Bushido 7: Zhang vs Westerberg PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mighty Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Passi Lefros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mighty Mouse has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mouse
vs
Lefros

160 cm
24
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

169 cm
24
156 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mighty Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Passi Lefros!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mouse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lefros.
Mouse misses with a series of wild punches.

Lefros closes the distance and pushes Mouse back into the ropes.
Lefros is pushing Mouse up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Lefros.
Lefros with a knee to the head.
Lefros lands a knee to the head.
Mouse is trying to break the clinch but Lefros is controlling him.
Lefros is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lefros stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lefros.
Lefros stalling the fight.
Lefros with a knee to the head.

Mouse is rocked!
Mouse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mouse tries to break free but Lefros pushes him back against the ropes.
Lefros leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lefros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Lefros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lefros with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Lefros won't allow it.
Lefros looking to throw knees to the head but Mouse is blocking nicely.
Mouse is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefros has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Lefros.
Mouse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lefros tries a knee to the head but Mouse blocks it.
Lefros lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lefros misses with a knee strike.
Lefros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mouse can't break the clinch.
Lefros lands a good knee to the midsection. Mouse won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lefros holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lefros tries to land a knee to the head but Mouse blocks with his arms.
Mouse tries to circle away but Lefros has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mouse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefros has Mouse pressed against the ropes.
Mouse is trying to force a seperation but Lefros has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lefros - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lefros with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lefros looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lefros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Lefros breaks from the clinch.
Mouse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lefros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lefros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mouse takes a knee right on the jaw!

Lefros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lefros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mouse seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefros on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Lefros clinches with his opponent.
Mouse tries to circle away but Lefros has him pinned against the ropes.
Mouse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lefros is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mouse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lefros lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefros stalling in the clinch.
Lefros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lefros connects with a knee to the head.
Lefros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mouse is trying to stall.
Mouse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Passi Lefros dominated that round.
That's time! Mouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lefros throws a body shot but no joy.
Mouse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lefros in his tracks.
Mouse lands a jab.

Lefros rushes Mouse and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mouse managing to block the knees to the body from Lefros.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lefros - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lefros with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lefros putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mouse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lefros lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefros landing knees to the head.
Lefros scores with a knee to the head.
Lefros lands a nice knee to the body.
Mouse looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Lefros - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefros looking to throw knees to the head but Mouse is blocking nicely.
Lefros tries to land a knee to the head but Mouse blocks with his arms.
Lefros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lefros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lefros is breathing heavily.
Lefros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Lefros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mouse blocks an uppercut.
Mouse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lefros has him pressed against the ropes.
Lefros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mouse is trying to break free.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lefros scores with a knee to the head.
Lefros misses with a knee strike.

Lefros breaks from the clinch.
Mouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lefros circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lefros's head backwards.
Mouse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lefros only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mouse misses with the combination.

Lefros clinches with his opponent.
Mouse tries to circle away but Lefros has him pinned against the ropes.
Lefros throws an elbow but it misses.
Lefros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefros tries to land a knee to the head but Mouse blocks with his arms.
Lefros looking to throw knees to the head but Mouse is blocking nicely.
Mouse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lefros has him pressed against the ropes.
Mouse is trying to push Lefros away but Lefros has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lefros tries a knee to the head but Mouse blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lefros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lefros misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mouse is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefros has double underhooks.
Lefros misses with a knee to the head.
Mouse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mouse can't break the clinch.
Mouse managing to block the knees to the body from Lefros.
Mouse is trying to push Lefros away but Lefros has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mouse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lefros keeps control of Mouse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lefros blocks an elbow strike from Mouse.
Mouse tries to break the clinch but Lefros is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mouse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lefros looking to throw knees to the head but Mouse is blocking nicely.

Lefros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lefros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Lefros misses.
Lefros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mouse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mouse.
A jab from Mouse finds it's way through Lefros's defenses.
Passi Lefros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lefros walks into a left hand.
Lefros wants to clinch.
Mouse lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Passi Lefros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Lefros takes the fight into the clinch.
Lefros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Lefros with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mouse blocks an elbow strike.
Lefros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lefros breaks from the clinch.

Mouse tries to keep at a distance but Lefros has taken the fight into the clinch.
Passi Lefros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lefros tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lefros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mouse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mouse!
Mouse bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lefros's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lefros tries to clinch but Mouse is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mouse lands with a right hand.

Lefros closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mouse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mouse is looking to break free of the clinch but Lefros has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mouse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lefros with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lefros breaks from the clinch.
Mouse goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mouse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mouse duly obliges.
Mouse lands with an uppercut that bounces Lefros off the ropes and back into range.
Mouse thuds a left hand into Lefros's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mouse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lefros counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefros takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mouse swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefros.
Lefros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mighty Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lefros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Lefros clinches with his opponent.
Mouse looking to slow down the pace here.
Mouse tries to break the clinch but Lefros is controlling the position.
Lefros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mouse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mouse wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mouse's efforts to push away.
Lefros lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lefros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lefros ducks under a wild hook from Mouse.
Mouse throws a nice looking combination but Lefros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mouse throws a body punch but Lefros moves out of range.

Lefros moves into the clinch.
Lefros lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Lefros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mouse misses the jab.

Lefros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mouse, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mouse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mouse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mouse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lefros is trying to stall.
Lefros taking a breather.
Lefros throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mighty Mouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lefros breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Lefros 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lefros throws a shot from downtown. Mouse moves away and avoids it.
Mouse misses with a few strikes there.
Mouse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lefros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Lefros forces Mouse back against the ropes and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Passi Lefros.
I've got Lefros winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Passi Lefros!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mystic Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Macpierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mac
vs
Macpierre

175 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mystic Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rory Macpierre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macpierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macpierre dodges the punch combination from Mac.
Macpierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mac with a body shot.
Mac cracks a nice hook into Macpierre's ribs.
Mac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macpierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Mac misses.
Macpierre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!

Macpierre looking to score a takedown here. Mac is defending well but Macpierre drives through and ends up in Mac's guard.
Macpierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macpierre on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Macpierre 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.
Macpierre with a nice head shot there.
Mac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Macpierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Macpierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Macpierre is stalling in the full guard.
Macpierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Macpierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Macpierre with a nice head shot there.
Macpierre slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Macpierre lands a nice short elbow.
Macpierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Macpierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Macpierre there.
Macpierre slips a nice elbow through Mac's hands, connecting with Mac's forehead.
Nice strikes from Macpierre there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mac trying to hold on to Macpierre's head to control him but Macpierre postures up.

That's four 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.
Macpierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Macpierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Macpierre working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Macpierre 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.
Mac on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mac tries to get out of the position.
Macpierre is thwarting Mac's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macpierre working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Macpierre in particular looking to stall.
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 Mystic Mac will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Macpierre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Macpierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mac.
Mystic Mac is winning the standup battle so far.

Macpierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mac being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Macpierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rory Macpierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macpierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macpierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Macpierre wants to control from the top but Mac keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macpierre stands up over Mac, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macpierre connects with a couple of short punches.
Macpierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mac's head.
Macpierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Macpierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mac's head.
Macpierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Macpierre is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Macpierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Mac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mac misses with a few strikes there.
Mac ducks under a wild hook from Macpierre.
Mac fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac scores with a one two! Macpierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Macpierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Macpierre defending well as Mac loads up on a big left hand.
Mystic Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mac gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Macpierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mac is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Macpierre dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Macpierre is working Mac over with some ground and pound from side control.
Macpierre looks up at the clock and then as Mac takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Macpierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Macpierre lands a nice forearm strike.
Macpierre lands a few punches from side control.
Macpierre lands some shots froms side control.
Macpierre lands some shots froms side control.
Macpierre is putting a hurting on Mac here, landing some big shots from side control.
Macpierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre is putting a hurting on Mac here, landing some big shots from side control.
Macpierre working the ground and pound.
Macpierre lands an elbow.
Mac tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mac wants to try and get back to his feet.
Macpierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Macpierre content just to control the position here.
Macpierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Macpierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macpierre lands a big elbow.
Mac in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Macpierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Macpierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mac as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Mac does no damage.
Macpierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mac misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mac, as that shot connected.
Macpierre misses the shot to the body.
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macpierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Mac.
Macpierre dodges the punch combination from Mac.
Macpierre with the counter takedown but Mac avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac throws a series of punches but Macpierre moves out of range.
Mac throws out a loose jab but Macpierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macpierre looks to throw the jab but Mac is out of range.
Mac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macpierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mac scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Mac. Those never looked like landing.
Macpierre feints the counter takedown.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac misses with a double jab.
Macpierre throws a body punch but Mac moves out of range.
Macpierre throws a right hand that misses
and Mac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mac stuffs the takedown attempt from Macpierre. Macpierre gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac slips under a jab from Macpierre.
Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macpierre slips a jab and a cross from Mac.
A little jabbing left from Macpierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Macpierre misses its intended target.
Mac throws a right hand that Macpierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Macpierre also avoids with ease.
Mac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macpierre misses with a hook.
Mac is looking for a counter combo.
Mystic Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macpierre dodges the punch combination from Mac.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macpierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Mac was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Macpierre.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macpierre throws a lazy right hand but Mac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macpierre misses with an uppercut. Mac saw that one coming.
Macpierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Mac tries to sprawl out of it but Macpierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mystic Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Macpierre.
Macpierre throws out a loose jab but Mac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac throws a right hand that Macpierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Macpierre also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Macpierre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Macpierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Macpierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mac sprawls well. Mac wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Macpierre gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Macpierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mac won't be happy with that.
Mac taking a bit of punishment here - Macpierre scoring with strikes.
Macpierre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Macpierre is putting a hurting on Mac here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mac taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Macpierre landing a few strikes.
Macpierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mac to see if he's OK.
Macpierre staying calm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mystic Mac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rory Macpierre!

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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schmidtt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko has chosen S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies as his entrance music. Hans Schmidtt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Schmidtt
vs
Darko

180 cm
25
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Tokyo, Hans Schmidtt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schmidtt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmidtt lands with a right to the head.
Schmidtt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Schmidtt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmidtt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Schmidtt throws a shot from downtown. Darko moves away and avoids it.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Darko 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.
Schmidtt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darko looks for a takedown but Schmidtt sprawls well.
Schmidtt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darko manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Schmidtt misses.
Darko shoots for a takedown but Schmidtt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Schmidtt misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Schmidtt shows good takedown defense.
Hans Schmidtt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Darko.
Darko dives in for a single leg takedown but Schmidtt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Darko dives in and grabs Schmidtt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schmidtt pushes down on Darko's head and hops out.
Darko misses with a takedown attempt - Schmidtt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Schmidtt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmidtt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmidtt. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schmidtt swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Darko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schmidtt!
Schmidtt is not content to let Darko control the position.

Darko has hold of Schmidtt's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Schmidtt seems comfortable defending it but Darko has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Schmidtt is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Schmidtt is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Darko couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erick Darko!
A less than humble Erick Darko misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holly Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stackhouse has chosen Tool - Jambi as his entrance music. Holly Stackhouse will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Riggs
vs
Stackhouse

190 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holly Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riggs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stackhouse has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Riggs is working away from the top position though.
Riggs throwing shots but Stackhouse is blocking nicely.
Riggs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Riggs unloading with bombs!
Riggs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Riggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riggs postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Stackhouse bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Riggs and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Riggs!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Landford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Amanatidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amanatidis has chosen Ta Kataferes as his entrance music. Michael Amanatidis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Landford
vs
Amanatidis

187 cm
18
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Landford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Amanatidis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amanatidis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Michael Amanatidis has been cut.
Landford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landford throws a leg kick but Amanatidis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amanatidis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Landford if he has to take too many more of those.
Landford tries to close the distance and clinch but Amanatidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Landford clinches with his opponent.
Amanatidis prevents a body shot from Landford.
Landford working aggressively here.
Landford missing with knees to the body.
Landford pushes off an throws an elbow but Amanatidis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amanatidis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Landford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Amanatidis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landford is trying to break the clinch but Amanatidis has him pressed against the ropes.
Amanatidis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landford has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landford.
Amanatidis blocks an uppercut.
Landford has a couple of punches blocked by Amanatidis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Landford.

That's two 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.
Amanatidis wants to stall.
Amanatidis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Landford is trying to drag Amanatidis to the mat but Amanatidis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Amanatidis can't break the clinch.
Landford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landford misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amanatidis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amanatidis blocks an elbow strike.

Landford breaks the clinch.
Amanatidis throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Landford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landford throws a right and a left that Amanatidis avoids nicely.
Landford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Amanatidis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Landford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Landford tries to clinch but Amanatidis is having none of it.
Amanatidis scores with a head kick. Landford tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Landford moves into the clinch successfully.
Landford struggles to land a body shot inside as Amanatidis controls his hands.
Landford lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amanatidis throws a punch but it's blocked by Landford.

Amanatidis breaks from the clinch.
Michael Amanatidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Landford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Amanatidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Landford.
Amanatidis looks to land a combination but Landford avoids it well.
Amanatidis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Landford is looking to clinch but Amanatidis is avoiding it.
Amanatidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amanatidis.
Landford jabs at Amanatidis's body.
Amanatidis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Landford misses with a takedown attempt - Amanatidis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amanatidis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Landford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Amanatidis slams his shin into Landford's torso.
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 Carlton Landford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Amanatidis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amanatidis throws a sloppy head kick and Landford moves out of range easily.
Landford takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Amanatidis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Landford tries to land a front kick but Amanatidis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amanatidis can pounce on him.
Landford missing with a left hand there. Amanatidis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whack! Amanatidis lands a heavy head kick that drops Landford. The ref tackles Amanatidis to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Landford was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Michael Amanatidis!
Michael Amanatidis is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Michael Amanatidis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lei Zhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Westerberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhang comes to the ring accompanied by Denzel Curry - Ultimate. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Zhang
vs
Westerberg

172 cm
19
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Shinobi

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lei Zhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Westerberg!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang misses with a low kick.
Westerberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zhang thumps Westerberg with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Zhang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhang.
Westerberg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zhang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Westerberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zhang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westerberg.
Zhang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zhang misses with the body kick
and Westerberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lei Zhang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westerberg avoids a kick to the body.
Westerberg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang tries to land a body kick
and Westerberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Zhang's head coaches at Forest Hill Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Westerberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerberg lands a right hook to the body.
Westerberg blocks the body kick.
Westerberg moves out of range as Zhang throws a body kick.
Zhang misses with a low kick.
Westerberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zhang throws a sloppy head kick and Westerberg moves out of range easily.
Westerberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Westerberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Westerberg throws a hook to the side of Zhang's head but Zhang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhang throws a counter high kick but Westerberg was just alert enough to avoid it.
Westerberg connects with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Westerberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zhang - the referee stops the clock and Westerberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zhang. Westerberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Westerberg throws a hook but Zhang avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Westerberg digs a good hook to Zhang's body.
Westerberg misses the shot to the body.
Zhang misses with a body kick.
Zhang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Westerberg to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westerberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Zhang throws a head kick that misses.
Westerberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zhang connects with an inside leg kick.
Zhang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Westerberg's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zhang.
Westerberg avoids the head kick by Zhang.
Westerberg connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Zhang.
A low kick from Zhang is predictable there
and Westerberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zhang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zhang throws a head kick that misses
and Zhang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhang throws a body kick that misses
and Westerberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhang looks to land a body kick but Westerberg moved away.
Zhang throws a head kick but Westerberg moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Westerberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Zhang connects with a leg kick. Westerberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhang throws a body kick that misses
and Westerberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Westerberg.
Westerberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Westerberg checks the leg kick.
Zhang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Westerberg throws a right and a left that Zhang avoids nicely.
Zhang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Westerberg is looking for the big counter here.
Westerberg with a hook.
Zhang tries to score with a low kick but Westerberg moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Westerberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Westerberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zhang on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Westerberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zhang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Westerberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Westerberg blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Westerberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zhang throws a leg kick
and Westerberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Westerberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Westerberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Westerberg misses with a looping left.
Zhang scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Westerberg lands a body shot.
Zhang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhang needs to keep his hands up - Westerberg had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerberg connects with a body shot that sends Zhang's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Westerberg, as that shot connected.
Zhang throws a push kick but Westerberg slaps the foot to one side.
Westerberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Westerberg misses the shot to the body.
Zhang gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Westerberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Westerberg misses the shot to the body.
Westerberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhang can pounce on him.
Zhang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Westerberg digs a good hook to Zhang's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Zhang
and Westerberg counters with a left to the body.
Zhang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhang throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Westerberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Zhang.
Westerberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Westerberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Westerberg misses with a wild body shot.
Zhang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Westerberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zhang under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westerberg lunges at Zhang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhang's hand.
Zhang throws a front kick aimed at Westerberg's knee but Westerberg avoids it well.
Westerberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zhang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Westerberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zhang with a body shot.
Westerberg blocks the body kick.
Westerberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Westerberg moves out of range of the body kick from Zhang.
Westerberg throws a hook but Zhang avoids it easily.
Westerberg lands a jab to Zhang's midsection.
Zhang tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Westerberg counter with a right hand.
Zhang throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Westerberg to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Westerberg is out of range.
Zhang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Westerberg is out of range.
Westerberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Westerberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhang. Zhang obviously looking to wear him down.
Westerberg lands a right hook to the body.
Zhang is looking to chop away at Westerberg's legs.
Gunnar Westerberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westerberg scores with a jab to the body.
Westerberg throws a hook but Zhang avoids it easily.
Zhang throws a quick counter kick to the body but Westerberg avoids it.
Westerberg blocks a head kick by Zhang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westerberg! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Westerberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Westerberg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zhang.
Zhang tries a low kick but Westerberg avoids it.
Westerberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy body kick from Zhang
and Westerberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Westerberg throws a right hand that misses
and Zhang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Westerberg misses with a wild body shot.
Westerberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Westerberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Westerberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zhang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang doesn't manage to clinch there - Westerberg circles away.
Westerberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zhang under the eye.
Zhang blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zhang looks to throw a body kick
and Westerberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Westerberg 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.
Westerberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zhang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Westerberg jabs at Zhang's body.
A good leg kick by Zhang.
Westerberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Westerberg missing with a left hand there. Zhang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Westerberg scores with a hook to the body. Zhang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westerberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zhang in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerberg scores with a nice head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Westerberg checks a leg kick.
Zhang misses with a head kick.
Zhang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhang misses with the body kick
and Westerberg counters with a straight right hand.
Zhang throws a body kick that misses
and Westerberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Westerberg lands with a hook. Zhang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zhang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zhang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Westerberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Westerberg tries to get set, Zhang tries to push him back and clinch up but Westerberg manages to avoid the attempt.
Zhang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lei Zhang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunnar Westerberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That kick from Zhang tenderised Westerberg's leg. Westerberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zhang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Westerberg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zhang slips under a jab.
Zhang throws a head kick but Westerberg moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westerberg! But no joy.
Westerberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang ducks under a wild hook from Westerberg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhang. That's going to slow Westerberg down.
Zhang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Westerberg lands with a shot to the body.
Zhang is looking to land body kicks.
Westerberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Zhang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Westerberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhang throws a head kick but Westerberg moves out of range.
Zhang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Westerberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zhang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Westerberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zhang misses with a leg kick
and Westerberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Westerberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Westerberg 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Westerberg!
A very excited looking Gunnar Westerberg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Lei Zhang stepped up to the mic, saying 'Man, Westerberg is a tough bastard. I knew that coming into this fight but still - all credit to him. This is a bitter pill to swallow, but I'll be back.'.