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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 4034 p4p, 347 weight class) and Richard Silva (ranked 2920 p4p, 273 weight class). Kedorf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ostatni dzwonek. Silva has chosen Architects-Doomsday as his entrance music. Richard Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Barol Kedorf's chin.
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47
265 lbs
33 - 34 - 0 |
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193 cm
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227 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kedorf to counter with a crisp jab.
Kedorf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to move into range but Kedorf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kedorf moves out of range easily.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kedorf's head.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kedorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Kedorf tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Kedorf misses with some punches.
Silva blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kedorf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kedorf.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kedorf is keeping busy.
Kedorf misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kedorf back against the cage.
Kedorf has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Kedorf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kedorf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kedorf.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Kedorf scores with a hook to the body.
Kedorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kedorf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kedorf.
Kedorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kedorf avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva is working Kedorf over against the cage.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kedorf's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kedorf lands with a right to the head.
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!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kedorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kedorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Kedorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kedorf.
Kedorf throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch.
Kedorf tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Kedorf looking to stall.
Kedorf misses with some punches.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kedorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Silva.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Kedorf tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kedorf backwards.
Kedorf works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kedorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kedorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kedorf takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Kedorf.
Kedorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kedorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kedorf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kedorf has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Kedorf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kedorf defends it easily.
Kedorf stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kedorf wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Kedorf is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barol Kedorf's cut.
That's time! Kedorf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kedorf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Kedorf tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Kedorf throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kedorf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Kedorf throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva works Kedorf's body with a nice hook.
Silva slips a jab from Kedorf.
Kedorf thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kedorf misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kedorf misses with a body shot.
Kedorf misses with a looping left.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Kedorf misses with an uppercut
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Kedorf, which made it look bad.
Kedorf loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Kedorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kedorf defends well and Silva ends up having to push Kedorf into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kedorf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kedorf lands a slapping body shot.
Silva cracks Kedorf with a good jab.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a right hand that Kedorf ducks under and follows up with a left that Kedorf also avoids with ease.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kedorf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Kedorf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kedorf.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kedorf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barol Kedorf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kedorf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kedorf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kedorf takes it in his stride.
Kedorf lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Kedorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva misses with a hook. Kedorf ducked under it nicely.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kedorf moves out of range easily.
Kedorf scores with a shot to the body.
Kedorf slips a jab from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Kedorf slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Kedorf.
Kedorf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Silva misses.
Kedorf is looking for a counter combo.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kedorf to the mat! Kedorf manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva prevents Kedorf from getting back to his feet.
Silva distracts Kedorf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Kedorf has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Silva has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barol Kedorf's cut.
That's time! Kedorf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Kedorf tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kedorf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva lands with a straight right. Kedorf didn't see that one coming.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kedorf.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva slips under a jab.
Kedorf tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Kedorf finds it's target.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kedorf looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva feints a jab promting Kedorf to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kedorf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kedorf napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kedorf throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Kedorf avoids the body shot from Silva.
A counter left hand to the body from Kedorf misses its target.
Good standup being displayed there by Kedorf as he connects with a hook.
Kedorf throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Kedorf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that Kedorf semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kedorf under the eye.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kedorf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kedorf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Kedorf. Those never looked like landing.
Kedorf misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kedorf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kedorf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kedorf tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kedorf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kedorf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kedorf is rocked!
Silva cracks Kedorf with a hook to the temple - Kedorf is on wobbly legs here! Silva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kedorf falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Silva wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Richard Silva!
Richard Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Barol Kedorf had this to say: 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Misalooba (ranked 3470 p4p, 365 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 2502 p4p, 291 weight class). Misalooba comes to the cage accompanied by Beyond the Black. Peter Barnkvist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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32
184 lbs
14 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Misalooba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misalooba keeps the fight on the outside.
Misalooba throws the left hand but Barnkvist avoids the punch easily.
Barnkvist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Misalooba misses with a hook.
Misalooba misses with a hook.
Misalooba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Misalooba misses with a head kick.
Barnkvist swings widly with a right hand
and Misalooba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Misalooba.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnkvist 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.
Nice sprawl there from Misalooba as Barnkvist shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Barnkvist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Misalooba is trying to maintain the position but Barnkvist is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnkvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misalooba is refusing to be controlled, as Barnkvist sits in half guard.
Barnkvist thows a huge punch but Misalooba dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misalooba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnkvist is working away from the top position though.
Barnkvist thows a huge punch but Misalooba dodges it nicely.
Barnkvist controlling the pace.
Barnkvist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnkvist winds up and cracks Misalooba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Misalooba is looking to escape.
Barnkvist with the ground and pound but Misalooba uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barnkvist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba wants to get back to his feet but Barnkvist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnkvist scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnkvist chips away with some ground and pound.
Misalooba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnkvist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnkvist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Misalooba is keeping the position for now.
Barnkvist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnkvist sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Misalooba's guard.
Misalooba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnkvist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnkvist misses with a head shot. Misalooba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Misalooba throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Barnkvist won't allow Misalooba to get back to his feet.
Barnkvist lands a couple of elbows.
Barnkvist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnkvist's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Misalooba wants to get back to his feet but Barnkvist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnkvist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba wants to stand up but Barnkvist is controlling him.
Misalooba is trying to control the position but Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist trying to control but Misalooba is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnkvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnkvist jabs at Misalooba's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Misalooba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Barnkvist shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Misalooba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Misalooba has momentary wrist control but Barnkvist slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Barnkvist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Misalooba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnkvist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Misalooba, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnkvist wants a takedown.
Barnkvist tries to score a body lock takedown but Misalooba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Misalooba is trying to break the clinch but Barnkvist has him pressed against the cage.
Barnkvist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barnkvist tries to score a body lock takedown but Misalooba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Didier Misalooba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Barnkvist tightens his grip and picks Misalooba up, before dumping him to the ground. Misalooba manages to land in guard.
Barnkvist landing with the ground and pound.
Misalooba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Misalooba pushes Barnkvist off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Barnkvist looks to land a combination but Misalooba avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Misalooba counter with a right hand.
Misalooba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist has managed to clinch.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Misalooba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Misalooba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Misalooba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barnkvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misalooba breaks the clinch.
Barnkvist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnkvist scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist moves in looking to clinch but Misalooba pushes him off.
Barnkvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Misalooba ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Misalooba slips a jab and a cross from Barnkvist.
Misalooba throws a counter high kick but Barnkvist was just alert enough to avoid it.
Peter Barnkvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misalooba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Misalooba misses with a head kick.
Barnkvist misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnkvist wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is trying hard to land a takedown here. Misalooba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnkvist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Misalooba counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown but Misalooba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnkvist misses with a looping right.
Barnkvist is looking to clinch but Misalooba is avoiding it.
Misalooba misses with an uppercut.
Barnkvist walks into a stiff left hand from Misalooba.
Misalooba thuds his shin into the meat of Barnkvist's side.
Misalooba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnkvist is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Barnkvist wants to clinch
and Misalooba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misalooba throws a jab when Barnkvist was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misalooba was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnkvist.
Misalooba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Misalooba lands a head kick. Barnkvist smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Misalooba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist throws a right hand that Misalooba ducks under and follows up with a left that Misalooba also avoids with ease.
Barnkvist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Misalooba.
Barnkvist takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnkvist tries a body shot but Misalooba blocks it.
Misalooba prevents the takedown attempt.
Barnkvist is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barnkvist tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Misalooba.
Barnkvist is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Didier Misalooba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Misalooba works the jab nicely.
Misalooba tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnkvist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Misalooba circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnkvist moves into range and clinches up with Misalooba.
Misalooba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnkvist prevents it.
Barnkvist is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barnkvist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Misalooba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Barnkvist misses.
Barnkvist gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misalooba prevents the takedown attempt.
Didier Misalooba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Misalooba is pressed up against the cage. Barnkvist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Misalooba down to the mat. Misalooba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnkvist. Misalooba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misalooba ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Misalooba is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist slips under a jab from Misalooba.
Barnkvist takes a swing at Misalooba's ribcage but misses.
Misalooba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnkvist looks to throw the jab but Misalooba is out of range.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Misalooba moves out of range.
Didier Misalooba is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnkvist throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Misalooba was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnkvist finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Peter Barnkvist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Misalooba wants to get back to his feet but Barnkvist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist stands and throws Misalooba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnkvist in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Misalooba is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnkvist connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Misalooba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Misalooba wants to control but Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Misalooba throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Barnkvist working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barnkvist postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Misalooba regains half guard there - taking advantage of Barnkvist's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Nice strikes from Barnkvist there.
Barnkvist thows a huge punch but Misalooba dodges it nicely.
Barnkvist trying to mount his opponent but Misalooba defends it.
Barnkvist blocks the strikes from Misalooba.
Misalooba wants to control but Barnkvist is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba pushes Barnkvist off looking to stand but Barnkvist dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnkvist lands a nice short elbow.
Barnkvist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Misalooba wants to get back to his feet.
Misalooba missing with punches from the bottom.
Misalooba striking from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Misalooba tries a head kick but it misses.
Misalooba moves out of range as Barnkvist strikes.
Misalooba misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Barnkvist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnkvist 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Barnkvist!
A very excited looking Peter Barnkvist 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 486 p4p, 65 weight class) and Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 682 p4p, 88 weight class). Dall has chosen Art of War - Sabaton as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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167 lbs
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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
41 - 22 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyrkyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daniels throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniels. Daniels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Dall.
Daniels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Dall coming out on top.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels wants to slow Dall down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels works the jab nicely.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
Dall slips under a jab from Daniels.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Daniels misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Daniels coming out on top.
Dall scores with a hook.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Dall cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Daniels lands with a cross.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
Dall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Dall does it's job there.
Daniels slips a straight right by Dall.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Dall thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Daniels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daniels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daniels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Daniels wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Dall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniels jabs at Dall's body.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Dall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dall somewhat.
Dall misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daniels won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels pushes Dall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vyrkyx Dall will probably get the nod.
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.
Dall throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dall.
Daniels cracks Dall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dall throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniels throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels with a jab.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dall takes one to the side of the head.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels walks into a left hand.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Dall didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Daniels misses the target.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall is looking to slow Daniels down with leg kicks.
Daniels lands the left hand.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dall wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Daniels throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Dall's leg but Dall calmly moves out of range.
Dall walks into a jab.
Dall throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels walks into a left hand.
Daniels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Dall takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Dall with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Daniels's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniels tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Dall tenderised Daniels's leg. Daniels is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels lands with a hook. Dall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Daniels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Daniels defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Dall fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Dall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Dall lands a lovely overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Dall staying out of range there.
Daniels moves out of range as Dall strikes.
Daniels catches Dall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Dall down.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall with the counter takedown but Daniels avoids it easily.
Dall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Daniels slips a jab from Dall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Dall connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall misses with a hook.
Dall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall on the side of the head.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Dall misses.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dall misses with a straight left.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels works Dall's body with a nice hook.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Dall.
Dall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Dall is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Dall tried to score with a low kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels scores with a head kick.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Dall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniels. Daniels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall with a jab.
Daniels 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.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Dall misses the jab.
Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
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!
Daniels gets caught napping as Dall dives in and scores a takedown. Daniels manages to retain guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall stops Daniels from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Daniels manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dall has Daniels in his guard.
Dall controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daniels defends it easily.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Daniels passes into half guard.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Daniels has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dall felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Dall is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daniels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daniels wants to stand but Dall has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Vyrkyx Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dall tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to stand and escape but Dall is controlling the position.
Dall trying to control here.
Daniels is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jack Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels slips a jab from Dall.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniels scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall tests Daniels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Dall only half commits.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Dall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniels in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Daniels.
I think Daniels 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
A victorious Jack Daniels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vyrkyx Dall was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for the fights Jordan(Pride/IFC) and Gus(CEC)!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 1480 p4p, 163 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 1008 p4p, 117 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ho Joy finds it's way through Filch's defenses.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filch dives in and grabs Ho Joy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ho Joy pushes down on Filch's head and hops out.
A big left from Ho Joy misses.
Filch defending well as Ho Joy loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Ho Joy misses.
Filch tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Joy breaks away and moves out of range.
Filch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ho Joy tries to avoid it but Filch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ho Joy to the ground. Ho Joy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Filch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Joy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Joy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filch just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy's coach down at Secret Lab was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ho Joy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filch throws a head kick that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filch was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Joy.
Filch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Good exchange - Ho Joy coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Filch checks a leg kick.
Filch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho Joy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Filch under the eye.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho Joy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filch takes one on the button.
Ho Joy lands a left and a right that send Filch crashing to the mat, dazed. Ho Joy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Filch is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Filch to the canvas! Filch doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ho Joy keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 1374 p4p, 185 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 690 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnar's choice of entrance music: Shook Ones II. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
39 - 19 - 0 |
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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
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Felterbush sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Felterbush lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good leg kick by Ragnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ragnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnar loads up on a big right hand but Felterbush slips the punch.
Felterbush throwing a counter right hand but Ragnar manages to avoid it.
Ragnar scoring well with a low kick there.
Felterbush misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ragnar counter with a right hand.
Felterbush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
We've been told by Felterbush's head coaches at Mahogany Temple that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ragnar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Felterbush in his tracks.
Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar misses with a hook.
Felterbush throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnar's shoulder, as Ragnar tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Felterbush listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ragnar misses with a jab to the body
and Felterbush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar throws a low kick, looking for Felterbush's leg but Felterbush calmly moves out of range.
Felterbush appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Felterbush drops his hands momentarily and Ragnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Felterbush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Felterbush in his tracks.
Felterbush misses with a hook
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar misses with a kick to the body
and Felterbush counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ragnar thinking.
Felterbush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ragnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Felterbush misses the target.
Felterbush tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ragnar slips under a jab.
Felterbush takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Felterbush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felterbush shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ragnar defends it nicely.
Ragnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Felterbush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Felterbush moves forwards but Ragnar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Felterbush throws a big shot that misses.
Felterbush is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnar.
A big left from Felterbush misses.
Ragnar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Felterbush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ragnar throws a lazy body kick
and Felterbush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnar misses with a head kick.
Ragnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Felterbush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnar is looking to chop away at Felterbush's legs.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ragnar drops his hands momentarily and Felterbush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Ragnar takes one on the button.
Ragnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnar looks to throw the jab but Felterbush is out of range.
Felterbush is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Felterbush misses.
Ragnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnar lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Ragnar does no damage.
Felterbush misses with an uppercut. Ragnar saw that one coming.
Ragnar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felterbush avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Felterbush is just out of range.
Felterbush misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ragnar moves out of range as Felterbush strikes.
Ragnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Felterbush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnar misses with a shot to the body
and Felterbush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Felterbush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnar.
Ragnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Felterbush to score with a decent uppercut.
Felterbush tests Ragnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Felterbush shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Felterbush saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ragnar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Felterbush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Felterbush with that takedown attempt.
Ragnar lands with an uppercut that bounces Felterbush off the cage and back into range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Felterbush might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ragnar with a nice cross.
Felterbush is rocked!
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Felterbush out cold! Felterbush corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bjorn Ragnar!
After winning the bout, Bjorn Ragnar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 1250 p4p, 141 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 935 p4p, 108 weight class). Evgeni Lomachenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vasilios Megalos's chin.
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149 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Megalos as he avoids it easily.
Lomachenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Megalos closes the distance and pushes Lomachenko back into the cage.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
A short right from Megalos.
Lomachenko blocking some punches.
Lomachenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Megalos prevents it.
Lomachenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Megalos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lomachenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Megalos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megalos keeps Lomachenko at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lomachenko looks to throw the jab but Megalos is out of range.
Megalos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lomachenko will feel that in the morning.
Lomachenko slips under a jab from Megalos.
Lomachenko throws a lazy right hand but Megalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Lomachenko shoots for a takedown but Megalos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lomachenko misses the shot to the body.
Megalos throws a big shot that misses.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Megalos.
Lomachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megalos moves away.
Megalos thumps Lomachenko with a low kick.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Lomachenko's shoulder, as Lomachenko tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Megalos.
Lomachenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Megalos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Megalos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Megalos has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Megalos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lomachenko scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lomachenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Megalos is keeping the position for now.
Lomachenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lomachenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Megalos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lomachenko is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lomachenko has gone for a leg lock! Megalos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lomachenko's guard.
Megalos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lomachenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Megalos has managed to get both his arms back between Lomachenko's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Megalos 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.
Lomachenko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Megalos has passed into half guard!
Megalos is pressing down on Lomachenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lomachenko is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Megalos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lomachenko is looking to improve his position.
Megalos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lomachenko looking for submissions off his back.
Megalos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lomachenko connects with a right hand. Megalos shakes it off.
Lomachenko moves out of range of the body kick from Megalos.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Megalos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Lomachenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lomachenko swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Lomachenko looks for a takedown but Megalos sprawls well.
Lomachenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos scores with a nice right hand.
Megalos throws a hook to the side of Lomachenko's head but Lomachenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lomachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Lomachenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Lomachenko down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko misses with a straight right.
Lomachenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Megalos lands with a shot to the body.
Megalos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vasilios Megalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Megalos throws a body punch but Lomachenko moves out of range.
Lomachenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Megalos sprawls and moves away.
Megalos throws a right hand that Lomachenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Lomachenko also avoids with ease.
Lomachenko connects with a crisp jab.
Lomachenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Megalos counters with a nice uppercut.
Lomachenko throws a big shot that misses.
Megalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lomachenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Megalos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Megalos scores with a jab. Lomachenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomachenko cracks Megalos with a good jab.
Megalos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lomachenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Megalos walks away with a smile on his face. Lomachenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lomachenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megalos misses with a hook. Lomachenko ducked under it nicely.
Lomachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Megalos slaps away a takedown attempt from Lomachenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lomachenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megalos.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megalos keeps Lomachenko at a distance using the push kick.
Megalos fakes the leg kick and cracks Lomachenko in the body.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Megalos lunges at Lomachenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lomachenko's hand.
Megalos throws a hook but Lomachenko avoids it easily.
Lomachenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Megalos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lomachenko somewhat.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Lomachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lomachenko shoots in and drives through. Megalos sprawls well.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lomachenko slips a jab from Megalos.
Lomachenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Megalos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Megalos throws out a loose jab but Lomachenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos scores with a nice strike.
Lomachenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lomachenko goes for a double leg but Megalos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Megalos continues to drive forward.
Megalos connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Lomachenko down.
Megalos misses with a wild body shot.
Lomachenko takes a swing at Megalos's ribcage but misses.
Megalos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lomachenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lomachenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Megalos throws a front kick that sends Lomachenko stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomachenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko 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.
Lomachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Good shot there by Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook.
Megalos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Megalos looks to land a right hand but Lomachenko moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Megalos fails to land with a series of punches.
Lomachenko fails with the takedown.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Megalos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos instigates a clinch.
Lomachenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Lomachenko controls the action.
Lomachenko goes for a takedown attempt but Megalos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomachenko. Megalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Megalos.
Megalos throws the kick towards the body but Lomachenko avoids it.
Lomachenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Megalos connects with a leg kick. Lomachenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Megalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lomachenko throws out the jab.
Megalos scores with a nice strike.
Megalos thumps Lomachenko with a low kick.
Megalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Megalos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Megalos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Megalos misses with a low kick as Lomachenko jumps back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lomachenko is defended easily by Megalos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos scores with a kick to the body.
Megalos delivers a nice body kick.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Megalos avoids it really well and circles away.
Lomachenko throws a lazy right hand but Megalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Megalos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lomachenko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomachenko connects with a looping right hand.
Megalos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lomachenko counters with a single leg into guard. Megalos didn't expect that.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Megalos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
Lomachenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Lomachenko is trying to drag Megalos to the mat but Megalos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lomachenko prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Lomachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Lomachenko controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
Megalos is leaning against Lomachenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lomachenko is trying to pull guard but Megalos has him pressed against the cage.
Lomachenko has had enough of the clinch but Megalos keeps him there for the moment.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos is working Lomachenko over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Megalos lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos cracks Lomachenko with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Megalos.
Megalos gets through Lomachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megalos cracks Lomachenko with a nice body shot.
Megalos breaks from the clinch.
Megalos connects with a nice looking jab.
Megalos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lomachenko misses with an uppercut.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Megalos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lomachenko. That did some damage!
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Crunch! Megalos slams his shin into Lomachenko's torso.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomachenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Megalos connects with a right hand. Lomachenko shakes it off.
A slow jab from Lomachenko misses its intended target.
Jab from Megalos.
Megalos throws a wild body kick that Lomachenko sees coming a mile off.
Megalos lands a jab to the head.
Megalos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megalos throws a lazy right hand but Lomachenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lomachenko cracks Megalos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Megalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lomachenko throws out the jab.
Lomachenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megalos is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Evgeni Lomachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lomachenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lomachenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 322 p4p, 42 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 331 p4p, 43 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven is looking for a counter combo.
Egyptian dips to his left and cracks Draven with an uppercut!
Egyptian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Draven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Egyptian connects with an inside leg kick.
Egyptian moves into the clinch.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Egyptian lands a shot to the body.
Egyptian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draven is trying to push Egyptian away but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egyptian takes a shot to the head.
Egyptian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been informed that Egyptian 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.
Draven scores with a shot to the side of Egyptian's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian leaning his opponent against the cage.
Draven letting Egyptian take a breather here.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands a shot to the body.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Egyptian just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDraven.
Egyptian throws a lazy head kick
and Draven counters with a stiff right hand.
Egyptian tried to score with a low kick but Draven checks it.
Draven appears to be looking for a big counter.
Egyptian forces Draven back against the cage and clinches.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Egyptian misses with a right hand
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Egyptian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven lands the left hand.
Egyptian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
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!
Egyptian closes the distance and pushes Draven back into the cage.
Draven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draven misses with some punches.
Draven throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Egyptian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Egyptian misses its intended target.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Draven.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draven misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Egyptian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Draven misses with a hook.
Draven tries to work over Egyptian's front leg with a kick but Egyptian checks it.
Egyptian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dravens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Egyptian. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Egyptian. Beautiful body shot.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draven's knee momentarily.
Draven changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Draven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Egyptian throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Egyptian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Egyptian throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Egyptian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Egyptian finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head.
Egyptian slips under a jab from Draven.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut.
Draven slips a jab from Egyptian.
Egyptian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Egyptian lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Egyptian moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Egyptian connects with the punch.
Draven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range and Draven settles back down.
Draven is looking to chop away at Egyptian's legs.
Egyptian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Egyptian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A leg kick checked by Egyptian.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egyptian swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Draven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Egyptian throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Egyptian 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.
Egyptian closes the distance and clinches.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Egyptian is trying to maintain a safe position but Draven gets an underhook and turns Egyptian into the cage.
Draven is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draven is defending well for now.
Draven working aggressively here.
Draven lands an uppercut.
Egyptian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Egyptian is controlling him.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Nice body punch from Draven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egyptian has him pressed against the cage.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Egyptian pushes Draven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian tries a knee to the head but Draven blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Draven - that landed with a thud.
Egyptian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Draven up against the cage.
Egyptian trying to control the position but instead, Draven has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egyptian into the cage.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egyptian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven feints and then cracks Egyptian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egyptian down.
A bone on bone clash there as Egyptian blocks the leg kick.
Draven slips under a jab from Egyptian.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Egyptian throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven counters with a series of strikes. Egyptian will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draven punishes Egyptian's body with a nice straight punch.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
Egyptian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draven's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian moves forwards but Draven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Draven tenderised Egyptian's leg. Egyptian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Egyptian lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Egyptian.
Egyptian connects with a crisp jab.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Egyptian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Egyptian misses with a wild combination.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.
Egyptian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draven to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Draven tenderised Egyptian's leg. Egyptian is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Egyptian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Egyptian.
Egyptian blocks a jab.
Draven throws a leg kick but Egyptian checks it.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven throws a right hand that misses
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Egyptian's head backwards.
Egyptian tries to clinch up.
Egyptian thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Egyptian misses.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian throws a right hand that Draven ducks under and follows up with a left that Draven also avoids with ease.
Draven cracks Egyptian with an open hand slap.
Draven connects with a body shot that sends Egyptian's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Draven tries to land a leg kick but Egyptian saw it coming and moves away.
Egyptian is looking for the big counter here.
Draven throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Draven wants to slow Egyptian down by chopping away at his legs.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draven digs a good body shot into Egyptian's ribs.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian clinches with his opponent.
Egyptian has Draven pressed against the cage, preventing Draven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Egyptian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egyptian misses with some punches.
A short right from Draven.
Egyptian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
Draven throws a head kick that misses
and Egyptian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Draven.
Egyptian throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Draven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Egyptian's calf.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Egyptian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.
Egyptian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Draven's calf.
Egyptian lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Egyptian's knee but Egyptian avoids it well.
Egyptian thinks about the counter body kick.
Egyptian lands a glancing blow to the side of Draven's head.
Egyptian lands with an overhand left.
Egyptian tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Draven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian cracks the inside of Draven's front leg.
Egyptian throws a low kick, looking for Draven's leg but Draven calmly moves out of range.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven throws a series of punches but Egyptian avoids them all with ease.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Egyptian's calf.
Egyptian lands a nice looking body shot.
Draven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
Draven moves out of range as Egyptian throws a body kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven lands a glancing blow to the side of Egyptian's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
Egyptian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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!
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
Egyptian scores with a punch to the head.
Egyptian sizes up Draven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egyptian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Draven.
Draven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Egyptian tries to work over Draven's front leg with a kick but Draven checks it.
Egyptian scores with a kick to the midsection.
Draven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Egyptian lands but Draven takes it in his stride.
Egyptian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draven catches Egyptian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Egyptian misses with an uppercut.
Egyptian with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian avoids the head kick by Draven.
Nice shot lands for Egyptian.
Draven connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Draven.
Egyptian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Egyptian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Egyptian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draven throws a right and a left that Egyptian avoids nicely.
Egyptian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Egyptian moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.
Draven scores with a jab.
Egyptian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Egyptian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Egyptian thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Draven cracks Egyptian with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a two punch combination.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draven moves away from the strike by Egyptian.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egyptian.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draven throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Egyptian dodges the punch combination from Draven.
Egyptian tries to clinch up.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Egyptian saw that one coming.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Draven darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Osiris Egyptian.
I think Egyptian 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 97 p4p, 15 weight class) and Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 585 p4p, 76 weight class). Aokison comes to the cage accompanied by Caroline. Marsden Jr has chosen 7 Words by Deftones as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden Jr throws out the jab.
Aokison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsden Jr.
A nice side step and Marsden Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aokison misses with a hook. Marsden Jr ducked under it nicely.
Aokison lands with a straight right. Marsden Jr didn't see that one coming.
Marsden Jr lands a jab to Aokison's midsection.
Aokison seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marsden Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aokison.
Aokison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
Aokison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden Jr tests Aokison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Aokison misses.
Marsden Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Aokison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marsden Jr slips a jab from Aokison.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marsden Jr checks a leg kick.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Aokison avoids it easily.
Aokison closes the distance and pushes Marsden Jr back into the cage.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Aokison.
Aokison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokison blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marsden Jr kicks off Aokison and gets to his feet.
Marsden Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Aokison off the cage and back into range.
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aokison attempts a counter takedown but Marsden Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aokison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Marsden Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aokison throws a looping overhand right but Marsden Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr moves away from the strike by Aokison.
A countering left hand to the body from Marsden Jr misses.
Marsden Jr staying out of range there.
Marsden Jr digs a good hook to Aokison's body.
Marsden Jr tries to bum rush Aokison with a series of wild strikes but Aokison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been informed that Marsden Jr 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.
Marsden Jr ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.
Aokison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Marsden Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison misses with a body shot.
Aokison throws a jab when Marsden Jr was well out of range.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aokison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marsden Jr is looking to clinch.
It looked like Aokison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marsden Jr.
Aokison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marsden Jr swings for the body but Aokison moves out of range.
Marsden Jr thuds a left hand into Aokison's body.
Aokison moves into range and clinches up with Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aokison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Aokison controls the action.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aokison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marsden Jr pushes Aokison off looking to stand but Aokison dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aokison 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.
Aokison controlling the action here.
Aokison prevents Marsden Jr from standing back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aokison trying to control from half guard but Marsden Jr is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Marsden Jr does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison keeps the fight on the outside.
Marsden Jr throws a hook but Aokison blocks it.
Aokison throws a looping overhand right but Marsden Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Aokison lands with a straight right. Marsden Jr didn't see that one coming.
Aokison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsden Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aokison gets tackled into the cage by Marsden Jr. Marsden Jr maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aokison is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Aokison.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Aokison avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the cage.
Aokison blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Aokison controls his hands.
Aokison drags the fight down to the ground.
Aokison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marsden Jr wants to stand but Aokison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that 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.
Marsden Jr sizes up Aokison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marsden Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aokison slips under a jab.
Aokison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aokison moves into the clinch.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Aokison.
Aokison prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Aokison blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Aokison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Aokison takes a shot to the head.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Aokison controls the action.
Aokison is working for takedown but Marsden Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marsden Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marsden Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
Aokison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marsden Jr smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Aokison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Aokison drops his hands momentarily and Marsden Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aokison misses the jab.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Marsden Jr misses its intended target.
Aokison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marsden Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marsden Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aokison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marsden Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aokison momentarily.
A slow jab from Aokison misses its intended target.
Aokison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aokison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Marsden Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden Jr forces Aokison back against the cage and clinches.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Aokison controls his hands.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Aokison controls the action.
Marsden Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marsden Jr is pressed up against the cage. Aokison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marsden Jr down to the mat. Marsden Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook. Aokison ducked under it nicely.
Aokison tries to counter with a takedown but Marsden Jr is quick to defend against it.
Brandon Marsden Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aokison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Marsden Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr scores with a body shot.
Aokison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsden Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aokison throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aokison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aokison thows a leg kick but Marsden Jr checks it
and Marsden Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Aokison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aokison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marsden Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aokison ducks under a wild hook from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aokison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marsden Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Aokison circles away.
Aokison slips a jab from Marsden Jr.
Aokison slips under a jab from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr has closed the distance and engaged Aokison in a clinch.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Aokison avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the cage.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marsden Jr prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Aokison.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aokison tries to pull guard but Marsden Jr won't allow it.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokison manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marsden Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aokison's guard.
Aokison looking to control.
Aokison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marsden Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Marsden Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aokison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aokison.
Marsden Jr forces Aokison back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Marsden Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut. Aokison saw that one coming.
Aokison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marsden Jr pinned against the cage. Marsden Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aokison blocks a jab.
Aokison tried to counter with a leg kick but Marsden Jr avoided it.
Marsden Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Aokison misses its intended target.
Marsden Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Aokison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marsden Jr's guard.
Marsden Jr wants to stand but Aokison is controlling the position.
Marsden Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Aokison presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aokison tries to pull guard but Marsden Jr won't allow it.
Aokison prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aokison's elbow.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aokison has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marsden Jr regains guard immediately.
Marsden Jr is looking to stand up but Aokison isn't so interested in that idea.
Aokison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsden Jr wants to stand and escape but Aokison is having none of it.
Aokison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsden Jr wants to get back to his feet but Aokison passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr tries to kick Aokison off but Aokison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aokison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marsden Jr tries to kick Aokison off but Aokison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aokison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marsden Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marsden Jr is looking to escape.
Aokison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab from Aokison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
Marsden Jr moves away from the strike by Aokison.
Aokison tries to clinch up but Marsden Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsden Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aokison in his tracks.
Good exchange - Marsden Jr coming out on top.
Aokison throws the left hand but Marsden Jr avoids the punch easily.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping left.
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aokison moves away.
Aokison feinted with a counter takedown.
Aokison looks to land a left hand but Marsden Jr moved out of range nicely.
Marsden Jr is looking to clinch.
Marsden Jr misses with a left hand
and Aokison counters with a stiff right hand.
Aokison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marsden Jr looks to throw the jab but Aokison is out of range.
Aokison changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marsden Jr swings for the body but Aokison moves out of range.
Aokison throws a hook to the side of Marsden Jr's head but Marsden Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aokison clobbers Marsden Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ryu Aokison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aokison throws a poor cross that misses
and Marsden Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsden Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aokison under the eye.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aokison.
Aokison moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Marsden Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Marsden Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsden Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aokison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight right.
Aokison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsden Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aokison.
Marsden Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Aokison misses the target.
Aokison motions for Marsden Jr to come forward. Aokison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aokison rushes Marsden Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Aokison.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Marsden Jr.
I've got Marsden Jr 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden Jr!
Brandon Marsden Jr took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I ain't surprised'.
In defeat, Ryu Aokison stepped up to the mic, saying 'This would not happen in Japan. Pit Bull Development sells the best prodcucts!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 278 p4p, 37 weight class) and Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 218 p4p, 29 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunker counters with an outside leg kick.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunker.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsunaga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bunker misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Matsunaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bunker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsunaga at a distance.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsunaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matsunaga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bunker takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
Bunker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsunaga lands the left hand.
Bunker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bunker to counter with a crisp jab.
Bunker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matsunaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bunker is out of range.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsunaga has Bunker up against the cage in a clinch.
Matsunaga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsunaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Matsunaga fails to land.
Bunker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunker misses with the head strike.
Bunker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunker.
Matsunaga feints and then cracks Bunker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bunker down.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matsunaga.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Bunker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsunaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Bunker circles away.
Bunker throws a head kick but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Futoshi Matsunaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsunaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matsunaga connects with a jab.
Matsunaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bunker misses with a low kick.
Good work by Matsunaga as he checks the leg kick.
Matsunaga feints a counter leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a front kick aimed at Bunker's knee but Bunker avoids it well.
Matsunaga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matsunaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bunker - the referee stops the clock and Matsunaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bunker. Matsunaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunker walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsunaga connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Bunker misses its intended target.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Bunker darts in looking for a takedown but Matsunaga gets double underhooks and turns Bunker into the cage.
Bunker sizes up Matsunaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bunker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matsunaga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bunker's hands.
Bunker throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Bunker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga connects with a looping right hand.
Bunker slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Bunker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Matsunaga does it's job there.
Matsunaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bunker. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsunaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bunker.
Bunker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bunker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bunker misses the shot to the body.
Bunker slips under a jab.
Matsunaga has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Matsunaga leaves Bunker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunker moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunker misses with a head kick.
Bunker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bunker drops his hands momentarily and Matsunaga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bunker misses with a looping right.
Matsunaga fakes the leg kick and cracks Bunker in the body.
Matsunaga feints and then cracks Bunker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bunker down.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Matsunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsunaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matsunaga lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunker.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsunaga misses with a right hand
and Bunker counters with a nice body shot.
Bunker throws a nice looking combination but Matsunaga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matsunaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Bunker moves away and avoids it.
Bunker slips under a jab.
Matsunaga takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Matsunaga's head.
Matsunaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunker throws a low kick but Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker throws a jab when Matsunaga was well out of range.
Bunker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bunker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matsunaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Matsunaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matsunaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunker misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Matsunaga.
Bunker misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga scores with a hook.
Matsunaga scores with the left hand. Bunker knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga cracks Bunker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Matsunaga as Bunker shoots in.
Bunker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bunker misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
Matsunaga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matsunaga with a hook.
Matsunaga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Bunker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Bunker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Bunker avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsunaga looks to throw the jab but Bunker is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Matsunaga. Beautiful body shot.
Matsunaga misses with a hook. Bunker ducked under it nicely.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Bunker blocks it.
Bunker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matsunaga swivels and escapes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsunaga lands a lovely overhand right.
Bunker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga blocks a jab.
Matsunaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsunaga connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunker. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Matsunaga.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga misses with a leg kick.
Bunker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunker walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Bunker.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bunker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bunker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunker counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Futoshi Matsunaga has been cut.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matsunaga will feel that in the morning.
Good work by Bunker as he checks the leg kick.
Bunker tried to counter with a leg kick but Matsunaga avoided it.
Matsunaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from Matsunaga lands.
Matsunaga lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunker off the cage and back into range.
Matsunaga lands a body shot.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Bunker's head but Bunker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bunker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsunaga avoids a kick to the body.
Bunker defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matsunaga misses with a leg kick
and Bunker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bunker.
Bunker wants to control from the top but Matsunaga keeps moving.
Matsunaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Futoshi Matsunaga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Bunker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matsunaga scores with a jab. Bunker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matsunaga lands with a right hand.
Bunker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matsunaga misses with a head kick.
Bunker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matsunaga. Matsunaga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunker throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Bunker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunker throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Bunker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunker misses with a hook.
Matsunaga connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunker has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Bunker ducks down to avoid it.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.
Bunker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsunaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunker circles away quickly and effectively.
Matsunaga throws out a loose jab but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga scoring well with a low kick there.
Matsunaga scores with the left hand. Bunker knows he should have avoided that one.
Bunker lands a jab to the nose.
Bunker thuds his right hand into Matsunaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab lands there for Matsunaga.
Bunker moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Bunker swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
Bunker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matsunaga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matsunaga sprawls and moves away.
Bunker throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga throws out a counter right but Bunker avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Matsunaga blocks the low kick.
Tony Bunker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
Matsunaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Matsunaga throws a wild body kick that Bunker sees coming a mile off.
Matsunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Bunker's shoulder, as Bunker tries to avoid the shot.
Matsunaga cracks Bunker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bunker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Bunker misses its intended target.
Bunker walks into a stiff left hand from Matsunaga.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsunaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matsunaga works the jab nicely.
Matsunaga lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Bunker misses.
Matsunaga closes the distance and clinches.
Matsunaga throws a head punch that misses.
Matsunaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick that misses.
Bunker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matsunaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsunaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunker takes one to the chin there.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.
Matsunaga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bunker on the side of the head.
Bunker has a takedown stuffed.
Futoshi Matsunaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga throws a shot from downtown. Bunker moves away and avoids it.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Bunker.
Matsunaga with a jab.
Matsunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Bunker's shoulder, as Bunker tries to avoid the shot.
Matsunaga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Bunker ducks down to avoid it.
Bunker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsunaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws out a powerful jab.
Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunker.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matsunaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matsunaga quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsunaga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Futoshi Matsunaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matsunaga 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Futoshi Matsunaga!
A very excited looking Futoshi Matsunaga 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 Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 150 p4p, 22 weight class) and Super Heavyweight (ranked 172 p4p, 25 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diddlybottom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Milquetoast. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddlybottom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heavyweight doesn't seem bothered though.
Diddlybottom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heavyweight controls Diddlybottom momentarily but Diddlybottom frees himself.
Heavyweight is pulling down on Diddlybottom's head. It's preventing any offense from Diddlybottom, at least for the moment.
Diddlybottom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Heavyweight can't keep his opponent in guard - Diddlybottom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diddlybottom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heavyweight does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddlybottom is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heavyweight is just riding it out for now. Diddlybottom eventually gives up the hold.
Heavyweight wants to improve his position but Diddlybottom is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom winds up and cracks Heavyweight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight is trying to maintain the position but Diddlybottom is very close to passing his half guard.
Diddlybottom wants to free his trapped foot but Heavyweight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diddlybottom trying to control the action but Heavyweight is working from the bottom.
Diddlybottom works his way into full mount!
Diddlybottom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Heavyweight tries to lock up and control but Diddlybottom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diddlybottom controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diddlybottom is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Heavyweight has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Heavyweight!
Diddlybottom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diddlybottom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heavyweight defends well.
Heavyweight wants to pass the guard but Diddlybottom is keeping the position.
Diddlybottom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heavyweight is one step ahead there.
Diddlybottom throws his legs up looking for a submission but Heavyweight uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is trying to control Heavyweight's posture but Heavyweight avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Heavyweight wants to control but Diddlybottom is keeping him busy.
Diddlybottom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Heavyweight's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diddlybottom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heavyweight content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diddlybottom is trying to get back to full guard.
Diddlybottom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diddlybottom is trying to maintain the position but Heavyweight is very close to passing his half guard.
Diddlybottom is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Xtreme Foaming Shortcakes, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Heavyweight trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diddlybottom is trying to maintain the position but Heavyweight is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milktoast Diddlybottom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heavyweight throws a hook but Diddlybottom blocks it.
Diddlybottom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diddlybottom lands a glancing blow to the side of Heavyweight's head.
Diddlybottom shoots for a double leg takedown but Heavyweight sprawls well. He's pushed Diddlybottom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diddlybottom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heavyweight can do to turn this around?
Heavyweight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diddlybottom defending well as Heavyweight loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diddlybottom. Heavyweight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diddlybottom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diddlybottom takes a swing at Heavyweight's ribcage but misses.
Heavyweight loads up on a big right hand but Diddlybottom slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddlybottom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavyweight moves away.
Heavyweight looks to land a left hand but Diddlybottom moved out of range nicely.
Heavyweight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diddlybottom dives in for a single leg takedown but Heavyweight sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom thumps Heavyweight with a low kick.
Heavyweight scores with a jab to the body.
Heavyweight punishes Diddlybottom's body with a nice straight punch.
Heavyweight lands a big right hand that sends Diddlybottom crashing to the mat! Heavyweight stays standing though and waves Diddlybottom back to his feet!
It looks like Milktoast Diddlybottom has been cut.
Diddlybottom has his takedown stuffed
and Heavyweight scores with a counter punch that sends Diddlybottom to the canvas! Heavyweight smells blood - he's punishing Diddlybottom with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Diddlybottom has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Heavyweight!
Super Heavyweight thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Milktoast Diddlybottom had this to say: 'First I like too make good show for fans. I hope you like it, even though fight did not go my way. I am mad about the result, but I am also so happy to entertain all of you. Thank you. PDB4Life'.
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