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Aspire 50: McGee vs Gracie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Daniel Kennamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Expendable Crewman V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennamer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is J.D. Sumner - Old Man River. Crewman V has chosen The Warrior song as his entrance music. James Daniel Kennamer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Daniel Kennamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V throws a shot from downtown. Kennamer moves away and avoids it.
Crewman V looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennamer is just out of range.
Kennamer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Crewman V sprawls and moves away.
Crewman V throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crewman V uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kennamer has time to react.
Crewman V smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kennamer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crewman V defends well and Kennamer ends up having to push Crewman V into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crewman V will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennamer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crewman V as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewman V stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crewman V wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Daniel Kennamer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennamer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crewman V connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kennamer scrambles back to his feet.
Crewman V has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Crewman V lands a big uppercut and Kennamer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kennamer looks OK. Crewman V waves Kennamer back to his feet!
It looks like James Daniel Kennamer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crewman V throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Kennamer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crewman V. Kennamer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennamer tries to counter with a takedown but Crewman V is quick to defend against it.
Crewman V stuffs the takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crewman V.
Kennamer gets a takedown into half guard.
Kennamer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crewman V keeping hold of Kennamer's head, controlling as best he can.
Kennamer trying to control the action but Crewman V is working from the bottom.
Crewman V has his hands clasped together around Kennamer's back. He's all about the action.
Kennamer prevents Crewman V from standing back up.
Crewman V is looking for a sweep. Kennamer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V is trying to control but can't.
Crewman V desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kennamer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crewman V is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kennamer throwing shots but Crewman V is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crewman V wants to improve his position but Kennamer is controlling well.
Kennamer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crewman V wants to improve his position but Kennamer is controlling well.
Kennamer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crewman V manages to get to full guard.
Kennamer won't allow Crewman V to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer lands a couple of elbows.
Crewman V wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kennamer is now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crewman V can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crewman V tries to get to full guard but Kennamer has control of the leg.
Kennamer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kennamer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kennamer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crewman V really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kennamer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crewman V is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kennamer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kennamer prevents Crewman V from improving his position.
Crewman V wants to control but Kennamer is keeping busy.
Kennamer uses his free foot to push down on Crewman V's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crewman V.
Kennamer looking to finish Crewman V with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crewman V!
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V tries to hold on but Kennamer pushes him away.
Crewman V is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kennamer working Crewman V over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennamer wants to control the pace but Crewman V is squirming around nicely.
Crewman V tries to hold on but Kennamer postures up.
Crewman V regains half guard.
Crewman V blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kennamer.
Crewman V is looking to control Kennamer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crewman V avoid being mounted?
Crewman V is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kennamer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crewman V wants to control but Kennamer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crewman V moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Expendable Crewman V will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kennamer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crewman V tries to get to full guard but Kennamer has control of the leg.
Kennamer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crewman V defending well though.
Kennamer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crewman V trying to control here.
Kennamer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewman V moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crewman V is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kennamer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crewman V preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crewman V trying to control the position.
Crewman V controlling Kennamer's posture.
Kennamer 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.
Crewman V working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kennamer.
Kennamer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kennamer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kennamer throws a big elbow that misses.
Kennamer is looking to work some ground and pound but Crewman V has wrist control.
Crewman V trying to control the position.
Crewman V looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kennamer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kennamer lands a couple of digs.
Kennamer postures up and lands a big shot to Crewman V's brow.
Crewman V is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crewman V working a defensive guard here.
Kennamer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crewman V works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kennamer throws a big elbow that misses.
Crewman V controls Kennamer momentarily but Kennamer frees himself.
Kennamer throwing strikes but missing.
Kennamer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crewman V works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kennamer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crewman V is controlling Kennamer's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V wants to sweep but no luck.
James Daniel Kennamer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennamer stands up over Crewman V, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crewman V looking to control.
Crewman V avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennamer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crewman V utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kennamer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kennamer stopping the sweep attempt from Crewman V.
Crewman V preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kennamer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crewman V looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennamer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crewman V has Kennamer pulled in close to control his posture.
Crewman V is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crewman V's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kennamer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crewman V wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kennamer is now in half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kennamer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Crewman V trying to control but Kennamer postures up.
Crewman V tries to roll over but Kennamer keeps him under control.
Kennamer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kennamer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crewman V's head.
Kennamer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crewman V tries to roll over but Kennamer keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kennamer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crewman V is trying to control but can't.
Crewman V is concentrating on defense, preventing Kennamer from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Daniel Kennamer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crewman V cracks Kennamer with a good jab.
Crewman V looks to land a right hand but Kennamer moved out of range.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennamer checks a leg kick.
Kennamer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crewman V misses with an uppercut. Kennamer saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crewman V.
Kennamer avoids the body shot from Crewman V.
Crewman V uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kennamer has time to react.
Crewman V is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewman V rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kennamer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kennamer.
Kennamer won't allow Crewman V to sweep him here.
Crewman V is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kennamer throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennamer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crewman V keeping moving, preventing Kennamer from controlling successfully.
Kennamer throws a big elbow that misses.
Crewman V has momentary wrist control but Kennamer slips an elbow through the middle.
Kennamer lands a couple of elbows.
Kennamer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kennamer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crewman V's head.
Crewman V looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennamer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crewman V controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennamer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kennamer is in close to Crewman V's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crewman V wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennamer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crewman V looking to control.
Kennamer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V pulls Kennamer in close to prevent any damage.
Kennamer slips nicely into half guard.
Crewman V blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kennamer.
Crewman V has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kennamer is working away from the top position though.
Kennamer tries to pass to full mount but Crewman V defends it.
Kennamer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kennamer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crewman V can do to turn this around?
Crewman V is trying to maintain the position but Kennamer is very close to passing his half guard.
Crewman V tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kennamer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kennamer cracks Crewman V with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Daniel Kennamer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Conor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan O Conor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conor moves into the clinch successfully.
Tepes misses with a punch to the body.
O Conor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tepes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Tepes on the inside.
O Conor jumps guard but Tepes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tepes can't find room to land a body shot as O Conor controls the action.
O Conor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tepes walks away with a smile on his face. O Conor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan O Conor . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Conor closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tepes to counter with a crisp jab.
O Conor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Conor dodges the punch combination from Tepes.
O Conor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes throws out the jab.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by O Conor . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Conor .
Tepes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Conor pushes Tepes up against the cage in a clinch.
O Conor manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes wants to pass the guard but O Conor is keeping the position.
O Conor has his foot on Tepes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tepes works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes wanted to stand there but O Conor had control of the position.
O Conor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tepes escapes and throws O Conor 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tepes controls the position.
O Conor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
O Conor looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tepes pushes past his half guard into mount!
O Conor can't escape the position.
O Conor is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Conor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Conor is looking for a sweep. Tepes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Conor looking for submissions off his back.
O Conor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tepes pulls his head out easily.
O Conor wants to improve his position but Tepes is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tepes pulls his head out easily.
Tepes tries to stand and escape but O Conor is controlling the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tepes connects with a nice short shot to O Conor 's temple.
Tepes moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from O Conor .
O Conor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Conor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tepes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
O Conor manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tepes content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Tepes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Conor clinches up with Tepes and pushes him back against the cage.
O Conor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tepes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Tepes does no damage.
O Conor tries to clinch there but Tepes circles away.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
Tepes swings and misses with a shot to the body
so O Conor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Conor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tepes is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conor throws a big right hand that misses.
O Conor throwing strikes from guard but Tepes blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Conor postures up and lands a big shot to Tepes's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tepes is keeping the position for now.
O Conor pushes down on Tepes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tepes blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Conor .
O Conor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tepes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Conor .
Tepes won't allow O Conor to pass to mount.
O Conor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Conor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tepes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Conor .
Tepes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tepes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Conor . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes wants to control but O Conor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Conor is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
O Conor tries to free his leg and advance position but Tepes is retaining full guard.
Tepes controls O Conor momentarily but O Conor frees himself.
O Conor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tepes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Conor throwing strikes but missing.
O Conor tries to free his leg and advance position but Tepes is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conor forces his way into half guard.
O Conor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tepes can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Conor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tepes is looking for a sweep. O Conor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Conor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tepes's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Conor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Conor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conor trying to mount his opponent but Tepes defends it.
O Conor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Conor throwing shots but Tepes is blocking nicely.
O Conor throwing shots but Tepes is blocking nicely.
O Conor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tepes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Conor .
O Conor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Conor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tepes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
O Conor throwing shots but Tepes is blocking nicely.
O Conor wants to free his trapped foot but Tepes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan O Conor dominated that second round.
That's time! O Conor 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tepes throws out a powerful jab.
Tepes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tepes working aggressively here.
Tepes can't find room to land a body shot as O Conor controls the action.
Tepes lands with a short shot to the head.
O Conor jumps into guard, dragging Tepes to the mat.
O Conor is looking for a triangle but Tepes pushes his legs off easily.
O Conor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tepes passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conor tries to improve position but can't.
Tepes takes a little break here. O Conor wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conor is looking for a sweep.
O Conor regains half guard.
O Conor is pressing down on Tepes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tepes got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Conor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tepes has managed to get both his arms back between O Conor 's legs - danger averted.
O Conor wants to sweep here but Tepes controlling him for the moment.
Tepes slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
O Conor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Conor .
O Conor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tepes won't allow O Conor to sweep him here.
Ryan O Conor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tepes is looking to stand up but O Conor won't let him.
O Conor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Conor 's guard.
O Conor is trying to get back to full guard.
O Conor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Conor moves into full guard.
O Conor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tepes has passed into half guard!
O Conor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes controlling the action here.
Tepes wants to free his trapped foot but O Conor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Conor is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Conor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Tepes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tepes 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bruno Tepes!
A relieved looking Bruno Tepes 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Reddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reddish might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker. 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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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Reddish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddish misses with a body shot.
Vipunen throws a shot from downtown. Reddish moves away and avoids it.
Reddish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vipunen's head backwards.
Vipunen avoids a kick to the body.
Reddish swings for the body but Vipunen moves out of range.
Reddish misses with a body shot.
Vipunen looks to throw the jab but Reddish is out of range.
Vipunen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Reddish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reddish lands with an overhand left.
Reddish tests Vipunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reddish misses with a head kick.
Vipunen lands with a good body shot.
Vipunen lands a lovely overhand right.
Vipunen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reddish throws a big shot that misses.
Reddish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Vipunen misses.
Vipunen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reddish.
Reddish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vipunen keeps Reddish at a distance using the push kick.
Reddish takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garrett Reddish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vipunen.
Reddish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vipunen throws out a counter right but Reddish avoids it with no problem.
Vipunen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reddish takes a step back to recover.
Reddish moves forwards but Vipunen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reddish throws a leg kick
and Vipunen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vipunen blocks a jab.
Vipunen wants to slow Reddish down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Reddish does no damage.
Reddish throws a right hand that Vipunen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vipunen also avoids with ease.
Reddish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reddish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vipunen moves away.
Vipunen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reddish is breathing heavily.
Vipunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reddish manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddish closes the distance and pushes Vipunen back into the cage.
Vipunen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reddish trying to stall but Vipunen improves his position.
Vipunen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reddish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vipunen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reddish is defending well for now.
Vipunen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reddish backwards.
Vipunen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reddish.
Reddish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards.
Reddish throws a head punch that misses.
Reddish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vipunen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reddish is working Vipunen over against the cage.
Reddish swings wildly with an uppercut but Vipunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddish can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
Reddish lands a hook that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards.
Reddish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vipunen's elbow.
Reddish throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Vipunen.
Vipunen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reddish backwards.
Reddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reddish throws a punch but it's blocked by Vipunen.
Vipunen is working Reddish over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vipunen - that landed with a thud.
Reddish swings wildly with an uppercut but Vipunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vipunen scores with a shot to the side of Reddish's head.
Reddish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vipunen drops Reddish onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Reddish is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Reddish is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reddish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Reddish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reddish working aggressively here.
Reddish seems to have got his legs back now.
Vipunen misses with an elbow strike.
Reddish throws a punch but it's blocked by Vipunen.
A head punch on the inside from Reddish fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Vipunen as the two fighters clinch.
Reddish misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vipunen.
Vipunen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reddish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reddish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vipunen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vipunen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vipunen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vipunen cracks Reddish with a nice body shot.
Reddish can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
Vipunen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reddish's elbow.
Vipunen pushes Reddish against the cage. Vipunen is working some dirty boxing. Vipunen pushes off with a quick right hook! Reddish goes down! Reddish tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vipunen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Vipunen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pekko Wannanen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Wannanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole slips a straight right by Wannanen.
Wannanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
We've been informed that Wannanen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wannanen throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
Cole slips under a jab.
Pekko Wannanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wannanen throws out the jab.
Cole clinches.
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole blocking some punches.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole pushes Wannanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Wannanen controls the action.
Wannanen misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Wannanen blocks a body shot from Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wannanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Wannanen.
Wannanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole rushes Wannanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wannanen leaning against his opponent.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wannanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole blocks an elbow strike.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Cole wants to break free but Wannanen has control.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coles head.
Wannanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cole breaks from the clinch.
Wannanen connects with a looping right hand.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wannanen misses its intended target.
Cole throws a jab when Wannanen was well out of range.
Wannanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wannanen.
Wannanen tries to clinch up.
Wannanen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Wannanen moves out of range easily.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Wannanen's ribs.
Wannanen missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wannanen tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
Wannanen tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Wannanen moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Wannanen has double underhooks.
Wannanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Cole avoids the damage to the body.
Cole takes an elbow to the temple.
Cole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cole takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wannanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen looks to land a combination but Cole avoids it well.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wannanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wannanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wannanen moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Wannanen blocks a body shot from Cole.
Wannanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Cole looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wannanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cole's brow.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cole's defenses.
Cole can't break the clinch.
Cole blocks an elbow strike from Wannanen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannanen throws an elbow but misses.
Wannanen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cole's efforts to push away.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Wannanen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Wannanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Cole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Wannanen's head.
Wannanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cole blocks the elbow strike.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Wannanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and Wannanen counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole wants to break free but Wannanen has control.
Cole blocks the elbow strike.
Cole takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wannanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cole moves out of range as Wannanen strikes.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
Cole moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannanen throws an elbow but misses.
Pekko Wannanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wannanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole slips under a jab from Wannanen.
Cole drives through and clinches with Wannanen against the cage.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen prevents a body shot from Cole.
Cole is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cole letting Wannanen take a breather here.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Cole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cole gets through Wannanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannanen has him pressed against the cage.
Cole breaks the clinch.
Wannanen checks a leg kick.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Wannanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cole's corner calls for a 1-2. Cole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Wannanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wannanen.
Cole throws a jab when Wannanen was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cole finds it's way round the side to connect with Wannanen's head.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wannanen has Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole throws a body punch but Wannanen moves out of range.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by Cole.
Wannanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pekko Wannanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Wannanen.
Wannanen misses the shot to the body.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wannanen moves away from the strike by Cole.
Wannanen throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wannanen's head.
Wannanen misses with a body shot.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by Cole.
Wannanen tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Wannanen is predictable there
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole looks to land a combination. Wannanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.
Cole misses with a shot to the body
and Wannanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Cole rushes Wannanen and presses him up against the cage.
Cole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole misses with a body punch.
Wannanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole blocks the elbow strike.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wannanen stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside that Cole shrugs off.
Wannanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wannanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Cole.
Wannanen misses with an uppercut.
Cole punishes Wannanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Cole clinches with his opponent.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wannanen tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Cole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cole tries to work over Wannanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Cole throws a head kick but Wannanen moves out of range.
Cole misses with a body shot
letting Wannanen counter with a right hand.
Wannanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wannanen.
Cole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wannanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Wannanen sizes up Cole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wannanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cole misses with a body kick.
Wannanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wannanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cole on the side of the head.
Wannanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannanen manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cole misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Wannanen.
Wannanen tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
Cole is looking to wear down Wannanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wannanen tries to clinch there but Cole circles away.
A swing and a miss from Wannanen.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wannanen has time to react.
Wannanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cole lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wannanen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cole.
Wannanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cole counters with a series of strikes. Wannanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cole clobbers Wannanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cole cracks Wannanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wannanen misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Cole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wannanen.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Wannanen missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wannanen lands with a nice combination. Cole backs away looking to recover.
Cole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wannanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Cole tries a body shot but Wannanen blocks it.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Cole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cole breaks from the clinch.
Wannanen moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Wannanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wannanen tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Wannanen back against the cage.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole slips under a jab.
Wannanen moves out of range of the body kick from Cole.
Wannanen throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cole takes a swing at Wannanen's ribcage but misses.
Cole scores with a one two! Wannanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wannanen throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen misses the shot to the body.
Wannanen moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Wannanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wannanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Wannanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wannanen misses with a body shot
and Cole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wannanen's knee momentarily.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Wannanen is just out of range.
Cole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wannanen can pounce on him.
Cole scores with a nice right hand.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Wannanen moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Cole.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wannanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Wannanen.
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 Rico Cole.
I think Cole 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pekko Wannanen!
A very excited looking Pekko Wannanen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mads Nordskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kristian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nordskov comes to the cage accompanied by Fugle. Kristian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oasis - Colombia. 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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Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Kristian!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kristian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nordskov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kristian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nordskov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kristian will feel that in the morning.
Nordskov jabs Kristian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nordskov tries to land a front kick but Kristian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nordskov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kristian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Nordskov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kristian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov connects with a body shot that sends Kristian's belly button to the back.
Kristian throws a push kick but Nordskov slaps the foot to one side.
Nordskov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nordskov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kristian's hands.
Kristian has Nordskov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nordskov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kristian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristian controls his hands.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Kristian avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Kristian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kristian.
Kristian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kristian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
Kristian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kristian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristian's elbow.
Nordskov tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Nordskov.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kristian stalling in the clinch but Nordskov improves position.
Nordskov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kristian lands an elbow just above Nordskov 's eye.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Nordskov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristian lands a damaging elbow.
Kristian lands an elbow that stopped Nordskov in his tracks for a moment.
Nordskov tries to throw a body punch but Kristian avoids it by throwing Nordskov back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nordskov as Kristian tries to tie him up.
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristian backwards.
Kristian stalls.
Kristian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nordskov backwards.
A right hand to the body from Nordskov.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Kristian controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kristian.
Kristian has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nordskov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kristian can turn it around.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kristian obliges.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristian controls his hands.
A short right from Nordskov.
Kristian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Kristian controls the action.
Kristian lands with a short shot to the head.
Nordskov lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristian prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Kristian working aggressively here.
Nordskov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kristian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kristian throws a punch but it's blocked by Nordskov.
Kristian struggles to land a body shot inside as Nordskov controls his hands.
Kristian lands a left hand.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov gets underhooks to prevent Kristian's takedown attempt.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nordskov tries a body shot but Kristian blocks it.
Kristian tries to score a body lock takedown but Nordskov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mads Nordskov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Kristian.
Nordskov misses with a body punch.
Kristian throws an elbow but it misses.
Nordskov manages to break the clinch.
Kristian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nordskov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kristian is looking to land body kicks.
Nordskov thuds his shin into the meat of Kristian's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristian moves out of range as Nordskov strikes.
Kristian shoots in but no luck this time.
Kristian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy body kick from Nordskov
and Kristian counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordskov cracks the inside of Kristian's front leg.
Nordskov throws a big shot that misses.
Kristian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kristian scores with a punch to the head.
Nordskov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nordskov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kristian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kristian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nordskov thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordskov ducks right into an uppercut from Kristian.
Nordskov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kristian has Nordskov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kristian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kristian blocks a body shot from Nordskov.
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 Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nordskov jabs Kristian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kristian misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nordskov misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a hook. Kristian ducked under it nicely.
Kristian misses with a body kick.
Nordskov is looking to counter punch.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kristian's head backwards.
Kristian feints and then cracks Nordskov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nordskov down.
Kristian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nordskov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nordskov throws a looping overhand right but Kristian ducks down to avoid it.
Nordskov throws a looping overhand right but Kristian ducks down to avoid it.
Kristian misses with an uppercut.
Kristian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nordskov counters with a big head kick but Kristian shrugs it off.
Kristian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kristian throws a lazy head kick
letting Nordskov counter with a right hand.
Kristian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kristian steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nordskov. That one must have hurt.
Kristian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nordskov.
A solid body kick from Nordskov.
Nordskov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kristian looks to clinch
and Nordskov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nordskov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kristian. Kristian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kristian is rocked!
Nordskov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kristian takes a step back to recover.
Kristian is still on wobbly legs! Can Nordskov finish him?
Nordskov throws a head kick that misses
and Kristian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kristian moves forwards but Nordskov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nordskov digs a good body shot into Kristian's ribs.
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!
Nordskov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kristian.
A good leg kick by Nordskov.
Kristian defending well as Nordskov loads up on a big left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nordskov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kristian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. Kristian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nordskov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristian can do to turn this around?
Nordskov throws out a powerful jab.
Kristian is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kristian closes the distance and clinches.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristian's elbow.
Nordskov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kristian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kristian seems to have recovered his senses.
Nordskov cracks Kristian with a nice body shot.
Kristian takes a shot to the head.
Nordskov working aggressively here.
Nordskov lands a body shot.
Nordskov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristian prevents Nordskov from breaking the clinch.
Kristian blocks an uppercut.
Nordskov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordskov avoiding damage as Kristian throws knees to the body.
Nordskov tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nordskov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Nordskov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Nordskov.
Kristian has a couple of punches blocked by Nordskov.
Nordskov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristian blocking some punches.
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Kristian.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristian throws an elbow but it misses.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nordskov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Kristian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nordskov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kristian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nordskov throws a body kick that misses
and Kristian counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Kristian as he checks the leg kick.
Nordskov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kristian was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a kick to the body.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kristian's head backwards.
Kristian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kristian tries to clinch but Nordskov moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristian throws a head kick but Nordskov moves out of range.
Kristian tried to score with a low kick but Nordskov checks it.
Nordskov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nordskov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kristian tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nordskov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kristian scores with a nice head shot.
Kristian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kristian avoids the body shot from Nordskov.
Mads Nordskov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristian looks to throw the jab but Nordskov is out of range.
Kristian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kristian cracks a nice hook into Nordskov's ribs.
Kristian throws a push kick but Nordskov slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Nordskov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Kristian misses
and Nordskov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kristian thows a leg kick but Nordskov checks it
and Nordskov counters with a thumping low kick.
Nordskov thuds a left hand into Kristian's body.
Kristian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nordskov on the side of the head.
Kristian has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nordskov.
Kristian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by Nordskov there.
Nordskov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kristian shoots in but no luck this time.
Nordskov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nordskov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kristian walks into a jab.
Kristian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordskov.
A swing and a miss from Nordskov.
Kristian misses with a kick to the body.
Nordskov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Kristian misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kristian throws a front kick aimed at Nordskov's knee but Nordskov avoids it well.
Kristian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nordskov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a body kick.
Kristian wants to counter the offense by Nordskov and move into the clinch position.
Kristian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nordskov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nordskov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kristian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nordskov checks a leg kick.
Nordskov scores with a nice body kick.
Kristian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nordskov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nordskov delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Nordskov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kristian doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Nordskov does it's job there.
Nordskov cracks Kristian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nordskov cracks a nice hook into Kristian's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Nordskov misses.
Kristian tries to counter with a clinch but Nordskov shakes him off and moves away.
Nordskov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kristian.
Nordskov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nordskov scores with a hook to the body. Kristian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kristian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael Kristian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristian clinches up against the cage.
Kristian swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kristian backwards.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristian controls his hands.
Nordskov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nordskov tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Kristian to work.
Kristian prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristian controls his hands.
Nordskov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kristian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nordskov.
Kristian has Nordskov pressed against the cage, preventing Nordskov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kristian lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristian swings wildly with an uppercut but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nordskov blocks a body shot from Kristian.
Kristian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nordskov can't find room to land a body shot as Kristian controls the action.
Kristian lands a body shot.
Michael Kristian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nordskov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kristian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kristian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
Kristian is trying to stall.
Kristian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kristian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nordskov pushes Kristian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nordskov tries to work over Kristian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kristian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kristian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kristian prevents a body shot from Nordskov.
Kristian lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nordskov.
Nordskov blocks the elbow strike.
Nordskov works on Kristian's body with a couple of short punches.
Kristian pushes off an throws an elbow but Nordskov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nordskov breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kristian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nordskov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kristian.
Nordskov scores with a punch to the head.
Kristian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kristian misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nordskov, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nordskov, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
Mads Nordskov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vandal & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Aquila Corvus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dustin Anderson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Aquila Corvus!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquila Corvus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aquila Corvus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Aquila Corvus.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aquila Corvus backwards.
Aquila Corvus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aquila Corvus fails to land.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Aquila Corvus controls his hands.
Aquila Corvus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aquila Corvuss head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Aquila Corvus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aquila Corvus prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Aquila Corvus wants to break free but Anderson has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aquila Corvus blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Aquila Corvus lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Aquila Corvus.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Aquila Corvus's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Aquila Corvus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aquila Corvus blocks an uppercut.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Aquila Corvus looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Aquila Corvus manages to get underhooks.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Aquila Corvus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aquila Corvus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aquila Corvus has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Aquila Corvus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Aquila Corvus takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aquila Corvus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Aquila Corvus controls the action.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Aquila Corvus is trying to stall.
Aquila Corvus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aquila Corvus backwards.
Aquila Corvus misses with some punches.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
A short body shot lands from Aquila Corvus as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aquila Corvus backwards.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aquila Corvus can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aquila Corvus lands a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aquila Corvus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aquila Corvus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson clinches.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aquila Corvus.
A short right from Aquila Corvus.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aquila Corvus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Aquila Corvus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aquila Corvus tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aquila Corvus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Aquila Corvus lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Aquila Corvus circles away and keeps his distance.
Aquila Corvus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson lands a jab.
Aquila Corvus misses with a body shot.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aquila Corvus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Aquila Corvus pushes him off.
Aquila Corvus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Aquila Corvus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Aquila Corvus throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Aquila Corvus.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aquila Corvus can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Aquila Corvus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Aquila Corvus is just out of range.
Aquila Corvus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aquila Corvus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aquila Corvus is breathing heavily.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Aquila Corvus is working Anderson over against the cage.
Aquila Corvus wants to stall.
A short right from Aquila Corvus.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Aquila Corvus.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Aquila Corvus controls his hands.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aquila Corvus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aquila Corvus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Aquila Corvus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aquila Corvus backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Aquila Corvus misses the jab.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Aquila Corvus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Aquila Corvus misses with a hook.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Aquila Corvus lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Aquila Corvus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Aquila Corvus lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aquila Corvus throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Aquila Corvus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aquila Corvus working aggressively here.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Aquila Corvus avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Aquila Corvus misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Aquila Corvus is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Aquila Corvus into the cage.
Aquila Corvus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Aquila Corvus's ribcage. Aquila Corvus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aquila Corvus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Aquila Corvus backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Aquila Corvus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson pushes Aquila Corvus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aquila Corvus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aquila Corvus blocks a body shot from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Aquila Corvus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aquila Corvus backwards.
Aquila Corvus tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Aquila Corvus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aquila Corvus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aquila Corvus keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aquila Corvus scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Aquila Corvus throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Aquila Corvus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Aquila Corvus is avoiding it.
Aquila Corvus throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquila Corvus keeps the fight on the outside.
Aquila Corvus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Aquila Corvus catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Aquila Corvus motions for Anderson to come forward. Aquila Corvus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson darts in and clinches Aquila Corvus up against the cage.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Aquila Corvus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus taking a breather.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Aquila Corvus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Dustin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Aquila Corvus is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aquila Corvus has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aquila Corvus tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aquila Corvus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Aquila Corvus controls his hands.
Aquila Corvus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Aquila Corvus stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aquila Corvus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aquila Corvus fails to land.
Ajax Aquila Corvus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aquila Corvus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Aquila Corvus misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aquila Corvus effectively controlling the action here.
Aquila Corvus blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aquila Corvus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aquila Corvus lands a body punch.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aquila Corvus.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aquila Corvus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Aquila Corvus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aquila Corvus.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aquila Corvus throws out a leg kick but Anderson moves out of range and Aquila Corvus only half commits.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Dustin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aquila Corvus replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anderson blocks it well.
Dustin Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aquila Corvus swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Aquila Corvus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anderson throws the left hand but Aquila Corvus avoids the punch easily.
Aquila Corvus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aquila Corvus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ajax Aquila Corvus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Aquila Corvus is avoiding it.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Aquila Corvus looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Aquila Corvus misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aquila Corvus's waist but Aquila Corvus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aquila Corvus. Aquila Corvus obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Aquila Corvus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson cracks Aquila Corvus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Aquila Corvus keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Aquila Corvus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aquila Corvus.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Aquila Corvus's body.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson is looking to counter the offense by Aquila Corvus and move into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ajax Aquila Corvus.
I think Anderson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Anderson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dustin Anderson thanked Red Light Coffeeshop - Q160/$250 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaguchi has chosen Yama Yama as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costacurta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamaguchi looks to throw a body kick
and Costacurta counters with a thumping low kick.
Costacurta scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamaguchi should have avoided that one.
Costacurta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook.
Costacurta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Costacurta avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi is looking to chop away at Costacurta's legs.
Yamaguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Costacurta counters with a good low kick that Yamaguchi was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Costacurta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Costacurta moved out of range nicely.
Costacurta tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Yamaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Costacurta throws a series of punches but Yamaguchi avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costacurta manages to avoid it.
Costacurta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamaguchi misses the target.
Costacurta throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costacurta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Costacurta misses.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Costacurta's front leg with a kick but Costacurta checks it.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook
and Costacurta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costacurta checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Costacurta.
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Costacurta slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Costacurta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Costacurta slips under a jab.
Yamaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Costacurta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costacurta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
As Yamaguchi backs away, Costacurta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Costacurta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Costacurta's body.
Costacurta misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Yamaguchi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costacurta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costacurta moves away.
Costacurta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Costacurta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Costacurta checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a nice looking combination but Costacurta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick.
Costacurta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costacurta tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Yamaguchi counters with a body kick.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costacurta to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costacurta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamaguchi. That one must have hurt.
Costacurta avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Costacurta moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Costacurta avoids the punch easily.
Costacurta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Costacurta scrambles back to his feet.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yamaguchi misses with a head kick.
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Costacurta's leg but Costacurta calmly moves out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Costacurta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Costacurta moved away.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Costacurta counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costacurta defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Costacurta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costacurta scores with a kick to the body.
Costacurta moves into the clinch.
Costacurta blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Costacurta lands with a nice body kick.
Costacurta looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costacurta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Costacurta.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Costacurta.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Costacurta's head but Costacurta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Costacurta throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Costacurta throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Costacurta lands a nice hook to Yamaguchi's body. Yamaguchi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costacurta moves into range and clinches up with Yamaguchi.
Costacurta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costacurta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Costacurta misses with a body punch.
Costacurta misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Costacurta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamaguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Costacurta controls his hands.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Costacurta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Costacurta.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with the head strike.
Costacurta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi is leaning against Costacurta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamaguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the head.
Rosinante Costacurta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Costacurta blocks it.
Costacurta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Yamaguchi as the two fighters clinch.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costacurta prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Costacurta controls the action.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamaguchi gets through Costacurta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Costacurta fails to land.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costacurta.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costacurta blocks an uppercut.
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!
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the head.
Costacurta lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Costacurta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Costacurta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Costacurta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costacurta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi gets through Costacurta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Costacurta scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rosinante Costacurta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Costacurta slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Costacurta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Costacurta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Costacurta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamaguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Costacurta ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Costacurta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costacurta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Costacurta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Costacurta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook
and Costacurta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamaguchi thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Costacurta sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi misses with a right hand
and Costacurta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Costacurta slips under a jab.
Costacurta cracks Yamaguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Costacurta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costacurta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costacurta moves into the clinch.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Costacurta swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
Costacurta lands with a right to the head.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Costacurta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costacurta gets through Yamaguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Costacurta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Costacurta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costacurta can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Costacurta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Costacurta blocks it.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.
Costacurta misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Costacurta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Costacurta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costacurta lands an uppercut.
Costacurta prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Costacurta controls the action.
Yamaguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Costacurta controls the action.
Costacurta blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Costacurta controls his hands.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Costacurta misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costacurta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costacurta.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Costacurta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costacurta scores with a jab.
Costacurta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costacurta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costacurta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Costacurta.
A bone on bone clash there as Costacurta blocks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Costacurta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Yamaguchi.
Well Yamaguchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
An out of breath Kai Yamaguchi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy cracks Bosch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Bosch thows a leg kick but Hardy checks it
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bosch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Bosch throws a leg kick
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosch. That did some damage!
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bosch scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Bosch thuds his right hand into Hardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bosch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy slips a jab from Bosch.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Bosch is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bosch.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Good body shot from Bosch.
Bosch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bosch misses with a body punch.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Bosch swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch motions for Hardy to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Bosch throws a shot to the body.
Bosch looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bosch fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Hardy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bosch throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Bosch.
Hardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Bosch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardy.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boschs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hardy throws a jab when Bosch was well out of range.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Hardy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bosch slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy connects with a high kick.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bosch misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bosch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bosch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bosch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice cross by Hardy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Bosch takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Bosch connects with a nice looking jab.
Outlaw Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosch.
Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hardy.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Hardy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bosch looks to throw a body kick
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Bosch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A shot to the liver by Bosch. Beautiful body shot.
Bosch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hardy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Hardy.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Bosch swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy slips a jab from Bosch.
Bosch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Bosch throws out a counter right but Hardy avoids it with no problem.
Bosch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Bosch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bosch.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy lunges at Bosch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bosch's hand.
Bosch scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy throws a wild body kick that Bosch sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosch avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardy checks a low kick from Bosch.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Bosch's head.
Hardy lands with a kick to the temple. Bosch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosch misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hardy slips a straight right by Bosch.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardy feints and then cracks Bosch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosch down.
Hardy throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a push kick but Bosch slaps the foot to one side.
Bosch throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Bosch's shoulder, as Bosch tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosch's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch misses with a hook.
Bosch drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bosch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bosch slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Bosch's head but Bosch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Bosch.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Hardy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Bosch tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
It looked like Hardy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bosch.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardy with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bosch! But no joy.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch connects with a nice looking jab.
Bosch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bosch misses its intended target.
Hardy avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bosch throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bosch throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bosch under the eye.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Bosch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
A lazy left from Bosch finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Bosch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bosch connects with a body shot that sends Hardy's belly button to the back.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Bosch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Outlaw Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Outlaw Hardy.
I think Bosch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiovani Aro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston comes into the arena with The Lost Boy 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, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiovani Aro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winston takes a swing at Aro's ribcage but misses.
Aro avoids the body shot from Winston.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Aro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aro throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Aro misses
and Winston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aro's guard.
Winston throws an elbow that misses. Aro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winston's guard. Nice move by Aro!
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!
Winston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aro defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aro throwing strikes from guard but Winston blocks nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Winston is trying to control the position but Aro postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Winston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston is trying to control the position but Aro postures up.
Winston throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aro escapes and throws Winston's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Winston is looking to reverse the position.
Winston is not content to let Aro control the position.
Winston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aro's head.
Winston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winston.
Aro is trying to control but can't.
Winston misses with a head shot. Aro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aro has his hands on Winston's head, controlling the position.
Winston trying to control but Aro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Aro has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aro wants to hit a switch here but Winston passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aro there!
Winston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aro hang on?
Winston lands with some strikes.
Winston dominating with strikes here.
Winston avoids the attempt from Aro to control.
Winston punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Winston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston landing strikes from the mount and Aro is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands with some strikes.
Winston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aro?
Winston unloading with bombs!
Winston working the ground and pound effectively.
Winston with a couple of short strikes.
Aro is rocked!
Winston lands a heavy elbow.
Winston raining down shots from the mount!
Aro is still in real trouble! Can Winston finish him?
Winston landing punches.
Aro tries to lock up and control but Winston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aro seems to have recovered his senses.
Aro is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Winston is staying active.
Winston punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aro throws a right and a left that Winston avoids nicely.
Aro scores with the left hand. Winston knows he should have avoided that one.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston misses with a hook
and Aro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aro connects with a leg kick. Winston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Winston misses with a body shot
and Aro counters with a straight right hand.
Winston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aro swivels and escapes.
Aro has closed the distance and engaged Winston in a clinch.
Aro lands with a right to the head.
Winston fails to pull guard.
Winston tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aro just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston blocking some punches.
A short right from Aro on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kiovani Aro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Winston backs up against the cage.
Winston fails to land the takedown.
Aro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winston momentarily.
Kiovani Aro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Aro as he connects with a hook.
Winston fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aro misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Winston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winston tries to keep at a distance but Aro has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Aro is pulling down on Winston's head to control his posture.
Winston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aro can do to turn this around?
Aro is continuing to stall.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Aro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aro's head.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston forces his way into half guard.
Winston drops an elbow to the side of Aro's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winston 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.
Aro tries to get to full guard but Winston has control of the leg.
Winston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aro tries to roll over but Winston keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiovani Aro 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. This is the final round!
Aro scores with a hook.
Aro gets a clinch.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aro misses with the head strike.
Winston decides to pull guard.
Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aro passes Winston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Winston wants to control but Aro is keeping busy.
Winston regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aro wants to stand but Winston is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aro has managed to get both his arms back between Winston's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winston dives on top into guard.
Aro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aro keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Winston works over Aro with some ground and pound from guard.
Aro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winston scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston cracks Aro with a solid left hand.
Winston is in close to Aro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston throws an elbow that misses. Aro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winston's guard. Nice move by Aro!
Winston working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Aro has passed into half guard!
Aro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Winston looking for subs from the bottom but Aro mounts him!
Aro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winston is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winston regains half guard.
Aro prevents Winston from improving his position.
Winston is staying active underneath Aro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aro is looking to take a break and control but Winston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Winston defends it well.
Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aro pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kiovani Aro.
I think Aro 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiovani Aro!
Kiovani Aro took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riff McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Não Bate. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riff McGee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGee keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie stalling the fight.
Gracie stalls.
McGee prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee won't allow it.
Gracie prevents a body shot from McGee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from McGee.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks a body shot from McGee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
McGee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGee being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGee.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie with the counter takedown but McGee avoids it easily.
McGee throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
McGee tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and McGee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGee jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie pulls McGee into guard.
McGee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riff McGee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGee is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie 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.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGee avoids it really well and circles away.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a kimura but McGee is defending it quite comfortably.
McGee is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McGee is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
McGee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McGee keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
McGee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but McGee is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but McGee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie passes to full mount!
McGee tries to control the position but Gracie now has his back.
Gracie avoiding McGee 's attempts to control his hands.
McGee is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tightening his grip on McGee, looking for the choke.
Gracie keeps control of the position as McGee tries to break free.
Gracie tries to keep control of the position but McGee is staying busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Gracie looking for the RNC.
McGee is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGee tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
McGee is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
McGee takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie avoids the head kick by McGee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGee smiles and moves away.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but McGee shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGee, right into the meat.
McGee dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
McGee throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
McGee clinches up against the cage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGee to keep the fight standing.
Gracie prevents a body shot from McGee.
McGee misses with some punches.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McGee.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
McGee being controlled against the cage.
McGee tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a body shot from McGee.
McGee misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGee lands a left hand.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGee is keeping busy.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie is stalling here.
McGee working aggressively here.
McGee misses with a body punch.
McGee tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riff McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGee working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
McGee throws a head punch that misses.
McGee misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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!
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riff McGee clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie is looking to control McGee's arms but McGee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGee.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from McGee.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie jumps guard but McGee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGee throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGee.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGee walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie rushes McGee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Rollo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is trying to keep McGee in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGee manages to get himself to full guard.
McGee wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but McGee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully.
McGee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGee is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGee's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee looking for a sweep. Not yet McGee, not yet.
McGee controlling the position.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie is looking to stall here but McGee recovers full guard.
McGee trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riff McGee had his way with Rollo Gracie in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGee as he avoids it easily.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
Gracie pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for McGee.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie is looking to control McGee's arms but McGee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from McGee.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee won't allow it.
McGee is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McGee digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to stall but McGee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from McGee.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McGee holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Riff McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGee.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
McGee lands with a light punch inside.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but McGee gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie wants to clinch but McGee slips to the side
and McGee counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Riff McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but McGee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McGee blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGee misses with a body punch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from McGee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rollo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Riff McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riff McGee!
Riff McGee retains his featherweight title!
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