De Santiuya defends it.
De Santiuya pushes Kerzhakov off looking to stand but Kerzhakov dives back in and keeps control.
Kerzhakov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kerzhakov controlling from mount.
Kerzhakov raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Santiuya is trying to stand.
Kerzhakov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerzhakov raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santiuya is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kerzhakov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kerzhakov cracks De Santiuya with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Santiuya is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
A nice elbow there by Kerzhakov.
De Santiuya is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Kerzhakov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Santiuya tries to sprawl but Kerzhakov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kerzhakov lands a nice short elbow.
De Santiuya won't allow Kerzhakov to pass to mount.
Kerzhakov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Santiuya scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kerzhakov manages to mount him!
Kerzhakov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Santiuya wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kerzhakov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kerzhakov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerzhakov landing strikes, looking to finish!
De Santiuya is rocked!
De Santiuya is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzhakov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Santiuya is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kerzhakov controlling the pace for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
Kerzhakov misses with a hook. De Santiuya ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from De Santiuya tenderised Kerzhakov's leg. Kerzhakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from De Santiuya misses.
Yuri De Santiuya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Santiuya throws a sloppy head kick and Kerzhakov moves out of range easily.
Kerzhakov closes the distance and clinches up with De Santiuya, looking for a takedown. Kerzhakov pushes De Santiuya against the cage but De Santiuya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Santiuya looks to land a combination but Kerzhakov avoids it well.
De Santiuya misses with a body kick.
Kerzhakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Santiuya breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Santiuya - that will leave a mark!
Kerzhakov has De Santiuya up against the cage in a clinch.
De Santiuya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Santiuya swinging wildly here.
Kerzhakov tries to clinch but De Santiuya moves out of range.
Kerzhakov avoids the head kick by De Santiuya.
De Santiuya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerzhakov manages to avoid it.
Kerzhakov has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kerzhakov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Santiuya is breathing heavily.
Kerzhakov not doing much here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerzhakov passes to side control.
Kerzhakov prevents De Santiuya from escaping the position.
Kerzhakov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kerzhakov tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Santiuya's legs.
Kerzhakov advances nicely into full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerzhakov content just to control the position here.
Kerzhakov working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Kerzhakov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kerzhakov shoots in for a takedown but De Santiuya shows good takedown defense.
De Santiuya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerzhakov manages to avoid it.
De Santiuya throws a head kick but Kerzhakov moves out of range.
De Santiuya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerzhakov dives in for a single leg takedown but De Santiuya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kerzhakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Santiuya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerzhakov.
Kerzhakov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Kerzhakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerzhakov misses with a takedown attempt - De Santiuya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzhakov shoots in but De Santiuya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerzhakov tries to clinch there but De Santiuya circles away.
De Santiuya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuri De Santiuya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for De Santiuya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kerzhakov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kerzhakov throws a hook but De Santiuya blocks it.
De Santiuya misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerzhakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Santiuya. De Santiuya obviously looking to wear him down.
Kerzhakov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Santiuya as he avoids it easily.
Kerzhakov shoots for a double leg takedown but De Santiuya sprawls well. He's pushed Kerzhakov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Santiuya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Santiuya throws a push kick but Kerzhakov slaps the foot to one side.
Kerzhakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerzhakov gets a double leg takedown into De Santiuya's guard.
De Santiuya wants to stand but Kerzhakov is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzhakov lands a couple of elbows.
De Santiuya wants to stand and escape but Kerzhakov is having none of it.
Kerzhakov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
De Santiuya stuffs the takedown.
Kerzhakov is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Santiuya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kerzhakov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Santiuya's guard.
Yuri De Santiuya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santiuya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kerzhakov 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.
De Santiuya is looking to stand up but Kerzhakov isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerzhakov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aleksandr Kerzhakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Santiuya punching from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Kerzhakov there.
Kerzhakov wants to free his trapped foot but De Santiuya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Santiuya is trying to stand up here but Kerzhakov is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Kerzhakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerzhakov, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Kerzhakov!
Aleksandr Kerzhakov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Yuri De Santiuya stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't really need to say anything, because I never lose. I respect my opponent though. Proved he was better than me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leiro Nayr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Osvaldo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leiro Nayr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayr lands a jab to the head.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nayr circles away quickly and effectively.
Nayr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nayr clobbers Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nayr.
Nayr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos moves out of range as Nayr strikes.
Nayr throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a combination
and Nayr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nayr misses with a series of wild punches.
Osvaldo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayr lands with a cross.
Nayr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Nayr lands a head shot.
Nayr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nayr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayr's corner calls for a 1-2. Nayr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nayr.
Nayr lands with a right hand.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Nayr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Nayr misses the target.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Nayr moves out of range easily.
Nayr slips under a jab from Santos.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nayr lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Nayr - that landed with a thud.
Santos is breathing heavily.
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!
Nayr breaks from the clinch.
Nayr lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Santos is looking to close the distance but Nayr sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Santos crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Santos is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Leiro Nayr!
Leiro Nayr took some time post fight to say the following; 'I have one single goal each time I fight. To destroy or be destroyed. I have no fear. I make no excuses. I can be defeated but my spirit is unconquerable. So line 'em up I don't care. I just want to hurt someone.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Gregory could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominick Guerra's chin.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory misses with a takedown attempt - Guerra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guerra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gregory closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guerra circles away.
A cross from Guerra lands.
Guerra throws a looping overhand right but Gregory ducks down to avoid it.
Guerra throws a lazy right hand but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregory looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gregory slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Guerra keeping full guard, as Gregory tries to pass.
Guerra controlling Gregory's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra trying to keep a closed guard but Gregory is proving a slippery customer.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.
Joe Gregory has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guerra scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Guerra finds it's target.
Gregory slips under a jab.
Guerra throws a hook but Gregory avoids it easily.
Gregory shoots for a double leg takedown but Guerra sprawls well. He's pushed Gregory's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Guerra has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregory shoots and misses
and Guerra counters with a good low kick that Gregory was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guerra was covering up waiting for the punch and Gregory finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guerra is on top in guard.
Gregory keeping moving, preventing Guerra from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregory has his foot on Guerra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerra works his way back into a safe position though.
We've been hearing good reports from Gregory's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gregory looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Guerra is defending well. Gregory quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Guerra has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gregory celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Gregory!
Joe Gregory seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthoney Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso comes into the arena with You're the best around blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Larusso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthoney Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larusso fakes the leg kick and cracks Pettis in the body.
Larusso cracks the inside of Pettis's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Larusso.
Larusso has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Larusso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pettis's sensitive parts.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Pettis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pettis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Larusso lands with a nice body kick.
Larusso moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Anthoney Pettis has been cut.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larusso misses with a hook. Pettis ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Pettis sees coming a mile off.
Pettis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pettis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Larusso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larusso misses with a right hand
and Pettis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pettis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pettis is thwarting Larusso's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Larusso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larusso tries to get out of the position.
Pettis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larusso is looking to improve his position.
Pettis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Larusso is just riding it out for now. Pettis eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis throwing shots but Larusso is blocking nicely.
Pettis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pettis stops Larusso from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pettis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Larusso defends it well.
Pettis throws a strike but Larusso avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pettis throwing strikes from guard but Larusso blocks nicely.
Pettis throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pettis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larusso trying to control the position here.
Larusso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pettis's guard.
Larusso trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larusso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pettis on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larusso wants to get up but he can't break Pettis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthoney Pettis's cut.
That's time! Larusso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A clash of legs there as Pettis blocks the low kick.
Larusso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Larusso lands with a right hand.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larusso lands a nice shot to the body.
Pettis checks the leg kick.
Larusso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Larusso throws a push kick but Pettis slaps the foot to one side.
Larusso throws a jab when Pettis was well out of range.
Larusso misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Pettis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Larusso scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettis should have avoided that one.
Larusso lands a slapping body shot.
Larusso scoring well with a low kick there.
Larusso connects with the punch.
Larusso throws a hook but Pettis blocks it.
Larusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
Larusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larusso lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Larusso scoring well with a low kick there.
Pettis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Larusso.
Larusso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larusso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pettis.
Pettis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larusso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larusso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pettis's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larusso - that will leave a mark!
Larusso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larusso lands a really nice looking cross but Pettis seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Daniel Larusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larusso.
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!
Larusso connects with a leg kick. Pettis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Pettis moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
Larusso throws a big shot that misses.
Daniel Larusso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larusso looks to land a right hand but Pettis moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Larusso, right into the meat.
Pettis blocks a low kick nicely.
Larusso misses with an uppercut
and Pettis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pettis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pettis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larusso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthoney Pettis's cut.
That's time! Larusso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Larusso.
Larusso throws a front kick that sends Pettis stumbling back into the cage.
Larusso misses the jab.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larusso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pettis counters with a shoot takedown. Larusso fights it but they end up in guard.
Pettis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pettis throwing strikes but missing.
Larusso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Larusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pettis.
Pettis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pettis throwing strikes from guard but Larusso blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larusso trying to keep a closed guard but Pettis is proving a slippery customer.
Pettis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pettis is in close to Larusso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pettis postures up in Larusso's guard and throws a big left but Larusso blocks it.
Pettis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larusso wants to stand up but Pettis is controlling him.
Anthoney Pettis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Larusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pettis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pettis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pettis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pettis throwing strikes from guard but Larusso blocks nicely.
Pettis is in close to Larusso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larusso is trying to keep Pettis in close.
Pettis throws a big right hand that misses.
Pettis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pettis with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pettis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pettis is controlling him.
Pettis working some strikes from top position.
Pettis postures up in Larusso's guard and throws a big left but Larusso blocks it.
Pettis distracts Larusso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pettis postures up in Larusso's guard and throws a big left but Larusso blocks it.
Pettis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pettis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pettis has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pettis throws a big right hand that misses.
Pettis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pettis is working Larusso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pettis working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis pushing down on Larusso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Larusso is trying to stand back up but Pettis is controlling him
Pettis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pettis lands a nice short elbow.
Pettis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larusso's head.
Pettis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pettis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Larusso sees it coming and defends easily.
Pettis is working for a submission of some sort.
Daniel Larusso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Pettis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthoney Pettis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larusso 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Larusso!
Daniel Larusso retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Daniel Larusso thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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