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KAMIKAZE 69: My Battle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Campos (ranked 7273 p4p, 284 weight class) and Tijan Brix (ranked 23409 p4p, 357 weight class). Campos comes to the cage accompanied by APC 16 - Apaga mais não bate. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brix's choice of entrance music: I Walk Alone. Rodrigo Campos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tijan Brix!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Brix.
Campos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brix has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Campos fails to land.
Campos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brix breaks the clinch.
Campos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brix's guard.
Campos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brix is keeping the position for now.
Campos stays in close to Brix's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brix being controlled here, momentarily.
Campos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brix looking to control.
Campos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brix working a defensive guard here.
Brix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Brix's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Campos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Campos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Campos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brix rushes Campos and presses him up against the cage.
Brix pulls guard.
Brix keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brix is on top in guard.
Brix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brix has managed to get both his arms back between Campos's legs - danger averted.
Brix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos looking for a sweep. Not yet Campos, not yet.
Campos pulls Brix in close to prevent any damage.
Campos working for a triangle but Brix defends it easily.
Campos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brix is one step ahead there.
Campos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brix has managed to get both his arms back between Campos's legs - danger averted.
Brix postures up in Campos's guard and throws a big left but Campos blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brix postures up.
Brix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brix has managed to get both his arms back between Campos's legs - danger averted.
Brix throwing strikes from guard but Campos blocks nicely.
Campos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brix wanted to stand there but Campos had control of the position.
Campos has Brix pulled in close to control his posture.
Campos looking for a sweep. Not yet Campos, not yet.
We've been informed that Brix has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brix trying to control the position from guard on top but Campos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tijan Brix will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brix did well to prevent Campos getting side control.
Campos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Campos is working away from the top position though.
Brix tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Campos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Campos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brix sees it coming and defends easily.
Brix is looking to escape.
Rodrigo Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brix is refusing to be controlled, as Campos sits in half guard.
Brix is trying to maintain the position but Campos is very close to passing his half guard.
Campos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brix looking for submissions off his back.
Campos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brix slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Brix is keeping the position.
Brix is trying to keep Campos in close.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Brix is keeping the position.
Campos throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brix wants to stand up but Campos is controlling him.
Campos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Campos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Campos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brix tries to lock up and control but Campos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Campos controlling the position easily from mount.
Brix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Campos.
Campos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brix tries to hold on but Campos postures up.
Brix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brix keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brix is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Campos controlling from mount.
Campos throwing strikes here but Brix is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brix is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Campos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Campos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brix is surviving well by controlling Campos's body position as best he can.
Campos with the ground and pound from mount.
Campos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Campos throws some wild stikes that Brix manages to avoid easily.
Brix wants to hold on but Campos pushes him away.
Campos with the ground and pound from mount.
Brix is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Brix working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brix wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Campos.
Campos controlling his opponent.
Campos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brix manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Campos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brix knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Brix wants to control but Campos postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brix seems a little lost for a moment, as Campos dominates the positioning.
Brix gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brix tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Campos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Campos!
After winning the bout, Rodrigo Campos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 5209 p4p, 240 weight class) and Sung Miyamoto (ranked 6820 p4p, 272 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with The Clash - This Is England blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Miyamoto's choice of entrance music: Placebo - Kitty Litter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Miyamoto moves out of range easily.
Miyamoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Miyamoto misses with a looping right.
Johnson slips under a jab from Miyamoto.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Miyamoto manages to avoid it.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyamoto misses the target.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Miyamoto slips the punch.
Sung Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Miyamoto sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miyamoto tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson slips under a jab from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miyamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Miyamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Miyamoto lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Miyamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Miyamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miyamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson drives through with a takedown into Miyamoto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miyamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Miyamoto's legs - danger averted.
Johnson stands up and waves to Miyamoto to follow him.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Miyamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Miyamoto's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson throws a hook but Miyamoto blocks it.
Miyamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Miyamoto 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.
Miyamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson moves forwards but Miyamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miyamoto lands a jab.
Miyamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyamoto throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Miyamoto gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Miyamoto manages to retain guard.
Miyamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyamoto, not yet.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson trying to control but Miyamoto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto looking to control.
Johnson won't allow Miyamoto to sweep him here.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miyamoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson has Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Miyamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miyamoto clinches with his opponent.
Miyamoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Miyamoto tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tests Miyamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miyamoto working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Johnson 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.
Nice defenses there by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Miyamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Miyamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyamoto.
Johnson cracks Miyamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miyamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ben Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Miyamoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miyamoto cracks Johnson with a big right hand and Johnson goes down!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson is looking to stand up but Miyamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Miyamoto is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Miyamoto is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miyamoto is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ben Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sung Miyamoto.
Miyamoto jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miyamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyamoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miyamoto is rocked!
Miyamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miyamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Miyamoto moved out of range.
Miyamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Miyamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Miyamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miyamoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Miyamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Miyamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miyamoto under the eye.
Miyamoto cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Miyamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson pushes Miyamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyamoto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Miyamoto back into the cage.
Miyamoto blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Miyamoto takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Miyamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyamoto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyamoto throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson misses with a hook. Miyamoto ducked under it nicely.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miyamoto staying out of range there.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson clinches up with Miyamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Miyamoto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miyamoto fails with the takedown
and Miyamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miyamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson catches Miyamoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miyamoto defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Miyamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Miyamoto takes one on the button.
Miyamoto misses with an uppercut.
Miyamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Miyamoto drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Johnson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Miyamoto's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Gendozo (ranked 4013 p4p, 129 weight class) and Frank McDonald (ranked 22669 p4p, 233 weight class). Gendozo's entrance music is Frank Sinatra-Killing me softly. A fine choice. McDonald has chosen You are My Heart, You are My Soul as his entrance music. Mauricio Gendozo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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294 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Gendozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gendozo throws a one two combo.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gendozo quickly recovers to half guard.
McDonald prevents Gendozo from improving his position.
Gendozo looking for submissions off his back.
McDonald passes to full mount!
McDonald with a couple of short strikes.
Gendozo is trying to escape the mount.
McDonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Mauricio Gendozo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald raining down shots from the mount!
Gendozo wants to control but McDonald is having none of it.
Gendozo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
McDonald prevents Gendozo from getting the reversal.
McDonald trying to control but Gendozo is having none of it.
Gendozo tries to hold on but McDonald postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo is trying to escape the mount.
Gendozo tries to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
Gendozo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McDonald trying to control but Gendozo is having none of it.
McDonald landing punches.
Gendozo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McDonald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gendozo avoids it really well and circles away.
Gendozo throws out a powerful jab.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
Gendozo tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Gendozo.
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gendozo circles away quickly and effectively.
Gendozo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McDonald defends well and Gendozo ends up having to push McDonald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McDonald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDonald looks winded!
Jab from Gendozo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
McDonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gendozo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gendozo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Gendozo blocks a head kick by McDonald.
Gendozo with a jab.
McDonald throws a head kick that half lands.
Gendozo shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald throws a big counter head kick but Gendozo avoids it with no problem.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mauricio Gendozo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank McDonald.
Gendozo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonald's hands.
Gendozo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McDonald lands with a slapping head kick.
Mauricio Gendozo's cut is getting worse.
Nice jab there from Gendozo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank McDonald will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Gendozo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gendozo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Gendozo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gendozo avoids the head kick by McDonald.
McDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mauricio Gendozo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gendozo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McDonald kicks off Gendozo and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gendozo throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Gendozo closes this distance looking for a takedown but McDonald circles away.
Gendozo tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Gendozo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Gendozo scores with the left hand. McDonald knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Gendozo misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by McDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Gendozo, which made it look bad.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gendozo moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald lands a jab to the head.
McDonald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Gendozo.
A little feinted left hand from Gendozo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gendozo cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gendozo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
Gendozo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gendozo lunges at McDonald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonald's hand.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gendozo throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gendozo gets a double leg takedown into McDonald's guard.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Gendozo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo cracks McDonald with a solid left hand.
Gendozo connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gendozo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gendozo trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gendozo gets to his feet. McDonald looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed right hand from Gendozo misses the target.
A big right from Gendozo misses.
A left lands for McDonald.
Gendozo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McDonald pushes Gendozo off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gendozo.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonald throws a head kick but Gendozo moves out of range.
Gendozo lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Gendozo scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gendozo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald slips a jab from Gendozo.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gendozo dips to his left and cracks McDonald with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Gendozo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gendozo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gendozo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Gendozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Gendozo avoids them all with ease.
McDonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gendozo sizes up McDonald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gendozo.
Despite the aggression on McDonald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McDonald shoots for a takedown but Gendozo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Gendozo. That snapped McDonald's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Gendozo.
McDonald steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gendozo.
Gendozo throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald avoids the head kick by Gendozo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Gendozo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Gendozo's cut.
That's time! Gendozo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gendozo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gendozo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McDonald fails with the takedown.
McDonald takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gendozo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gendozo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gendozo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gendozo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gendozo shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald 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.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Gendozo misses.
Gendozo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a nice right hand.
Gendozo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McDonald's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gendozo under the eye.
McDonald scores with a nice head shot.
McDonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Gendozo.
A big right from Gendozo misses.
Gendozo takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gendozo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
And McDonald tries to counter it with a takedown but Gendozo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Gendozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McDonald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gendozo looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald prevents Gendozo from standing back up.
McDonald works his way into full mount!
Gendozo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald breaks from Gendozo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McDonald controlling from the full mount.
Gendozo is looking to improve his position but McDonald isn't that keen on the idea.
Gendozo is working hard here to advance position.
McDonald looking to control and managing it successfully.
McDonald putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gendozo is looking to improve his position but McDonald isn't that keen on the idea.
McDonald controlling the position easily from mount.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Gendozo is staying in there.
Gendozo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by McDonald.
McDonald is landing with some decent strikes but Gendozo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDonald 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank McDonald!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Fjeld (ranked 4581 p4p, 147 weight class) and Todd Tucker (ranked 15572 p4p, 220 weight class). Fjeld comes to the cage accompanied by Little Big - Big Dick. Tucker has chosen The Platters - Only You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Todd Tucker looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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348 lbs
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305 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Fjeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 87 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjeld throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Tucker tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Todd Tucker has been cut.
Tucker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fjeld slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tucker wants to stand and escape but Fjeld is having none of it.
Fjeld slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fjeld stands up from Tucker's guard - Fjeld perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fjeld lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Tucker up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fjeld from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Tucker's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Fjeld!
The defeated Todd Tucker had this to say: 'Thank you for this opportunity to fight. There's a really nice bridge near my house, I'm going to jump off it.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Urzu (ranked 3484 p4p, 434 weight class) and Psycho Hobo (ranked 4165 p4p, 490 weight class). Psycho Hobo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Urzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Hobo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urzu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hobo defends it nicely.
Urzu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hobo tries to avoid it but Urzu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hobo to the ground. Hobo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Urzu moves out of range as Hobo strikes.
Hobo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Urzu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Urzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urzu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hobo as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Urzu.
Urzu walks into a stiff left hand from Hobo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobo throws a jab but it's blocked by Urzu.
Hobo fails to land with a series of punches.
Urzu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hobo throws a hook but Urzu blocks it.
Urzu is looking to counter the offense by Hobo and move into the clinch.
Hobo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Hobo scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Jan Urzu has been cut.
A big right from Hobo misses.
As Hobo tries to get set, Urzu tries to push him back and clinch up but Hobo manages to avoid the attempt.
Hobo throws a combination. Urzu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hobo fails to land with a series of punches.
Urzu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hobo manages to circle out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urzu.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hobo.
Hobo cracks Urzu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hobo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobo lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Hobo.
Urzu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hobo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobo lands with a straight right. Urzu didn't see that one coming.
Hobo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hobo scores with a three punch combo!
Psycho Hobo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hobo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urzu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Urzu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hobo counters with a straight right hand.
Hobo misses with the combination.
Hobo lands a nice hook to Urzu's body. Urzu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hobo has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Urzu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hobo defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobo throws a nice looking combination but Urzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Psycho Hobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urzu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hobo looks to land a combination but Urzu avoids it well.
Hobo slaps away a takedown attempt from Urzu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hobo leaves Urzu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hobo throws a right hand that Urzu ducks under and follows up with a left that Urzu also avoids with ease.
Urzu slips a jab and a cross from Hobo.
Hobo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urzu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hobo! But no joy.
Urzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Urzu slips under a jab.
Urzu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hobo.
Hobo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Urzu on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobo connects with a jab.
Urzu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Urzu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Hobo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Urzus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Hobo.
Hobo throws a shot from downtown. Urzu moves away and avoids it.
Urzu slips a jab and a cross from Hobo.
Urzu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Urzu shoots for a takedown but Hobo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hobo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urzu tries for a takedown but Hobo circles away easily
and Hobo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psycho Hobo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Urzu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hobo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hobo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hobo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urzu.
Hobo throws a jab but it's blocked by Urzu.
Urzu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hobo connects with a body shot that sends Urzu's belly button to the back.
Hobo scores with a jab.
Hobo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hobo looks to land a combination. Urzu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Urzu is rocked!
Hobo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Urzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urzu shoots in looking for a takedown but Hobo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Urzu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Urzu seems to have got his legs back now.
Hobo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urzu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A combination from Hobo does no damage.
Hobo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urzu.
Hobo misses with a hook.
Hobo misses with a looping right.
Urzu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urzu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hobo avoids it really well and circles away.
A left lands for Hobo.
Hobo throws a nice looking combination but Urzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hobo scores with a three punch combo!
Hobo stuffs the takedown attempt from Urzu. Urzu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Urzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urzu slips a straight right by Hobo.
Hobo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice side step and Hobo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hobo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Urzu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hobo lands with an uppercut that bounces Urzu off the cage and back into range.
Hobo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hobo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hobo lands a two punch combo.
Psycho Hobo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hobo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Urzu counters by moving into the clinch.
Urzu pushes Hobo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Urzu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hobo's efforts to push away.
Hobo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hobo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urzu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hobo swings for the body but Urzu moves out of range.
Urzu has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urzu with a poor takedown
and Hobo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hobo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urzu's head.
Hobo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urzu. Urzu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hobo misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Urzu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice shot lands for Hobo.
Hobo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hobo connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloppy strikes from Hobo. Those never looked like landing.
Hobo scores with a sloppy right hand. Urzu should have avoided that one.
Urzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hobo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hobo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urzu.
Hobo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Urzu is defended easily by Hobo.
Urzu drops his hands momentarily and Hobo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Psycho Hobo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hobo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Hobo tries to get set, Urzu tries to push him back and clinch up but Hobo manages to avoid the attempt.
Urzu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hobo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Urzu somewhat.
Hobo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Urzu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hobo manages to circle out of the way.
Urzu misses with a takedown attempt
letting Hobo counter with a right hand.
Hobo throws a combination. Urzu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jan Urzu's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hobo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urzu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psycho Hobo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Urzu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Urzu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urzu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hobo.
Urzu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Urzu fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Hobo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hobo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urzu.
Urzu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hobo manages to circle out of the way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Urzu or perhaps it was just good defense by Hobo, which made it look bad.
Hobo swinging wildly here.
Urzu shoots in looking for a takedown. Hobo tries to sprawl out of it but Urzu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hobo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Urzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urzu shoots in for a double leg but Hobo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Urzu or perhaps it was just good defense by Hobo, which made it look bad.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hobo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobo throws a combination. Urzu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Urzu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hobo to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hobo fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hobo, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Hobo misses the target.
Hobo scores with a nice right hand.
Urzu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Urzu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hobo tests Urzu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urzu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hobo throws out the jab.
Urzu drops his hands momentarily and Hobo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two 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!
Some wild striking there from Hobo.
Urzu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hobo.
Hobo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urzu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Urzu moves out of range of the strikes.
Hobo misses with a hook. Urzu ducked under it nicely.
Urzu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good exchange - Hobo coming out on top.
Urzu moves out of range as Hobo strikes.
Urzu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hobo misses with a few strikes there.
Urzu fails with a takedown attempt.
Urzu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urzu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hobo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hobo leaves Urzu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hobo throws a counter combo.
Hobo misses with a hook.
Urzu has his takedown stuffed
and Hobo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hobo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Urzu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hobo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hobo misses the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urzu.
Hobo misses with a few strikes there.
Hobo drops Urzu with a beautiful combination! Urzu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hobo is looking for the KO!
Psycho Hobo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urzu fails to land the takedown.
Hobo misses with a double jab.
Hobo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jan Urzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hobo throws the left hand but Urzu avoids the punch easily.
Urzu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hobo leaves Urzu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hobo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hobo thuds a left hand into Urzu's body.
No joy there for Hobo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Hobo scores with a four punch combination!
Hobo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urzu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Psycho Hobo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hobo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psycho Hobo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 3654 p4p, 442 weight class) and Fred Hampton (ranked 8235 p4p, 673 weight class). Gustav Ragnarson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustav Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Hampton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton swings for the body but Ragnarson moves out of range.
Ragnarson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hampton sprawls and moves away.
Ragnarson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hampton.
Ragnarson looks to land a right hand but Hampton moved out of range.
Hampton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnarson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnarson misses the shot to the body.
Hampton misses with an uppercut.
Hampton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Hampton misses.
Hampton misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnarson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hampton is just out of range.
Ragnarson feints and then cracks Hampton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hampton down.
Ragnarson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hampton is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hampton throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnarson counters with a shoot takedown. Hampton fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson prevents Hampton from getting back to his feet.
Ragnarson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It looks like Fred Hampton has been cut.
Ragnarson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hampton wants to stand but Ragnarson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hampton is rocked!
That has opened up Fred Hampton's cut even more.
Ragnarson loads up on a big left hand. Hampton felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ragnarson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hampton can't hide his disappointment, as Ragnarson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ragnarson!
Our winner, Gustav Ragnarson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riaq Rowanda (ranked 5575 p4p, 485 weight class) and Miguel Escrima (ranked 1144 p4p, 124 weight class). Escrima has chosen Bamboleo as his entrance music. Riaq Rowanda had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Riaq Rowanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Escrima!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escrima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rowanda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escrima counters with a left to the body.
Rowanda loads up on a big right hand but Escrima slips the punch.
Rowanda throws a right hand that misses
and Escrima counters with a nice body shot.
Rowanda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rowanda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rowanda misses with an uppercut.
Rowanda throws a hook but Escrima avoids it easily.
Rowanda connects with a nice looking jab.
Escrima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escrima now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowanda throws a leg kick but Escrima moved away.
Rowanda misses with an uppercut
and Escrima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rowanda throws a hook but Escrima blocks it.
Escrima throws out a counter right but Rowanda avoids it with no problem.
Rowanda throws a leg kick
and Escrima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rowanda looks to land a right hand but Escrima moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowanda misses with a body shot.
Escrima ducks under a wild hook from Rowanda.
Escrima rushes Rowanda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escrima takes an elbow to the forehead.
Escrima lands with a short shot to the head.
Rowanda tries to throw a body punch but Escrima avoids it by throwing Rowanda back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Escrima fails to land.
Rowanda misses with a punch on the inside.
Rowanda tries to throw a body punch but Escrima avoids it by throwing Rowanda back against the cage.
Escrima tries a body shot but Rowanda blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Rowanda fails to land.
Escrima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rowanda misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Escrima.
Escrima blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Escrima.
Escrima lands with a right to the head.
Rowanda tries to work over Escrima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rowanda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escrima backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escrima misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Escrima.
Escrima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rowanda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escrima.
Escrima is trying to pull guard but Rowanda has him pressed against the cage.
Escrima lands a left hand.
Escrima tries for a takedown. No joy.
Escrima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowanda backwards.
Rowanda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escrima blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escrima.
Rowanda gets through Escrima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rowanda misses with the head strike.
Escrima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rowanda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Escrima's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Escrima blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rowanda.
Rowanda throws a punch but it's blocked by Escrima.
Escrima throws a head punch that misses.
Rowanda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Escrima.
Rowanda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escrima backwards.
Escrima blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escrima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escrima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowanda backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rowanda.
Escrima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rowanda misses with a punch on the inside.
Rowanda throws a head punch that misses.
Rowanda lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rowanda.
Rowanda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rowanda fails to land.
Escrima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escrima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escrima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rowanda pushes Escrima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rowanda lands a nice elbow.
Escrima presses Rowanda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rowanda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escrima avoids the elbow strike from Rowanda, against the cage.
Escrima working aggressively here.
Escrima tries a body shot but Rowanda blocks it.
Rowanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rowanda blocks a body shot from Escrima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escrima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rowanda misses with a punch on the inside.
Escrima lands a right hand.
Escrima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escrima lands a nice shot to the body.
Escrima blocks an uppercut.
Escrima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escrima misses with a punch on the inside.
Escrima wants a takedown but no success here.
Riaq Rowanda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Escrima.
Good body shot from Escrima.
Escrima misses with a body punch.
Escrima lands with a left to the head.
Rowanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Rowanda.
Rowanda lands a right hand.
Escrima lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Rowanda.
Rowanda misses with the head strike.
Escrima throws a head punch that misses.
Escrima blocks an elbow strike from Rowanda.
Escrima swings wildly with an uppercut but Rowanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rowanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguel Escrima will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escrima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rowanda misses with a hook. Escrima ducked under it nicely.
Escrima scores with a sloppy right hand. Rowanda should have avoided that one.
Escrima lands a really nice looking cross but Rowanda seems unphased.
Rowanda swings for the body but Escrima moves out of range.
Escrima misses with the combination.
Escrima lands a jab to the head.
Riaq Rowanda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowanda misses with a hook
and Escrima counters with a nice uppercut.
Rowanda scores with a sloppy right hand. Escrima should have avoided that one.
Miguel Escrima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rowanda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rowanda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escrima.
Rowanda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escrima.
Rowanda misses with an uppercut. Escrima saw that one coming.
Rowanda throws a lazy uppercut
and Escrima counters with a nice uppercut.
Rowanda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escrima.
Escrima doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escrima lands a jab to the head.
Rowanda closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Escrima.
Escrima lands a body punch.
Escrima lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Rowanda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escrima misses with a body punch.
Rowanda tries to throw a body punch but Escrima avoids it by throwing Rowanda back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escrima.
Escrima misses with a punch on the inside.
Escrima decides to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowanda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escrima looking for a guillotine here but Rowanda defends easily.
Escrima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rowanda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Escrima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rowanda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Escrima's head.
Escrima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rowanda defends it easily.
Escrima 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Escrima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rowanda defends well.
Rowanda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escrima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rowanda has managed to get both his arms back between Escrima's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rowanda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rowanda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escrima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rowanda has managed to get both his arms back between Escrima's legs - danger averted.
Escrima looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rowanda passes into half guard.
Escrima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rowanda pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escrima is breathing heavily.
Rowanda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowanda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escrima keeps working.
Rowanda is nestled in close to Escrima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rowanda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escrima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rowanda winds up and cracks Escrima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Escrima 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.
Escrima manages to get to full guard.
Rowanda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escrima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rowanda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rowanda working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Escrima 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rowanda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escrima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rowanda has a couple of punches blocked by Escrima.
Rowanda blocking some punches.
Rowanda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rowanda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rowanda trying to land knees to the body.
Escrima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rowanda gets through Escrima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escrima misses with a punch on the inside.
Rowanda misses with an elbow strike.
Rowanda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escrima tries to throw a body punch but Rowanda avoids it by throwing Escrima back against the cage.
Escrima misses with a punch on the inside.
Rowanda misses with a punch to the body.
Escrima lands with a short shot to the head.
Escrima has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rowanda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowanda lands a nice uppercut.
Escrima misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Rowanda.
Rowanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escrima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escrima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escrima tries to pull guard but Rowanda won't allow it.
Riaq Rowanda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Escrima.
Rowanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escrima misses with a punch on the inside.
Rowanda misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Rowanda.
Rowanda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escrima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escrima blocks a body shot from Rowanda.
Escrima tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rowanda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rowanda can't find room to land a body shot as Escrima controls the action.
Escrima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowanda misses with the head strike.
Rowanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escrima misses with a punch on the inside.
Rowanda lands an uppercut.
Escrima blocks an uppercut.
Escrima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rowanda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escrima backwards.
Rowanda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Escrima.
Rowanda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riaq Rowanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escrima is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rowanda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escrima is still on wobbly legs! Can Rowanda finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escrima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Escrima.
Knees to the body from Rowanda.
Rowanda misses with some punches.
Escrima prevents a body shot from Rowanda.
Nice elbow from Rowanda.
Riaq Rowanda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rowanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rowanda throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escrima fails to land.
Rowanda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rowanda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escrima misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escrima.
A left hand lands to the body for Rowanda.
Rowanda blocks an uppercut.
Rowanda blocking some punches.
Rowanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escrima seems to have recovered his senses.
Rowanda prevents a body shot from Escrima.
Escrima blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escrima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rowanda has a couple of punches blocked by Escrima.
Escrima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rowanda works on Escrima's body with a couple of short punches.
Escrima dodges an elbow strike from Rowanda.
Escrima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escrima lands a right hand.
Rowanda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rowanda gets through Escrima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rowanda misses with some punches.
Miguel Escrima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rowanda lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escrima.
Rowanda scores with a shoulder strike.
Escrima tries to work over Rowanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escrima blocks the elbow strike.
Rowanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escrima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escrima.
Escrima scores with a hook to the body.
Rowanda misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Rowanda fails to land.
Rowanda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escrima.
Rowanda misses with the head strike.
Rowanda swings wildly with an uppercut but Escrima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escrima misses with a punch on the inside.
Rowanda lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riaq Rowanda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escrima 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Borg (ranked 2444 p4p, 326 weight class) and Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 3134 p4p, 396 weight class). Borg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Borg Out. Mon Ami is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y-DjurrO08. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
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216 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Junior Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Borg.
Mon Ami cracks Borg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jean Paul Mon Ami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borg slips a straight right by Mon Ami.
Borg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Borg blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Borg.
Borg misses the shot to the body.
Borg lands a jab to Mon Ami's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mon Ami, as that shot connected.
Mon Ami looks to land a right hand but Borg moved out of range.
Mon Ami blocks a head kick by Borg.
Mon Ami lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Junior Borg has been cut.
Mon Ami has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borg.
Mon Ami will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borg up against the cage.
Mon Ami leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mon Ami looking to slow down the pace here.
Borg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg tries to break free but Mon Ami pushes him back against the cage.
Borg breaks from the clinch.
Borg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mon Ami.
Borg throws a right hand that Mon Ami ducks under and follows up with a left that Mon Ami also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mon Ami.
Borg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mon Ami throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borg on the side of the head.
Mon Ami has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Borg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mon Ami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Mon Ami.
Borg wants to break free but Mon Ami has control.
Mon Ami tries a body shot but Borg blocks it.
Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borg drops his hands momentarily and Mon Ami takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borg lands with a slapping head kick.
Borg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mon Ami cracks Borg with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Borg falls to his knees and Mon Ami doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Mon Ami!
Jean Paul Mon Ami thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koko (ranked 2261 p4p, 304 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 4045 p4p, 467 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko lands a head kick!
It looks like Tebato Nakara has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nakara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Koko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koko is looking to regain half guard here but Nakara keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Nakara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nakara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koko is avoiding damage well.
Nakara scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koko is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Nakara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nakara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Koko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakara working away.
Nakara grinds an elbow into Koko's temple.
Koko is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Koko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koko wants to control but Nakara postures up.
Koko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koko seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakara working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Koko to see if he's OK.
Koko tries to bench press Nakara off him but Nakara keeps the position.
Koko is working hard here to advance position.
Nakara working away.
Koko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakara scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Koko is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nakara can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tebato Nakara!
Tebato Nakara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Michael Koko was interviewed post fight and said 'Koko sad.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 1402 p4p, 158 weight class) and Hulk Butane (ranked 2985 p4p, 337 weight class). Super Man has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Butane!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butane avoids the body shot from Man.
And Butane responds with a good body kick, but Man manages to step out the way in time.
A head kick by Man misses
and Butane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butane. That did some damage!
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butane steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Butane counters with a nice body shot.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butane misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Butane counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butane tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butane.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man thuds a left hand into Butane's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Butane checks a leg kick.
Butane swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Butane checks the leg kick.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Butane's shoulder, as Butane tries to avoid the shot.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butane.
Man stuns Butane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hulk Butane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butane misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man misses with the body kick
and Butane counters with a thumping low kick.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Butane moves out of range easily.
Butane swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Butane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Butane.
Man throws a body punch but Butane moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man cracks the inside of Butane's front leg.
Man throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Butane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
A big right from Man misses.
Super Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butane.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Butane.
Butane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Butane misses with a punch on the inside.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man wants the takedown. Butane is fighting it off but Man persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Butane's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man controlling from the top position.
Butane controlling Man's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control but Butane is working from the bottom.
Man throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Butane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Super Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Butane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butane moves away.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Butane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hulk Butane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Man with a poor takedown
and Butane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Butane quickly recovers to half guard.
Man prevents Butane from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man content to control rather than advance.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Butane defends it.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man stalling.
Butane is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Butane tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Butane is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Man prevents Butane from improving his position.
Butane flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man shoots in but Butane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man blocks a head kick by Butane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Butane avoids it.
Butane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man tries to land a front kick but Butane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Man backs off Butane throws a huge counter combo but Man manages to avoid it all.
Man slips under a jab.
Man tries to counter with a takedown but Butane is quick to defend against it.
Butane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butane scores with a hook.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Butane in the body.
Butane swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butane misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man tries to clinch but Butane moves away
and Butane counters with a nice uppercut.
Man rushes Butane and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Butane controls the action.
Butane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Butane controls his hands.
Butane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Butane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butane scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Butane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man misses with a hook.
Butane flicks out a counter leg kick but Man steps away.
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 Super Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butane is fending him off so far but Man persists. Nope, Butane circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butane. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man scores with a head kick. Butane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Butane checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking to chop away at Butane's legs.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Butane counter with a right hand.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Butane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Butane! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Butane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Butane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Butane can pounce on him.
Butane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Butane tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Butane.
Man staying out of range there.
Man thows a leg kick but Butane checks it
letting Butane counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Butane as Man shoots in.
Butane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Butane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butane was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Butane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Butane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromButane.
Butane scores with a jab to the body.
Butane missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Butane avoids it well and moves away.
Man wants to clinch up but Butane keeps it at a distance.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Butane counters with a stiff right hand.
Butane is looking to score with low kicks.
Butane looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man misses with a straight right.
A big right from Butane misses.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Butane avoids it well and moves away.
Butane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Butane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butane.
Man connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butane.
Butane throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Man gets a clinch.
Butane lands a body punch.
Butane lands with a light punch inside.
Butane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Butane throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hulk Butane just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Butane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Butane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butane moves away.
Butane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Butane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man backing away here, and Butane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Butane throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Butane!
Butane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Butane is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Butane tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butane keeps working.
Butane is holding on to half guard well.
Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Man prevents Butane from improving his position.
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.
Butane controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Butane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Butane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Butane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butane is trying to improve his position.
Super Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butane keeps working.
Butane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man happy to just control the position for now.
Man cracks Butane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four 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.
Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Man has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Butane!
Man breaks from Butane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Butane tries to lock up and control but Man gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Butane hang on?
Butane is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Man controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man with shots to the head and body - Butane looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man had his way with Hulk Butane in that round.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butane throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butane moves away.
Butane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Butane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Butane.
Butane drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Butane.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butane moves away.
Man tries a low kick but Butane avoids it.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Butane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets a double leg takedown into Butane's guard.
Man advances to half guard.
Butane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man trying to control the pace.
Butane trying to control but Man postures up.
Butane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Man wants to control from the top but Butane keeps moving.
Hulk Butane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Super Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butane wants to improve his position but instead Man has moved into half guard.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Butane defends it.
Man winds up and cracks Butane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man stalling.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Butane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Butane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Butane trying to control from the bottom.
Man perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Butane trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Man.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Butane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Butane.
Man swings for the body but Butane moves out of range.
Butane throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Butane is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Butane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Man!
Super Man is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Super Man thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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