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PFC 64 Beezow vs Clifton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjuna Ramadan (ranked 1498 p4p, 158 weight class) and Tiny Ali Jaffa (ranked 2101 p4p, 199 weight class). Ramadan's entrance music is Positive Vibration. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
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260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjuna Ramadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiny Ali Jaffa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramadan tries to keep at a distance but Jaffa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaffa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramadan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaffa pulls Ramadan into guard.
Jaffa keeping moving, preventing Ramadan from controlling successfully.
Jaffa is trying to control the position but Ramadan postures up.
Ramadan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramadan wants to control from the top but Jaffa keeps moving.
Ramadan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramadan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramadan is working hard here to advance position.
Jaffa keeping moving, preventing Ramadan from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffa wants to control the position but Ramadan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ramadan is looking to advance position but Jaffa won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramadan is thwarting Jaffa's attempts to control the position.
Jaffa tries to get to full guard but Ramadan has control of the leg.
Ramadan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jaffa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramadan wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaffa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jaffa is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaffa wants to improve his position but Ramadan is controlling well.
Jaffa won't allow Ramadan to pass to mount.
Ramadan not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramadan misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Jaffa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jaffa wants to clinch up but Ramadan keeps it at a distance.
Jaffa throws a sloppy head kick and Ramadan moves out of range easily.
Ramadan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaffa, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaffa's elbow.
Jaffa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jaffa misses with an elbow strike.
Ramadan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ramadan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ramadan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaffa up against the cage.
Jaffa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramadan.
Ramadan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramadan lands an uppercut.
Ramadan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaffa backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaffa as Ramadan tries to tie him up.
Ramadan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ramadan.
Ramadan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramadan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jaffa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jaffa keeping full guard, as Ramadan tries to pass.
Jaffa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramadan is pushing down on Jaffa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jaffa is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramadan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramadan seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaffa is trying to control but Ramadan manages to pass to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramadan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaffa is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaffa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjuna Ramadan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramadan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaffa circles away.
Jaffa throws a fast counter high kick but Ramadan manages to duck under it in time.
Ramadan has managed to clinch.
Ramadan misses with the head strike.
Ramadan missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramadan.
Jaffa can't find room to land a body shot as Ramadan controls the action.
Arjuna Ramadan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramadan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaffa blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaffa pulls guard.
Ramadan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramadan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramadan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaffa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramadan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramadan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ramadan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan wants to control from the top but Jaffa keeps moving.
Ramadan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ramadan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramadan pushes down on Jaffa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jaffa gets full guard.
Ramadan trying to control but Jaffa is working from the bottom.
Jaffa is trying to keep Ramadan in close.
Jaffa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Jaffa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaffa is on top in guard.
Jaffa won't allow Ramadan to sweep him here.
Jaffa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jaffa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramadan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramadan has an active guard here but Jaffa has managed to pass into half guard.
Jaffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramadan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaffa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramadan is staying active underneath Jaffa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramadan sizes up Jaffa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramadan instigates a clinch.
Jaffa decides to pull guard.
Ramadan throwing strikes from guard but Jaffa blocks nicely.
Ramadan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramadan throwing strikes from guard but Jaffa blocks nicely.
Jaffa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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 Arjuna Ramadan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Jaffa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jaffa lands in his opponent's guard.
Jaffa wants to pass the guard but Ramadan is keeping the position.
Jaffa throwing strikes but missing.
Jaffa is fighting to break Ramadan's control of his arms but Ramadan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaffa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan keeping moving, preventing Jaffa from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ramadan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jaffa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jaffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramadan keeps working.
Ramadan wants to improve his position but Jaffa is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Jaffa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ramadan is trying to defend but Jaffa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ramadan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramadan keeping moving, preventing Jaffa from controlling successfully.
Ramadan looking to control.
Jaffa wants to control from the top but Ramadan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiny Ali Jaffa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaffa throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tiny Ali Jaffa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjuna Ramadan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaffa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramadan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaffa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramadan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramadan trying to control the position.
Ramadan working a defensive guard but Jaffa manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jaffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramadan keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Ramadan is right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramadan regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiny Ali Jaffa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramadan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjuna Ramadan!
Our winner, Arjuna Ramadan, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 1660 p4p, 197 weight class) and Sherm Davis (ranked 1886 p4p, 227 weight class). Ramos's entrance music is Sepultura - Nomad. A fine choice. Davis has chosen Raf Rundell Ft. Show Boy - Sweet Cheeks as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sherm Davis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramos.
We've been informed that Davis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Davis.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos blocks the elbow strike.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Davis working Ramos over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Davis gets through Ramos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis pushes Ramos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Davis.
Davis blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Davis gets through Ramos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramos.
Ramos swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Ramos gets a clinch.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis blocks a body shot from Ramos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Ramos tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramos as Davis tries to tie him up.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Davis taking a breather.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramos lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Ramos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Ramos.
Davis tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Ramos, against the cage.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis works on Ramos's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherm Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramos tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramos scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Ramos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Ramos throws a body kick that misses.
Ramos checks a low kick from Davis.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henrique Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos blocks the elbow strike.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sherm Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Davis presses Ramos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Davis tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis digs a right hand into Ramos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramos's gas tank.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Ramos lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sherm Davis has been cut.
Davis misses with some punches.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ramos.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis tries a body shot but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ramos.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Davis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherm Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sherm Davis'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. This is the final round!
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Ramos tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramos takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Ramos lands a nice uppercut.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis lands a right hand.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramos avoids the damage to the body.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Davis regains guard.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis pulls Ramos in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ramos trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Ramos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working some strikes from top position.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Ramos is looking to advance position but Davis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ramos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Davis avoids the attempt from Ramos to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Henrique Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sherm Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramos is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherm Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherm Davis!
Sherm Davis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 1133 p4p, 43 weight class) and Shovel Knight (ranked 2041 p4p, 108 weight class). Knight has chosen X Gon' Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shovel Knight!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Kersikov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knight throws a lazy body kick
and Kersikov counters with a shoot takedown. Knight fights it but they end up in guard.
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.
Knight is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kersikov is aware though and is defending well.
Kersikov throwing strikes but missing.
Knight trying to control the position.
Kersikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Our spies down at at Xtreme Fighting Systems inform us that Knight has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kersikov works over Knight with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Kersikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Kersikov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knight has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kersikov is working away from the top position though.
Knight is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kersikov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knight wants to control but Kersikov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kersikov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knight wants to control but Kersikov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov working over Knight with some ground and pound. Knight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kersikov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kersikov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kersikov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kersikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kersikov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knight is rocked!
Kersikov lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Knight! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kersikov jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyko Kersikov!
A very excited looking Boyko Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasim Barakat (ranked 848 p4p, 92 weight class) and Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 1105 p4p, 121 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Qasim Barakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Bobby Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Bobby Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Bobby Jr misses.
Bobby Jr looks to throw the jab but Barakat is out of range.
Bobby Jr blocks the body kick.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the side of Barakat's head but Barakat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barakat. That's going to slow Bobby Jr down.
Barakat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barakat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barakat throws a looping overhand right but Bobby Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Barakat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barakat lands a leg kick that knocks Bobby Jr off balance momentarily.
Bobby Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barakat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobby Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
Bobby Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobby Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barakat can pounce on him.
Barakat looks to land a left hand but Bobby Jr moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barakat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bobby Jr.
Nice uppercut lands for Barakat. That snapped Bobby Jr's head back.
Bobby Jr throws the left hand but Barakat avoids the punch easily.
Bobby Jr takes one on the button.
Barakat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobby Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
A leg kick checked by Bobby Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobby Jr. Barakat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bobby Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Barakat moves out of range as Bobby Jr strikes.
A quick step to the side and Barakat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobby Jr cracks Barakat with an open hand slap.
Barakat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bobby Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Barakat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barakat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bobby Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from Bobby Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barakat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Bobby Jr.
Barakat misses with a right hand
and Bobby Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barakat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobby Jr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bobby Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barakat feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bobby Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Bobby Jr - just one landing.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. Bobby Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bobby Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook. Barakat ducked under it nicely.
Bobby Jr misses the shot to the body.
Bobby Jr throws a hook but Barakat blocks it.
Barakat is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bobby Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barakat.
Bobby Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barakat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barakat throws a leg kick
and Bobby Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barakat slips a jab from Bobby Jr.
Barakat swings for the body but Bobby Jr moves out of range.
Bobby Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Jr lands a body shot.
Barakat throws a hook to the side of Bobby Jr's head but Bobby Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barakat connects with a body shot that sends Bobby Jr's belly button to the back.
Bobby Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat cracks the inside of Bobby Jr's front leg.
Barakat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bobby Jr forces Barakat back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bobby Jr.
Barakat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bobby Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Bobby Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barakat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bobby Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the head but Bobby Jr blocks with his arms.
Barakat tries to throw a body punch but Bobby Jr avoids it by throwing Barakat back against the cage.
Bobby Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barakat scores with a hook to the body.
Barakat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bobby Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barakat misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the head but Bobby Jr blocks with his arms.
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!
Barakat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barakat looking to throw knees to the head but Bobby Jr is blocking nicely.
Barakat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Bobby Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Bobby Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barakat's elbow.
Barakat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
Bobby Jr tries to throw a body punch but Barakat avoids it by throwing Bobby Jr back against the cage.
Barakat with a knee to the head.
Barakat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bobby Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Bobby Jr on the inside.
Bobby Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barakat scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Qasim Barakat will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bobby Jr throws a looping overhand right but Barakat ducks down to avoid it.
Barakat scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Bobby Jr misses.
Barakat stuns Bobby Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barakat defending well as Bobby Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Bobby Jr stuns Barakat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barakat lands with an uppercut that bounces Bobby Jr off the cage and back into range.
Bobby Jr swinging wildly here.
Barakat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Bobby Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricky Bobby Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobby Jr takes a swing at Barakat's ribcage but misses.
Barakat closes the distance and clinches.
Barakat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barakat missing with knees to the body.
Barakat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat missing with knees to the body.
Barakat lands a right hand.
Barakat misses with a body punch.
Barakat misses with a knee strike.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barakat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barakat throws a head punch that misses.
Barakat struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
Barakat misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat looking to throw knees to the head but Bobby Jr is blocking nicely.
Barakat struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
Barakat misses with a knee to the head.
Barakat misses with a knee strike.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bobby Jr avoids it.
Barakat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses with a body punch.
Bobby Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Barakat controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr blocks a body shot from Barakat.
Bobby Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bobby Jr tries to work over Barakat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby Jr tries to throw a body punch but Barakat avoids it by throwing Bobby Jr back against the cage.
Bobby Jr misses with a body punch.
Bobby Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Barakat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobby Jrs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barakat.
Barakat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bobby Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Barakat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bobby Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr tries to throw a body punch but Barakat avoids it by throwing Bobby Jr back against the cage.
Barakat lands with a left to the head.
Bobby Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barakat can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby Jr controls the action.
Barakat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bobby Jr.
Barakat blocks an uppercut.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bobby Jr avoids it.
Barakat scores a nice knee to the body.
Barakat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barakat tries to work over Bobby Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bobby Jr fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bobby Jr.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barakat trying to land knees to the body.
Bobby Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Barakat controls the action.
Bobby Jr misses with a body punch.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bobby Jr avoids it.
A short left from Barakat.
Barakat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the head but Bobby Jr blocks with his arms.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bobby Jr avoids it.
Bobby Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barakat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barakat blocks a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Barakat swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobby Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Barakat walks into a stiff left hand from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat throws a leg kick but Bobby Jr moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barakat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bobby Jr drives through and clinches with Barakat against the cage.
Bobby Jr works on Barakat's body with a couple of short punches.
Barakat prevents a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
Barakat scores with a knee to the head.
Barakat manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat wants to clinch up but Bobby Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bobby Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bobby Jr throws a hook but Barakat blocks it.
Barakat swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bobby Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barakat in his tracks.
Bobby Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barakat in his tracks.
Barakat is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby Jr defending well as Barakat loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Barakat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bobby Jr blocks a leg kick.
Barakat seems to have got his legs back now.
Bobby Jr goes for a small jab and connects. Now Bobby Jr goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Barakat stumbles back but Bobby Jr runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Barakat to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Barakat will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricky Bobby Jr!
A less than humble Ricky Bobby Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 2077 p4p, 246 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 757 p4p, 104 weight class). House comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coffee? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pave Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxwell House's chin.
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
House tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that House has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from House.
House stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House blocking some punches.
House wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
House lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
House misses with some punches.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt lands a high kick!
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
House misses the jab.
House avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
House blocking some punches.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
House manages to break the clinch.
Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
A nice left hand lands by House.
House looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
House prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with some punches.
House wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
House misses with a straight left.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
House slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Good shot there by House.
House keeps Hunt at a distance using the push kick.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces House off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from House misses the target.
Hunt clobbers House with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt closes the distance but House moves to the side
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and House takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
House swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
House needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Pave Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with House, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
House throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. House catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
House looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt House.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt moves out of range as House throws a body kick.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
House is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunt with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from House.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
House misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
House misses with some punches.
House blocks an uppercut.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
House blocks an uppercut.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
House blocking some punches.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House breaks from the clinch.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
House misses with a low kick.
House throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
House misses with a head kick.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunt throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
House is looking for the big counter here.
Good standup being displayed there by Hunt as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
House with a jab.
House dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
House slips a jab from Hunt.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
House looks to land a body kick but Hunt moved away.
Hunt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from House.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from House finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by House.
House darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt misses with a combination
and House counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but House swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxwell House will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hunt tries to clinch but House is having none of it.
Hunt throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
Hunt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from House. That one must have hurt.
House lands a jab.
House lands with an overhand left.
House scores with a jab. Hunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
House bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
House lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House motions for Hunt to come forward. House throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
House lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
House just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by House.
House circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt moves away from the strike by House.
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
House cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
House tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt is rocked!
House throws a quick head kick that knocks Hunt silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! House is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maxwell House!
Our winner, Maxwell House, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Judea (ranked 734 p4p, 114 weight class) and Bryan Mayhem (ranked 657 p4p, 104 weight class). Judea comes into the arena with I want to be a woman - Monty Python blaring out of the sound system. Stan Judea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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224 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
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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
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem swings for the body but Judea moves out of range.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judea checks a leg kick.
Judea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem throws a fast counter high kick but Judea manages to duck under it in time.
Mayhem throws an overhand right that lands on Judea's shoulder, as Judea tries to avoid the shot.
Mayhem misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem tries a low kick but Judea avoids it.
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Judea is just out of range.
Mayhem moves out of range as Judea throws a body kick.
Mayhem keeps Judea at a distance using the push kick.
Mayhem looks to land a body kick but Judea moved away.
Mayhem is looking to score with low kicks.
Judea connects with a leg kick. Mayhem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea slips a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Judea moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
Mayhem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayhem shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayhem throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Judea to regain full guard.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Judea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayhem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Judea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Judea keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Judea looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mayhem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mayhem sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Judea misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judea.
Mayhem throws a low kick but Judea moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Judea slips under a jab.
Mayhem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judea throws a jab when Mayhem was well out of range.
Judea slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Mayhem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem jabs at Judea's body.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown but Judea shows good takedown defense.
Mayhem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mayhem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem jabs Judea to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judea misses with a kick to the body.
Mayhem throws a chopping leg kick but Judea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Judea slips under a jab.
Judea scores with the left hand. Mayhem knows he should have avoided that one.
Judea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mayhem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Judea is out of range and Mayhem settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Judea.
A head kick misses from Judea.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judea. Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Judea napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Judea managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea seems a little lost for a moment, as Mayhem dominates the positioning.
Judea is not content to let Mayhem control the position.
Judea is looking for a sweep.
Mayhem misses with the ground and pound.
Mayhem controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Mayhem will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Judea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Judea, as that shot connected.
Mayhem throws a lazy uppercut
and Judea counters with an inside leg kick.
Judea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judea was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Judea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Bryan Mayhem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayhem lands a jab.
Mayhem cracks Judea with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Judea scores with a kick to the body.
Mayhem tries to score with a low kick but Judea moves his leg out of the way.
Judea gets caught napping as Mayhem dives in and scores a takedown. Judea manages to retain guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judea keeping full guard, as Mayhem tries to pass.
Mayhem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayhem is one step ahead there.
Mayhem landing with the ground and pound.
Mayhem's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Judea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Judea passes into side control, despite Mayhem's attempt to control the position.
Judea throws a strike aimed at the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem avoids it well.
Mayhem is trying to improve his position.
Bryan Mayhem has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to control but Judea postures up.
Mayhem tries to bench press Judea off him but Judea keeps the position.
Mayhem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mayhem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayhem moves into full guard.
Judea tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayhem is retaining full guard.
Judea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Judea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mayhem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mayhem is pulling down on Judea's head. It's preventing any offense from Judea, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mayhem passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mayhem landing strikes.
Mayhem working away.
The ground and pound from Mayhem seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mayhem throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Judea parries the strikes from Mayhem easily there. Mayhem is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Judea to escape.
Mayhem scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Mayhem crashes against the mat.
Mayhem controlling from side mount.
Mayhem throws an elbow but Judea slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mayhem working the ground and pound but Judea is defending the strikes.
Mayhem controlling the position from side mount.
Judea is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem working the strikes but Judea uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mayhem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayhem looks for the body kick but Judea saw that one coming.
Mayhem has a takedown stuffed.
Judea stuns Mayhem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayhem checks a leg kick nicely.
Mayhem only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mayhem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayhem connects with a single shot there.
Judea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Mayhem releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bryan Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judea looks to land a body kick but Mayhem moved away.
Mayhem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayhem throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayhem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Judea will feel that in the morning.
Judea moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
Mayhem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayhem shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stan Judea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a leg kick that misses.
Mayhem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An attempted straight right counter from Judea misses the target.
Mayhem misses with a looping right.
Judea scores with a spinning back kick!
Judea avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a head kick.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem throws out a counter right but Judea avoids it with no problem.
Judea avoids the head kick by Mayhem.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Judea throws a shot from downtown. Mayhem moves away and avoids it.
Judea swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a front kick.
Mayhem works the jab nicely.
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judea.
Mayhem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stan Judea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem shoots in and gets a takedown into Judea's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mayhem's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mayhem throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mayhem postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Judea keeps moving.
Mayhem is looking to work some ground and pound but Judea has wrist control.
Mayhem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Judea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayhem manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayhem has Judea pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayhem wants to improve his position but instead Judea has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mayhem manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bryan Mayhem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Judea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mayhem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Judea drops back looking for a leg! Mayhem is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mayhem manages to kick Judea off! Judea jumps back into Mayhem's guard.
Mayhem is pulling down on Judea's head. It's preventing any offense from Judea, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Judea defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
Judea misses with an uppercut.
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Judea's ribs.
Mayhem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Mayhem's shoulder, as Mayhem tries to avoid the shot.
Judea misses with a low kick as Mayhem jumps back.
Judea throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryan Mayhem.
Well Mayhem has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Mayhem!
Bryan Mayhem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ortega (ranked 450 p4p, 57 weight class) and Chris Karter (ranked 736 p4p, 83 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
158 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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32
168 lbs
22 - 13 - 2 |
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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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Karter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karter throws a body kick that misses
and Ortega counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ortega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortega checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Karter. Those never looked like landing.
Ortega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ortega looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Ortega digs a good body shot into Karter's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter misses with a body shot
and Ortega counters with a body kick.
Karter throws a low kick, looking for Ortega's leg but Ortega calmly moves out of range.
Karter shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortega manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ortega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ortega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karter throws out the jab.
Karter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Karter as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Ortega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karter clinches.
Ortega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karters head.
Ortega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Karter controls the action.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortega digs a right hand underneath Karter's ribcage. Karter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Karter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ortega fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chris Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter pushes Ortega up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Karter controls the action.
Ortega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Karter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
Karter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
Karter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Karter working aggressively here.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body.
Karter prevents a body shot from Ortega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega tries to work over Karter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Karter digs a right hand into Ortega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortega's gas tank.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortega.
Karter scores with a shot to the side of Ortega's head.
Ortega lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Karter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karter can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Ortega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Karter scores with a shoulder strike.
Karter tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Karter back against the cage.
Karter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortega scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter throws a head punch that misses.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Karter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortega.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karter has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ortega is trying to keep an underhook but Karter manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ortega pushes Karter off but Karter dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karter misses with the ground and pound.
Ortega is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karter connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Karter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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 Carlos Ortega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ortega rushes Karter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karter lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ortega.
Ortega lands a left hand.
Karter blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Karter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortega prevents it.
Ortega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ortega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Karter controls the action.
Karter is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortega has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Karter.
Ortega misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Ortega's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ortega lands with a light punch inside.
Karter struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
Ortega lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Ortega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karter pushes Ortega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karter lands a body punch.
Karter is trying to maintain a safe position but Ortega gets an underhook and turns Karter into the cage.
Karter stalling in the clinch but Ortega improves position.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega misses with the head strike.
Karter prevents a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karter.
Carlos Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Karter.
Ortega works on Karter's body with a couple of short punches.
Karter misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karter tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karter.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega working some nice short punches in 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!
Ortega tries to work over Karter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karter scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortega prevents a body shot from Karter.
Ortega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortega.
Karter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ortega seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Karter can turn it around.
Karter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortega prevents it.
Karter lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a body punch.
Karter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortega prevents it.
Carlos Ortega has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ortega lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Karter.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
Ortega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karter blocking some punches.
Karter prevents a body shot from Ortega.
A head punch on the inside from Karter fails to land.
Ortega is pressed up against the cage. Karter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ortega down to the mat. Ortega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortega counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Karter is breathing heavily.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Ortega tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karter manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega forces Karter back against the cage and clinches.
Ortega lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortega.
Ortega lands a hook that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karter.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karter.
Ortega tries to work over Karter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Karter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ortega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karter tries for a takedown but Ortega manages to get underhooks.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ortega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Karter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortega fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karter just manages to avoid it.
Ortega gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortega dips to his left and cracks Karter with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Ortega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos Ortega is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karter prevents a body shot from Ortega.
Karter is trying to trip Ortega. He has hold of a leg but Ortega is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Karter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ortega wants to get back to his feet but Karter passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is holding on to half guard well.
Ortega is looking to escape.
Ortega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karter.
Karter wants to control but Ortega is keeping him busy.
Ortega tries to kick Karter off but Karter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karter is looking to take a break and control but Ortega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karter is pressing down on Ortega's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ortega is holding on for now.
Ortega is trying to stand back up but Karter is controlling him
Chris Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortega has one foot on Karter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ortega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A leg kick checked by Ortega.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortega.
Karter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ortega swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
Carlos Ortega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega slips a jab and a cross from Karter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortega is just out of range.
A lazy left from Ortega finds it's target.
Karter scores with a nice head shot.
Ortega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ortega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karter misses with a right hand
and Ortega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ortega lands a body punch.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Karter controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
Karter wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karter blocks an uppercut.
Karter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortega is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Karter blocking some punches.
Karter wants a takedown but no success here.
Carlos Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Karter.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Karter.
Ortega lands a shoulder strike.
Karter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karter stalling in the clinch but Ortega improves position.
Karter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega lands a shot to the body.
Ortega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karter backwards.
Karter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Karter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ortega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortega, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ortega!
Carlos Ortega bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 392 p4p, 64 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 184 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Reich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Reich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Reich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jack Stone has been cut.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Reich lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Reich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stone backs up against the cage.
Jarred Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Reich throws a combination. Stone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Reich.
A jab from Reich misses.
Reich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reich.
Stone tries a quick counter leg kick but Reich is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a body kick that stops Stone in his tracks momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reich was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Reich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stone.
It looks like Jarred Reich has been cut.
Stone 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone throws out a counter right but Reich avoids it with no problem.
Reich lands with a hook. Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Reich misses with a head kick.
Stone is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reich is out of range and Stone settles back down.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Stone slips under a jab from Reich.
Stone checks a low kick from Reich.
A nice side step and Stone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stone misses the jab.
Reich tried to counter with a leg kick but Stone avoided it.
A big right from Reich misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reich. That's going to slow Stone down.
Reich drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Reich does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reich misses with a low kick.
Stone replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Reich blocks it well.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Reich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reich throws a leg kick
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone throws a push kick but Reich slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Reich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Reich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reich swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Stone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reich.
It looked like Reich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reich.
Reich misses with a looping left.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but Reich steps away.
Reich misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Reich misses.
Reich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich throws a big shot that misses.
Reich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reich throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Reich backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Reich.
A little jabbing left from Stone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reich connects with a solid leg kick.
Reich throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Reich scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Reich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Reich throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but Reich steps away.
Stone throws a leg kick but Reich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reich misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Stone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich connects with a crisp jab.
Reich lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
Reich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reich looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Reich misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Reich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stone cracks Reich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Reich checks it.
Stone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich tries to work over Stone's front leg with a kick but Stone checks it.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
Reich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reich throws a big shot that misses.
Reich misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarred Reich dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Reich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Reich off balance momentarily.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reich.
A nice side step and Stone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Reich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich misses with a hook.
Reich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reich misses with a hook
and Reich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but Reich steps away.
A swing and a miss from Reich.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reich jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich throws a body kick that misses
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone slips under a jab from Reich.
Reich misses with a straight right.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Reich is just out of range.
Jarred Reich is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone lands a glancing blow to the side of Reich's head.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Reich counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reich.
Reich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Reich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich avoids a kick to the body.
Reich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reich.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Reich.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone misses with a hook. Reich ducked under it nicely.
Reich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich lands a nice shot that snaps Stone's head back.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone blocks a head kick by Reich.
Good shot there by Stone.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reich has got the better of the exchanges.
Reich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reich scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarred Reich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarred Reich!
A relieved looking Jarred Reich thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Browne (ranked 163 p4p, 23 weight class) and Lucjan Lucjusz (ranked 246 p4p, 35 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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191 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucjan Lucjusz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucjusz wants to land a leg kick but Browne is out of range.
Lucjusz misses with a body punch
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Browne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucjusz throws a shot from downtown. Browne moves away and avoids it.
Lucjusz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Browne.
Nice shot lands for Browne.
Lucjusz misses with a body punch
and Browne counters by clinching up.
Browne misses with a punch to the body.
Browne misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lucjusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Browne.
Lucjusz throws a head punch that misses.
Browne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucjusz backwards.
Browne misses with a body punch.
Lucjusz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne misses with a punch on the inside.
Browne misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucjusz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucjusz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Browne misses with a punch to the body.
Browne tries a body shot but Lucjusz blocks it.
Browne can't find room to land a body shot as Lucjusz controls the action.
Lucjusz lands a right hand.
Browne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Browne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucjusz backwards.
Browne misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lucjusz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Browne blocks a body shot from Lucjusz.
Browne gets through Lucjusz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Browne fails to land.
Lucjusz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lucjusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browne misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lucjusz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucjusz blocks a body shot from Browne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Browne fails to land.
Browne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucjusz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lucjusz scores with a hook to the body.
Lucjusz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucjusz blocks an uppercut.
Lucjusz cracks Browne with a nice body shot.
Browne is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucjusz.
Browne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucjusz.
Lucjusz blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lucjusz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucjusz throws a punch but it's blocked by Browne.
Lucjusz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Browne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucjusz stalling against the cage.
Browne lands with a left to the head.
Lucjusz tries to work over Browne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucjusz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Browne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Browne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Browne misses with the head strike.
Lucjusz tries a body shot but Browne blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lucjusz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Browne blocks a body shot from Lucjusz.
Browne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Browne.
Lucjusz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Browne on the inside.
Lucjusz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Browne misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucjusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucjusz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Browne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Browne.
Browne prevents a body shot from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Browne misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucjusz struggles to land a body shot inside as Browne controls his hands.
Lucjusz blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne blocking some punches.
Lucjusz struggles to land a body shot inside as Browne controls his hands.
Browne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Browne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lucjusz misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lucjusz tries to stall but Browne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Browne tries to work over Lucjusz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucjusz blocking some punches.
Browne working aggressively here.
Browne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Browne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lucjusz lands a right hand.
Lucjusz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Browne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lucjusz misses with a leg kick
and Browne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Browne connects with a leg kick. Lucjusz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucjusz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Browne.
Lucjusz walks into a straight right hand from Browne.
A big right from Browne misses.
Lucjusz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucjusz throws a shot from downtown. Browne moves away and avoids it.
Browne throws a leg kick but Lucjusz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Browne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne defending well as Lucjusz loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Browne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Browne.
Browne scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Browne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Browne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucjusz lands a slapping body shot.
Browne throws a series of punches but Lucjusz avoids them all with ease.
Lucjusz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lucjusz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Browne swivels and escapes.
Lucjusz looks to land a right hand but Browne moved out of range.
Browne misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucjusz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Browne wants to land a leg kick but Lucjusz is out of range.
Browne throws a leg kick but Lucjusz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Browne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Browne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Browne misses with a two punch combination.
Lucjusz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Browne checks it well.
Browne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Browne misses.
Browne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucjusz cracks Browne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lucjusz throws a chopping leg kick but Browne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lucjusz catches Browne right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne misses with a wild body shot.
Browne misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucjusz.
Lucjusz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucjusz checks a leg kick.
Lucjusz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucjusz throws a lazy right hand but Browne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Browne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Browne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lucjusz. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucjusz misses with an uppercut. Browne saw that one coming.
Browne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lucjusz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lucjusz cracks Browne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Browne looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucjusz is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Browne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz misses with an uppercut
and Browne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucjusz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lucjusz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucjusz throws a leg kick
and Browne counters with a three punch combo that has Lucjusz backing up. Lucjusz nods at Browne to acknowledge the strikes.
A good leg kick by Lucjusz.
Lucjusz loads up on a big right hand but Browne slips the punch.
Browne misses with an uppercut.
Browne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucjusz is out of range.
Browne checks a low kick from Lucjusz.
A little feinted left hand from Browne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Browne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Browne lands a head shot.
Lucjusz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Browne blocks the body kick.
Browne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lucjusz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucjusz was well out of range. Poor timing from Browne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucjusz clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Browne.
Browne cracks Lucjusz with a nice body shot.
Browne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucjusz stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucjusz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Browne as Lucjusz tries to tie him up.
Lucjusz struggles to land a body shot inside as Browne controls his hands.
Browne struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucjusz controls his hands.
Browne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucjuszs head.
Lucjusz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucjusz stalls.
Liam Browne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Browne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lucjusz or not.
A shot in the inside from Browne.
Still in the clinch, Browne scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Browne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucjusz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Browne wants to slow Lucjusz down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucjusz throws out a leg kick but Browne moves out of range and Lucjusz only half commits.
Lucjusz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Browne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Browne throws a lazy right hand but Lucjusz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucjusz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Browne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Browne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucjusz scores with a push kick.
Lucjusz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Browne was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucjusz.
Lucjusz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browne manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne throws a push kick but Lucjusz slaps the foot to one side.
Lucjusz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Browne cracks Lucjusz with an open hand slap.
Browne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lucjusz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Browne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucjusz stops Browne from standing up.
Browne keeping moving, preventing Lucjusz from controlling successfully.
Lucjusz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucjusz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Browne keeping moving, preventing Lucjusz from controlling successfully.
Lucjusz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucjan Lucjusz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Browne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Browne throws a solid leg kick but Lucjusz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Browne.
Lucjusz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucjusz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Browne blocks a leg kick.
Browne misses with a leg kick.
Browne takes one to the chin there.
Lucjusz misses with a low kick as Browne jumps back.
Browne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucjusz.
Browne throws a leg kick but Lucjusz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Browne connects with a right hand. Lucjusz shakes it off.
Lucjusz misses with the body kick
and Browne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lucjusz's knee momentarily.
Browne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucjusz.
Lucjusz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Browne.
Browne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Browne throws an overhand right that lands on Lucjusz's shoulder, as Lucjusz tries to avoid the shot.
Lucjusz takes one on the button.
Lucjusz throws a big shot that misses.
Lucjusz 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.
Liam Browne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Browne keeps Lucjusz at a distance using the push kick.
Lucjusz misses the shot to the body.
Browne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Browne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucjusz moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucjusz. Browne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Browne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Browne misses.
Browne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucjusz tries to clinch but Browne moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucjusz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browne lands with a hook. Lucjusz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lucjusz throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucjusz.
Browne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lucjusz misses with a right hand
and Browne counters with a leg kick.
Browne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Lucjusz misses
and Browne counters with a straight right hand.
Browne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Browne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucjusz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Browne looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucjusz is just out of range.
Browne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Browne lands a head shot.
Browne checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Browne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Browne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Browne!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Browne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 54 p4p, 10 weight class) and Tony Clifton (ranked 205 p4p, 26 weight class). Clifton has chosen Tony Clifton on the Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
A big right from Clifton misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clifton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clifton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clifton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clifton.
A little feinted left hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a low kick as Clifton jumps back.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clifton looks to score with a jab to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is just out of range.
Clifton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clifton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clifton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clifton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clifton circles away quickly and effectively.
Clifton misses with a double jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clifton's head.
Clifton throws a looping overhand right but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks down to avoid it.
Clifton cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a head kick. Clifton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to clinch.
Clifton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clifton misses with an uppercut. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop saw that one coming.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clifton walks into a left hand.
Clifton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a left hand but Clifton moved out of range nicely.
Clifton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clifton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clifton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to counter punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a right hand
and Clifton counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses
letting Clifton counter with a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clifton.
Clifton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a leg kick.
Clifton throws a hook to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clifton.
Clifton scores with a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses
and Clifton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Clifton misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws an off balance right hand
and Clifton counters with a nice uppercut.
Clifton moves out of range of the leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thows a body kick. Clifton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a head kick!
Clifton feints and then cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a jab. Clifton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks the body kick.
Clifton throws a wild body kick that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees coming a mile off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a low kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick
and Clifton counters with a good low kick that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was not able to check.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clifton throws a shot from downtown. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away and avoids it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushes Clifton away with a front kick.
Clifton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clifton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clifton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Clifton works the jab nicely.
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 Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to clinch
and Clifton counters with an outside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a front kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clifton manages to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clifton doesn't seem bothered though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice hook to Clifton's body. Clifton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clifton misses with a hook.
Clifton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clifton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses
letting Clifton counter with a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clifton.
A head kick misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks the body kick.
Clifton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clifton moves forwards but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clifton misses with an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves away from the strike by Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clifton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws the left hand but Clifton avoids the punch easily.
Clifton throws an off balance right hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a straight right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton slips a jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes the leg kick and cracks Clifton in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clifton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clifton with a nice cross.
Clifton looks for the body kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop saw that one coming.
A jab from Clifton misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop missing with a left hand there. Clifton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a poor cross that misses
and Clifton counters with a straight right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with an uppercut that bounces Clifton off the cage and back into range.
Clifton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clifton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Clifton misses.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is winning the standup battle so far.
Clifton throws a lazy right hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a combination that misses
letting Clifton counter with a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range as Clifton strikes.
A jab from Clifton misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with an inside leg kick.
Clifton throws a leg kick which misses Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's front leg but catches the back leg as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clifton.
Clifton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to avoid it.
Clifton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clifton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a two punch combination.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clifton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clifton lands with a straight right. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop didn't see that one coming.
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!
Clifton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks a leg kick nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a front kick but Clifton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clifton throws the kick towards the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finds it's way through Clifton's defenses.
Clifton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips under a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Clifton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clifton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head backwards.
Clifton scores with a hook.
Clifton throws an overhand right that lands on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's shoulder, as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Clifton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clifton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clifton checks a leg kick nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clifton is out of range.
Clifton looks to throw the jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is out of range.
A head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses
and Clifton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clifton looks to throw the jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clifton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton throws a head kick that misses.
Clifton tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's front leg with a kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dodges the punch combination from Clifton.
Clifton misses with a straight right.
Clifton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to score with a jab to the body but Clifton is just out of range.
Clifton ducks right into an uppercut from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clifton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton takes one to the side of the head.
Clifton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clifton was well out of range. Poor timing from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws the kick towards the body but Clifton avoids it.
A jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses.
Clifton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a hook but Clifton blocks it.
Clifton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clifton is looking to slow Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop down with leg kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clifton looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the body
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clifton moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sizes up Clifton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop drops his hands momentarily and Clifton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clifton throws a hook to the side of Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's head but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Clifton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clifton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a nice uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clifton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a right hand
and Clifton counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clifton is able to avoid easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop defending well as Clifton loads up on a big left hand.
Clifton takes one on the button.
Clifton slips a straight right by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a head kick but it misses.
Clifton tries to land a front kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clifton cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clifton blocks a head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton works the jab nicely.
Clifton misses with a straight left.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a straight right. Clifton didn't see that one coming.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut
and Clifton counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tony Clifton just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut. Clifton saw that one coming.
Clifton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks it well.
Clifton moves out of range of the body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Jab from Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop defending well as Clifton loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clifton.
Clifton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clifton misses with a double jab
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters circling a little - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Clifton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton scores with a leg kick.
Clifton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab but it's blocked by Clifton.
Clifton throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it easily.
Clifton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a low kick nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop thumps Clifton with a low kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a lazy uppercut
and Clifton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a lunging right hand
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body shot but no joy.
Clifton cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with an open hand slap.
Clifton avoids a kick to the body.
Clifton shapes to counter with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clifton counters with a good low kick that Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was not able to check.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clifton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to clinch up but Clifton circles away and keeps his distance.
Clifton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clifton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips a jab from Clifton.
Clifton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clifton moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick.
Jab by Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scoring well with a low kick there.
Clifton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clifton tests Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clifton's head backwards.
Clifton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A telegraphed right hand from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Clifton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop delivers a nice body kick.
Clifton blocks a head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Decent striking displayed by Clifton there.
Clifton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clifton just misses with a punch to the body.
Clifton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clifton can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop rushes Clifton and presses him up against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Clifton blocks it.
Clifton struggles to land a body shot inside as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop controls his hands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop breaks from the clinch.
Clifton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clifton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body shot.
Clifton moves out of range as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a right hand but Clifton moved out of range.
Clifton looks to throw the jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is out of range.
Clifton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop ducks under a wild hook from Clifton.
A solid body kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Clifton dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Clifton looks to throw the jab but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is out of range.
Clifton misses with a wild body shot.
Clifton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a lunging right hand
and Clifton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clifton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes one on the button.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a nice hook to Clifton's body. Clifton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clifton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton throws a jab when Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clifton.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a head kick by Clifton.
Clifton missing with a left hand there. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clifton throws a hook but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clifton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses the target.
Clifton scoring well with a low kick there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a body kick
and Clifton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clifton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clifton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to land a leg kick but Clifton is out of range.
Clifton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a wild combination.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton cracks Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clifton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop defending well as Clifton loads up on a big left hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Clifton as he connects with a hook.
Clifton moves away from the strike by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A leg kick checked by Clifton.
Clifton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clifton scores with a head kick.
Clifton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick that misses
and Clifton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clifton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is rocked!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clifton.
Nice uppercut there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Clifton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clifton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clifton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range as Clifton strikes.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop appears to be looking for a big counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Clifton tests Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clifton connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clifton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop catches Clifton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tony Clifton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clifton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with an uppercut
and Clifton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop slips a straight right by Clifton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Clifton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clifton 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Clifton!
Tony Clifton is the new lightweight champion!
Tony Clifton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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