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RFC Showdown in Tokyo 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Bonin (ranked 23176 p4p, 601 weight class) and Barido Joranso (ranked 5629 p4p, 524 weight class). William Bonin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barido Joranso!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonin misses with a straight right.
Bonin misses with an uppercut. Joranso saw that one coming.
Joranso wants to counter the offense by Bonin and move into the clinch position.
A nice combination there by Bonin.
A lazy left from Bonin finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonin misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonin. Joranso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joranso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonin scores with a punch to the head.
Joranso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joranso is rocked!
Bonin shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Joranso takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Bonin sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Joranso bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Bonin!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Villa (ranked 3934 p4p, 201 weight class) and Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 1671 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Villa enables Krawlee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Villa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krawlee looking to pass the guard.
Villa wants to stand and escape but Krawlee is having none of it.
Krawlee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krawlee is standing up over Villa. Villa looks to escape but Krawlee dives into side control.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Villa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Villa is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee wants to control but Villa is keeping him busy.
Krawlee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Villa down.
Villa trying to remain calm as Krawlee controls from the top position.
Krawlee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An elbow from Krawlee crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Krawlee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Villa, who protects the arm well.
Krawlee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Krawlee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Krawlee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Krawlee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Villa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krawlee trying to control the action but Villa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Villa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Krawlee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krawlee is controlling him well.
Krawlee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Krawlee tries for a kimura but Villa is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawlee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Krawlee has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Villa is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Krawlee yanks on the arm and Villa is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Krawlee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kreepee Krawlee!
Kreepee Krawlee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Schroder (ranked 2103 p4p, 131 weight class) and Xix Zyx (ranked 7289 p4p, 280 weight class). Zyx has chosen Welcome to Hell as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ariel Schroder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xix Zyx!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyx on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zyx shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schroder.
Schroder lands with a hook. Zyx tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schroder rushes Zyx and presses him up against the cage.
Zyx is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zyx is working for takedown but Schroder is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ariel Schroder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xix Zyx.
Zyx wants the takedown. Schroder is fighting it off but Zyx persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schroder's guard against the cage.
Schroder pulls Zyx in close to prevent any damage.
Zyx trying to control but Schroder is working from the bottom.
Zyx not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyx has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Schroder to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Zyx is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Schroder pulls down on the head and he's put Zyx to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ariel Schroder!
The defeated Xix Zyx had this to say: 'Fuck you eceryone i shall return. !!! DROP THE MIC'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasey McRobbie (ranked 2025 p4p, 256 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 3490 p4p, 391 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRobbie lands with a straight right. Rabbitte didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte wants to clinch.
Rabbitte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rabbitte wants to clinch.
Rabbitte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for McRobbie.
Rabbitte shoots in but no luck this time.
McRobbie lands a left and a right that sends Rabbitte crashing to the canvas! McRobbie dives into mount looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRobbie misses with a head shot.
Rabbitte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McRobbie.
McRobbie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rabbitte because McRobbie loaded up on that one.
McRobbie lands a heavy elbow.
Rabbitte is rocked!
That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
McRobbie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McRobbie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by McRobbie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rabbitte holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McRobbie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by McRobbie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McRobbie looking to finish with strikes here!
McRobbie looking to finish Rabbitte with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rabbitte!
Paul Rabbitte's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Rabbitte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kasey McRobbie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3258 p4p, 179 weight class) and Chok Delarock (ranked 4890 p4p, 233 weight class). The key to victory for Theodore Nouveau has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theodore Nouveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chok Delarock!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Delarock has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Mahogany Temple. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nouveau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delarock connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Nouveau is looking for a kimura but Delarock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nouveau to get the leverage.
Nouveau is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Delarock reverses the position - he's now on top in Nouveau's guard.
Delarock chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delarock cracks Nouveau with a solid left hand.
Delarock wants to control from the top but Nouveau keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nouveau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delarock lying in Nouveau's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Nouveau decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Delarock taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theodore Nouveau!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yez Pleez (ranked 1959 p4p, 248 weight class) and Five Finger (ranked 23254 p4p, 604 weight class). Pleez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Animal i have become. Finger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jekyll and Hyde kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Five Finger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yez Pleez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Five Finger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleez tries to clinch but Finger is having none of it.
Decent striking displayed by Finger there.
Finger with a hook.
Pleez is looking to clinch.
Finger scores with a punch to the head.
Finger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pleez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pleez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finger fails with the takedown.
Pleez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pleez is looking to clinch but Finger is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Finger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pleez tries to clinch there but Finger circles away.
Pleez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleez tries to clinch up.
Finger throws out a counter right but Pleez avoids it with no problem.
Pleez moves in looking to clinch but Finger pushes him off.
Pleez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finger, pushing him back against the cage.
Finger tries to land a knee to the head but Pleez blocks with his arms.
Pleez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finger blocks an elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Finger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finger's defenses.
It looks like Five Finger has been cut.
Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finger scores with a shot to the body.
Pleez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finger scores with a sloppy right hand. Pleez should have avoided that one.
Yez Pleez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pleez wants to clinch up but Finger keeps it at a distance.
Finger thuds a left hand into Pleez's body.
Finger cracks Pleez with an open hand slap.
Finger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Finger.
Finger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finger blocks the elbow strike.
Pleez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finger stalling in the clinch but Pleez improves position.
A right hand to the body from Finger.
Pleez misses with an elbow over the top.
Finger breaks the clinch.
Finger lands a right hook to the body.
Pleez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pleez back to the cage. Finger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pleez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pleez avoids the body shot from Finger.
Pleez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pleez moves in looking to clinch but Finger pushes him off.
Pleez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finger shoots in for a takedown but Pleez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yez Pleez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Five Finger.
Pleez takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finger!
Pleez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finger blocks the elbow strike.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Finger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pleez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finger scores with a shot to the side of Pleez's head.
Finger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finger misses with a takedown attempt - Pleez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finger digs a good body shot into Pleez's ribs.
Pleez is looking to clinch but Finger is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Finger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pleez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleez fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleez moves in looking to clinch but Finger pushes him off.
Pleez tries to clinch but Finger is having none of it.
Finger scores with a punch to the head.
Pleez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pleez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pleez tries to clinch up but Finger circles away and keeps his distance.
Finger feints a jab promting Pleez to slip. Finger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pleez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Finger cracks Pleez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finger misses with a takedown attempt - Pleez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finger swinging wildly here.
Finger throws a head kick but Pleez moves out of range.
Finger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pleez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Five Finger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Five Finger's cut.
That's time! Pleez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finger lands a slapping body shot.
Pleez moves in looking to clinch but Finger pushes him off.
Finger jabs at Pleez's body.
Finger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pleez's half guard.
Finger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finger stops Pleez from getting back to his feet.
Finger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finger stops Pleez from getting back to his feet.
Finger is nestled in close to Pleez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finger trying to control from half guard but Pleez is working away.
Finger tries to pass to full mount but Pleez defends it.
Pleez is trying to stand back up but Finger is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Finger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Finger lands an uppercut.
Finger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pleez doesn't manage to clinch there - Finger circles away.
Finger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Finger.
Finger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finger lands with a straight right. Pleez didn't see that one coming.
Finger keeps the fight on the outside.
Finger keeps the fight on the outside.
Finger clinches up against the cage.
Finger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finger blocks the elbow strike.
Pleez pushes off an throws an elbow but Finger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pleez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finger's brow.
Finger presses Pleez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Finger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pleez lands an elbow inside.
Finger blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Pleez fails to land.
Finger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Finger as he connects with a hook.
Finger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pleez. Pleez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pleez moves in looking to clinch but Finger pushes him off.
Pleez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Finger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finger circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Finger both land. Nice combination.
Pleez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finger keeps the fight on the outside.
Pleez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finger.
Pleez is rocked!
Finger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pleez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pleez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finger 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.
Finger dives in and grabs Pleez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pleez pushes down on Finger's head and hops out.
Finger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finger showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pleez defending well though.
Pleez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger is trying to control. Pleez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pleez pushes Finger off looking to stand but Finger dives back in and keeps control.
Pleez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Finger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pleez defending well though.
Pleez tries to kick Finger off but Finger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pleez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Finger is on him like a limpet, forcing Pleez back against the cage.
Finger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finger blocks an uppercut.
Finger avoids a wild elbow strike from Pleez.
Pleez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finger scores with a shoulder strike.
Finger lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pleez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finger lands a left hand.
Finger lands with a light punch inside.
Pleez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finger blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Five Finger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Five Finger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Finger there.
Finger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finger lunges at Pleez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pleez's hand.
Pleez tries to clinch up.
Finger misses with a wild body shot.
Pleez is looking to clinch.
Pleez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finger cracks Pleez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Pleez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pleez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pleez wants it to stay on the feet.
Pleez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pleez seems to have got his legs back now.
Yez Pleez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger works Pleez's body with a nice hook.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pleez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pleez's head backwards.
Finger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pleez's head.
Finger lands with a good body shot.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pleez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finger tries for a takedown but Pleez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Finger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pleez tries to clinch up but Finger circles away and keeps his distance.
Finger lands with a shot to the body.
Finger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Finger duly obliges.
Finger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleez doesn't manage to clinch there - Finger circles away.
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pleez moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Pleez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Finger.
Pleez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yez Pleez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pleez tries to clinch up.
Finger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pleez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finger swats away the attempt to clinch by Pleez.
Pleez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pleez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pleez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pleez wants it to stay on the feet.
Yez Pleez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Five Finger.
Finger keeps the fight on the outside.
Finger misses the shot to the body.
Finger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Five Finger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pleez under the eye.
Finger cracks Pleez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finger scores with a jab. Pleez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finger sizes up Pleez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pleez tries to clinch but Finger moves out of range.
Pleez tries to clinch up.
A jab from Finger does it's job there.
Pleez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finger lands a jab to Pleez's midsection.
Pleez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finger lands with a good body shot.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger shoots and misses
and Pleez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger works over Pleez's head and body with a nice combination.
Pleez wants to clinch
and Finger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finger shoots in looking for a takedown but Pleez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Pleez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pleez takes one to the side of the head.
Pleez tries to close the distance and clinch but Finger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pleez takes one on the button.
Finger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finger moves out of range of the strikes.
Five Finger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finger misses with a body shot.
Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finger dodges the punch combination from Pleez.
Finger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Five Finger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finger 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Five Finger!
A victorious Five Finger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pal Hasani (ranked 1202 p4p, 81 weight class) and Ichiro Suzuki (ranked 2200 p4p, 137 weight class). Hasani comes into the arena with Slipknot - Duality blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Pal Hasani has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pal Hasani seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pal Hasani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hasani feinted with a counter takedown.
Hasani avoids the head kick by Suzuki.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hasani's waist but Hasani gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suzuki off to one side.
Hasani shoots in but no luck this time.
Hasani darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hasani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasani throwing shots but Suzuki is blocking nicely.
Suzuki is trying to control but can't.
Hasani looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasani trying to control the action but Suzuki is working from the bottom.
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard but Hasani has passed into side control.
Suzuki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hasani off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Suzuki is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hasani is defending well though. Suzuki let's go of the attempt for now.
Suzuki is looking for the choke from the back position but Hasani is controlling his hands well.
Hasani preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Suzuki.
Hasani tries to roll but Suzuki sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hasani is in real trouble here. Suzuki gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hasani is tapping out! Suzuki wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ichiro Suzuki!
A relieved looking Ichiro Suzuki 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Branimir Simeon (ranked 1098 p4p, 72 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1933 p4p, 122 weight class). Kamogawa has chosen The Veer Union - Bitter End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Branimir Simeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simeon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simeon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simeon moves into range and clinches up with Kamogawa.
Simeon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamogawa blocks a body shot from Simeon.
Simeon lands a shoulder strike.
Simeon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamogawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simeon tries to work over Kamogawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamogawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamogawa tries to circle away but Simeon has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Simeon.
Simeon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kamogawa working hard to break the clinch.
Simeon tries a body shot but Kamogawa blocks it.
Kamogawa is trying to break free.
Simeon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeon can't find room to land a body shot as Kamogawa controls the action.
Simeon misses with a body punch.
Simeon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simeon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamogawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Simeon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kamogawa can turn it around.
Kamogawa is trying to break the clinch but Simeon is controlling him.
Kamogawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Simeon pushes Kamogawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simeon working aggressively here.
Simeon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simeon blocks an uppercut.
Kamogawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamogawa is trying to break the clinch but Simeon is controlling him.
Kamogawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Simeon won't allow it.
Simeon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamogawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Simeon won't allow it.
Simeon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simeon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simeon walks into a straight right hand from Kamogawa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simeon.
Kamogawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Simeon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kamogawa throws a jab when Simeon was well out of range.
Simeon avoids the body shot from Kamogawa.
Simeon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kamogawa misses with a two punch combination.
Simeon punishes Kamogawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamogawa gets tackled into the cage by Simeon. Simeon maintains the clinch.
Kamogawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kamogawa misses with some punches.
Kamogawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Simeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simeon.
Kamogawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Simeon won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeon misses with a body punch.
Kamogawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Simeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simeon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simeon throws a head punch that misses.
Kamogawa scores with a shot to the side of Simeon's head.
A shot in the inside from Simeon.
Kamogawa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Simeon.
Kamogawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Simeon lands an uppercut.
Kamogawa is trying to break the clinch but Simeon is controlling him.
Kamogawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamogawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simeon wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kamogawa misses.
Kamogawa throws out a loose jab but Simeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Kamogawa tries to get set, Simeon tries to push him back and clinch up but Kamogawa manages to avoid the attempt.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simeon.
Simeon scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Simeon instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Simeon.
Simeon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simeon lands a right hand.
Kamogawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamogawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simeon scores with a decent looking hook.
Simeon tries to clinch but Kamogawa is having none of it.
Kamogawa walks into a jab.
Simeon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamogawa! But no joy.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simeon moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Branimir Simeon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kamogawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kamogawa is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Simeon pounces like a tiger and cracks Kamogawa with a vicious hook! Kamogawa is down but not out! Simeon follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Branimir Simeon!
Branimir Simeon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 760 p4p, 101 weight class) and Suge Knight (ranked 3365 p4p, 320 weight class). Knight has chosen Compton as his entrance music. Sven Svensson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suge Knight!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson stuffs the takedown.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Svensson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left and a right from Knight both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight throws a series of punches but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Knight.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Suge Knight has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but Svensson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Svensson lands a right hook to the body.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Knight misses with a hook
and Svensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Knight looks winded!
Svensson scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svensson counters with a huge left! Knight is in big trouble! He's backing up but Svensson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Knight from any more damage. A dominating finish by Svensson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Svensson!
In defeat, Suge Knight stepped up to the mic, saying 'This muthafucker killed Tupac, imagine what he will do to you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 541 p4p, 85 weight class) and Osman Dawoud (ranked 429 p4p, 68 weight class). Josu Aingeru had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aingeru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aingeru moves into the clinch.
Dawoud is looking to control Aingeru's arms but Aingeru gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawoud has his back to the cage.
Aingeru prevents a body shot from Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with some punches.
Dawoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawoud misses with some punches.
Dawoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Dawoud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawoud has Aingeru pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawoud wants to stall.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
Aingeru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aingeru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aingeru seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dawoud can turn it around.
Dawoud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dawoud tries to stall but Aingeru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dawoud content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dawoud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawoud can't find room to land a body shot as Aingeru controls the action.
Good body shot from Aingeru.
Dawoud stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Osman Dawoud.
Dawoud tries to keep at a distance but Aingeru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawoud lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dawoud.
Dawoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dawoud is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud gets through Aingeru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aingeru is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dawoud pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Dawoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
Aingeru lands a nice uppercut.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dawoud working aggressively here.
Dawoud misses with some punches.
Dawoud tries a body shot but Aingeru blocks it.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aingeru's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aingeru misses with a body punch.
Dawoud tries to work over Aingeru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Aingeru.
Aingeru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Aingeru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Dawoud stalling in the clinch but Aingeru improves position.
Dawoud pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dawoud tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Dawoud back against the cage.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Dawoud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud wants to stall.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Aingeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
Aingeru blocks a body shot from Dawoud.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud tries a body shot but Aingeru blocks it.
Aingeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Aingeru.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aingeru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aingeru lands a body shot.
Dawoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aingerus head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Osman Dawoud will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aingeru lands a nice shot that snaps Dawoud's head back.
Aingeru clinches up against the cage.
Dawoud just leaning against Aingeru, taking a breather.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aingeru tries a body shot but Dawoud blocks it.
Dawoud tries to stall but Aingeru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aingeru's elbow.
Dawoud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dawoud is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawoud tries to work over Aingeru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawoud taking a breather.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aingeru has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru controlling the action here for a moment.
Aingeru lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Dawoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
Dawoud taking a breather.
Dawoud effectively controlling the action here.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Aingeru lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aingeru lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aingeru breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries to keep at a distance but Aingeru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawoud is trying to maintain a safe position but Aingeru gets an underhook and turns Dawoud into the cage.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Dawoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawoud avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aingeru blocks an uppercut.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aingeru lands a right hand.
Dawoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Aingeru backwards.
Dawoud stalling in the clinch but Aingeru improves position.
Aingeru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Dawoud wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aingeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Aingeru.
Aingeru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aingeru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aingeru as Dawoud tries to tie him up.
Dawoud is trying to stall.
Dawoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Aingeru misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aingeru.
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Aingeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries a body shot but Aingeru blocks it.
Dawoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aingeru's elbow.
Josu Aingeru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawoud tries a body shot but Aingeru blocks it.
Dawoud looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aingeru.
Dawoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aingeru misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aingeru blocks a body shot from Dawoud.
Aingeru scores with a hook to the body.
Dawoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aingeru's elbow.
Aingeru scores with a shot to the side of Dawoud's head.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aingeru lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Aingeru digs a right hand into Dawoud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawoud's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josu Aingeru dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aingeru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aingeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawoud moves away.
Aingeru misses with a left hand
letting Dawoud counter with a right hand.
Aingeru tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawoud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Dawoud misses.
Aingeru tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dawoud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aingeru loads up on a big right hand but Dawoud slips the punch.
Aingeru moves to clinch but Dawoud breaks away
and Dawoud counters with a nice uppercut.
Josu Aingeru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aingeru moves into range and clinches up with Dawoud.
Aingeru blocking some punches.
Aingeru blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Aingeru tries to work over Dawoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aingeru tries to throw a body punch but Dawoud avoids it by throwing Aingeru back against the cage.
Dawoud is leaning against Aingeru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aingeru lands a right hand.
Dawoud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aingeru lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dawoud.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dawoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aingeru gets through Dawoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aingeru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
A right hook to the body lands for Aingeru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawoud stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dawoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dawoud trying to stall but Aingeru improves his position.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aingeru pushes Dawoud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Dawoud.
Aingeru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aingeru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
Aingeru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Dawoud back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dawoud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aingeru as Dawoud tries to tie him up.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aingeru misses with a punch to the body.
Dawoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dawoud digs a right hand underneath Aingeru's ribcage. Aingeru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dawoud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aingeru is keeping busy.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawoud is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aingeru is working Dawoud over against the cage.
Aingeru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
Aingeru blocks a body shot from Dawoud.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aingeru misses with some punches.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dawoud.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Dawoud misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Osman Dawoud.
I think Dawoud has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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