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Tokyo Monday Night Raw PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 611 p4p, 85 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 979 p4p, 133 weight class). Phol Murhaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Marinov lands.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Marinov throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it.
Marinov wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marinov misses with a double jab.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murhaa with a jab.
Murhaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Marinov avoids it.
Murhaa misses with a jab to the body
and Marinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marinov clinches up against the ropes.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Murhaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Marinov saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top.
A cross from Marinov lands.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marinov scores with a hook to the body. Murhaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marinov is looking to slow Murhaa down with leg kicks.
Marinov moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Marinov drives through and clinches with Murhaa against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Marinov.
Marinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marinov throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Marinov scores with a punch to the head.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marinov tries to clinch up.
Marinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Marinov.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at HWRP Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Marinov moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Marinov moves into the clinch.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Marinov scores with a shot to the body.
Marinov moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Marinov cracks Murhaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Marinov lands.
Marinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhaa on the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a jab when Marinov was well out of range.
Marinov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Marinov moves out of range easily.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Marinov saw that one coming.
Marinov closes the distance and clinches.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marinov tries to clinch up but Murhaa circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa swings for the body but Marinov moves out of range.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murhaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Marinov misses with a head kick.
Marinov is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
Marinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Marinov ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
Marinov defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marinov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marinov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marinov rushes Murhaa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Marinov.
Murhaa walks into a stiff left hand from Marinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marinov defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marinov! But no joy.
Marinov misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Marinov avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa sets himself, and Marinov steps forward looking for the clinch! Murhaa avoids it this time.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa sets himself, and Marinov steps forward looking for the clinch! Murhaa avoids it this time.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Marinov counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Marinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marinov.
Marinov pushes Murhaa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Marinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Marinov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murhaa as Marinov tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov trying to stall but Murhaa improves his position.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marinov tries to clinch up
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Marinov.
Marinov is looking to clinch but Murhaa is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marinov scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Marinov.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Marinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
Marinov throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Marinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marinov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Marinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marinov.
Marinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marinov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marinov throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Marinov ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov connects with the punch.
Marinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marinov forces Murhaa back against the ropes and clinches.
Murhaa trying to stall but Marinov improves his position.
Murhaa working hard to break the clinch.
Marinov pushes Murhaa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa cracks Marinov with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marinov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Marinov.
Marinov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marinov cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Marinov avoids the punch easily.
Marinov throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marinov's sensitive parts.
Marinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Marinov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marinov delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marinov has closed the distance and engaged Murhaa in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marinov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Marinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Marinov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marinov thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Murhaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murhaa moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
Marinov looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emil Marinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marinov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Marinov ducks down to avoid it.
Marinov forces Murhaa back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marinov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa blocks an elbow strike from Marinov.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Marinov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Marinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Marinov tries to land a knee to the head but Murhaa blocks with his arms.
Marinov wants to stall.
Murhaa is leaning against Marinov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa gets through Marinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Murhaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Marinov has double underhooks.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do 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!
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murhaa, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Nice elbow from Marinov.
Marinov lands a right hand.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Marinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marinov wants to clinch.
Marinov wants to clinch.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Marinov sees coming a mile off.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Marinov throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marinov is out of range.
Marinov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marinov cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marinov.
Murhaa dips to his left and cracks Marinov with an uppercut!
Marinov scores with a nice body kick.
Marinov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick by Marinov misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marinov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinov moves into the clinch.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phol Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emil Marinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Marinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Marinov's knee but Marinov avoids it well.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
Marinov lands with a slapping head kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
Murhaa throws a hook but Marinov avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emil Marinov.
Well Marinov 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 596 p4p, 82 weight class) and Jake The Dog (ranked 1173 p4p, 157 weight class). The Dog is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meditation Time. Starling Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake The Dog's chin.
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake The Dog!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves out of range as The Dog strikes.
The Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dog misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but The Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
The Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
The Dog cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Dog misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
The Dog connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as The Dog checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Dog misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
The Dog slips under a jab.
The Dog misses the jab.
The Dog looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
The Dog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Dog is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as The Dog blocks the leg kick.
The Dog cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dog.
A shot to the body from The Dog misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva thuds a left hand into The Dog's body.
The Dog drops Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silva looks back up at him and smiles so The Dog waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog moves in close and cracks Silva with a massive right hand! Silva, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by The Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake The Dog!
After the fight, Jake The Dog was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 1763 p4p, 218 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 1776 p4p, 220 weight class). Alonzo Trotter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Trotter.
Trotter looks to land a combination but Baldwin avoids it well.
Baldwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Baldwin lands a leg kick that knocks Trotter off balance momentarily.
Baldwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trotter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Trotter 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baldwin.
Baldwin keeps Trotter at a distance using the push kick.
Trotter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Baldwin throws out a leg kick but Trotter moves out of range and Baldwin only half commits.
A nice side step and Trotter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baldwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trotter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baldwin did well to prevent Trotter getting side control.
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!
Trotter is trying to control. Baldwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baldwin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trotter is working away from the top position though.
Trotter prevents Baldwin from improving his position.
Baldwin is trying to stand back up but Trotter is controlling him
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baldwin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Trotter keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Trotter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baldwin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baldwin is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Baldwin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Baldwin wants to get back to his feet.
Baldwin trying to control the hands but Trotter won't let him.
Trotter looking for the RNC.
Well, with Trotter on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Baldwin is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Baldwin wants to get back to his feet.
Trotter avoiding Baldwin 's attempts to control his hands.
Baldwin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Trotter.
Baldwin trying to get back to his feet but Trotter is in full control for now.
Despite being in a bad position, Baldwin is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Baldwin trying to control but not successfully.
A lull in the action here.
Trotter has the hooks in. Baldwin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Baldwin is trying to get back to his feet but Trotter has full control of the position and if anything, Baldwin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Trotter is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Baldwin won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Trotter off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alonzo Trotter!
Alonzo Trotter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 1030 p4p, 137 weight class) and Ram Rocker (ranked 711 p4p, 94 weight class). Alexius comes into the arena with A Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Rocker has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! 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
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ram Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexius has a takedown stuffed.
Rocker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alexius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rocker takes one to the chin there.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Rocker throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Rocker throws a push kick but Alexius slaps the foot to one side.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker throws an overhand right that lands on Alexius's shoulder, as Alexius tries to avoid the shot.
Rocker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexius tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius tries to roll but Rocker sticks to his back.
Alexius prevents Rocker from getting a body triangle.
Rocker loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Alexius hold on?
Rocker struggling to land strikes to the head as Alexius covers up.
Good control from Rocker.
Alexius is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rocker controlling well, preventing Alexius from escaping the position.
Alexius covers up after that shot from Rocker.
Alexius wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Alexius is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rocker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alexius because Rocker loaded up on that one.
Alexius is squirming around, avoiding Rocker's attempts to control the action.
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!
Rocker unloads with some shots from mount but Alexius bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker avoids the attempt from Alexius to control.
Rocker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alexius because Rocker loaded up on that one.
Alexius manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Alexius trying to control here.
Rocker throwing shots but Alexius is blocking nicely.
Alexius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rocker wants to take a breather but Alexius is having none of it.
Rocker is looking for a kimura but Alexius is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rocker to get the leverage.
Rocker wants to pass the guard but Alexius is defending well.
Rocker throwing shots but Alexius is blocking nicely.
Alexius wants to control but Rocker is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Rocker 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.
Ram Rocker 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.
Rocker misses with a hook.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Rocker saw that one coming.
Alexius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rocker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alexius takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Rocker didn't see that one coming.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Rocker breaks away and moves out of range.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Rocker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Alexius as Rocker shoots in.
Rocker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker looks to land a combination. Alexius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker looks to land a combination. Alexius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rocker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rocker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alexius swivels and escapes.
Rocker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexius.
Rocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rocker sprawls and moves away.
Alexius is looking to wear down Rocker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocker scores with a punch to the head.
Rocker throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
That kick from Alexius tenderised Rocker's leg. Rocker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius moves into range and clinches up with Rocker.
Rocker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexius defends it nicely.
Bessarion Alexius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ram Rocker.
A big right from Rocker misses.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses.
Rocker is looking for the big counter here.
Rocker thows a body kick. Alexius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Alexius.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
Alexius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rocker sprawls well initially but Alexius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alexius trying to control the action but Rocker is working from the bottom.
Rocker is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius stalling.
Rocker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alexius won't allow Rocker to sweep him here.
Rocker looking to control.
Rocker wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rocker has his foot on Alexius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alexius works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alexius trying to control but Rocker is working from the bottom.
Alexius is sitting in close to Rocker's body. Rocker has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Alexius is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Alexius is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rocker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ram Rocker!
In his post fight interview, Ram Rocker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Bessarion Alexius was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 622 p4p, 86 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 909 p4p, 125 weight class). Glass comes to the ring accompanied by Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Vettori has chosen Police On My Back- The Rocketz as his entrance music. 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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183 lbs
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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
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Glass throws a poor cross that misses
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glass gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vettori.
Vettori throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Vettori misses.
A leg kick checked by Vettori.
Glass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettori doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Vettori blocks the low kick.
Vettori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vettori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Vettori misses with a hook
and Glass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Glass is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vettori throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Vettori throws a hook but Glass blocks it.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glass.
Vettori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glass.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Glass scores with a one two! Vettori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Glass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vettori checks a low kick from Glass.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Glass avoids it.
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Vettori throws a good cross that connects.
Desmond Glass's cut is getting worse.
Glass slips under a jab from Vettori.
Vettori tests Glass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Vettori's front leg but catches the back leg as Vettori tries to avoid it.
Vettori throws the kick towards the body but Glass avoids it.
Glass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glass slips a straight right by Vettori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Glass misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glass. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Vettori scores with a head kick.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glass misses with a looping left.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Desmond Glass's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vettori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Glass is rocked!
Glass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Glass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vettori tries to land a leg kick but Glass saw it coming and moves away.
Glass seems to have got his legs back now.
Vettori 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vettori, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glass.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass.
Desmond Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vettori backs up against the ropes.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Glass is looking for a counter combo.
Vettori feints a jab promting Glass to slip. Vettori then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Glass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori cracks Glass with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vettori has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Glass to stand back up!
Jeez, Desmond Glass's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vettori scrambles back to his feet.
Glass throws a leg kick but Vettori moved away.
Vettori unleashes a big counter combination but Glass bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Vettori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glass went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vettori's sensitive parts.
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!
A jab from Vettori misses.
Vettori lands a jab.
Vettori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vettori is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Glass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vettori doesn't seem bothered though.
Vettori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Vettori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Vettori is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Glass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vettori scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Desmond Glass's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marvin Vettori!
A relieved looking Marvin Vettori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Desmond Glass spoke after the fight, saying 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 524 p4p, 76 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 923 p4p, 128 weight class). Mac Airt comes to the ring accompanied by Wolf Blood. The crowd seem to be enjoying Strauss's choice of entrance music: Root Of All Evil. Wilhelm Strauss has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cormac Mac Airt's chin.
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170 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strauss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mac Airt on the side of the head.
Mac Airt lands a jab to the nose.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strauss misses with a hook.
Mac Airt lands a left and a right that send Strauss crashing to the mat, dazed. Mac Airt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Strauss is rocked!
It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Strauss is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac Airt finish him?
Strauss lands with a kick to the temple. Mac Airt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strauss seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt throws a monster overhand right that drops Strauss! Mac Airt follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Mac Airt!
Cormac Mac Airt 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 364 p4p, 51 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 167 p4p, 29 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Kahn.
Kahn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Kahn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kahn misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Kahn finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Kahn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Lee.
Kahn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn blocks a head kick by Lee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kahn, right into the meat.
Kahn takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahn doesn't seem bothered though.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn lands a jab to the head.
Kahn's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kahn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kahn.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses the jab.
Kahn feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Kahn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kahn looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Kahn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses the shot to the body.
Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee moves out of range as Kahn throws a body kick.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Kahn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Kahn lands a jab.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Kahn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kahn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahn on the side of the head.
Lee moves to clinch but Kahn breaks away
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Kahn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kahn throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kahn tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kahn working hard to break the clinch.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Lee lands a right hand.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Kahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Kahn lands a left hand.
Kahn lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kahn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Kahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Solomon Kahn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kahn is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Kahn saw that one coming.
Kahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn misses with a straight left.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahn blocks a head kick by Lee.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kahn just manages to avoid it.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kahn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kahn is able to avoid easily.
Kahn scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kahn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Kahn scores with a punch to the head.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kahn at a distance.
Lee slips under a jab from Kahn.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Lee misses the jab.
Kahn throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kahn lands a jab to the nose.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee cracks Kahn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee motions for Kahn to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahn. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Kahn tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kahn.
Good shot there by Kahn.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kahn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kahns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Kahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kahn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kahn misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Kahn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kahn throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kahn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn misses with an uppercut.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahn throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Kahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kahn circles away.
Kahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a leg kick that misses.
Kahn cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Kahn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Kahn throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Kahn only half commits.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Kahn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
That has opened up Solomon Kahn's cut even more.
Lee throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kahn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kahn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Kahn stumbling back into the ropes.
Kahn throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Kahn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahn.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Lee misses.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Kahn slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Kahn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Kahn misses.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kahn's calf.
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!
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Kahn's ribs.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kahn throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solomon Kahn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kahn fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Kahn slips under a jab from Lee.
Kahn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Solomon Kahn.
Well Kahn 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Solomon Kahn!
A relieved looking Solomon Kahn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 124 p4p, 13 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 171 p4p, 22 weight class). Rain comes to the ring accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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244 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Dupree.
It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dupree under the eye.
Nice body punch from Dupree.
Rain moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain lands a nice shot to the body.
Rain scores with a nice right hand.
Dupree misses with a body shot.
Dupree misses with a kick to the body.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick from Dupree.
Dupree misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain cracks Dupree with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rain misses with a body shot
and Dupree counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rain scores with a head kick.
Rain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dupree looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dupree misses with a head kick.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
A big right from Dupree misses.
Dupree takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree drops his hands momentarily and Rain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Rain pushes Dupree away with a front kick.
Rain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rain 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.
Rain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dupree's sensitive parts.
Rain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dupree. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Rain digs a good body shot into Dupree's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain blocks a head kick by Dupree.
Dupree throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Dupree scores with a nice strike.
Dupree takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rain.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain is looking to wear down Dupree with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dupree throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rain.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dupree.
Rain lands with a shot to the body.
Dupree throws a poor cross that misses
and Rain counters with a solid body kick.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dupree's hands.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dupree looks for the body kick but Rain saw that one coming.
Rain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dupree avoids the head kick by Rain.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dupree! But no joy.
Rain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dupree stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dupree looks winded!
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain works Dupree's body with a nice hook.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain digs a good body shot into Dupree's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands with a hook. Dupree tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Dupree shrugs it off though.
Rain lands with an overhand left.
Rain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rain catches Dupree with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Rain coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Rain throwing a counter right hand but Dupree manages to avoid it.
Rain jabs at Dupree's body.
Rain scores with a hook to the body. Dupree takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain digs a good hook to Dupree's body.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
Rain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dupree throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Dupree blocks a head kick by Rain.
Rain avoids the head kick by Dupree.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dupree avoids the body shot from Rain.
Dupree throws out a leg kick but Rain moves out of range and Dupree only half commits.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupree.
Rain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain scores with a three punch combo!
Dupree pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Dupree down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Dupree down.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Rain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rain.
Rain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dupree throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dupree on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rain. Rain obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Rain. Beautiful body shot.
Rain's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Rain slips under a jab from Dupree.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
Rain moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
Heavy Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain jabs Dupree to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left and a right from Rain both land. Nice combination.
Dupree on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dupree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain lands with a nice combination. Dupree backs away looking to recover.
Dupree throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Rain slams his shin into Dupree's torso.
Rain 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.
Dupree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooh!!! Rain has knocked Dupree down with a huge combo! Rain steps away and waves a wobbly Dupree back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dupree is rocked!
Rain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dupree moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dupree can do to turn this around?
Dupree is breathing heavily.
Rain cracks Dupree with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dupree is still on wobbly legs! Can Rain finish him?
Dupree misses with a hook.
Dupree seems to have recovered his senses.
Rain feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dupree sprawling to the canvas! Dupree rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rain finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree catches Rain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rain thows a body kick. Dupree tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rain!
Rain scores with a spinning back kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rain!
Rain thuds a left hand into Dupree's body.
Rain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dupree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rain. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain lands a left and a right that send Dupree crashing to the mat, dazed. Rain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rain scores with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rain.
Rain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dupree doesn't seem bothered though.
Rain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dupree misses
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That kick from Rain tenderised Dupree's leg. Dupree is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dupree looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
Rain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dupree on the side of the head.
Rain delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Rain does it's job there.
Rain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rain.
Dupree stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupree ducks right into an uppercut from Rain.
Dupree has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rain.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dupree might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rain has got the better of the exchanges.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rain. Dupree shrugs it off though.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rain.
Dupree throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain works Dupree's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dupree takes a step back to recover.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dupree.
Dupree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rain scores with a head kick.
Rain jabs Dupree to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain lands with a right hand.
Rain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Rain.
Dupree looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Dupree lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Crunch! Rain slams his shin into Dupree's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain scores with a punch to the head.
Rain lands a jab to Dupree's midsection.
Dupree on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rain throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Dupree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Dupree.
Rain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rain swings for the body but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rain slips under a jab from Dupree.
Rain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rain cracks Dupree with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rain lands with a hook. Dupree tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rain throws a nice head kick!
Dupree tries a low kick but Rain avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain tests Dupree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick from Rain lands but Dupree takes it in his stride.
Dupree throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dupree clobbers Rain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dupree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dupree has time to react.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Dupree throws a fast counter high kick but Rain manages to duck under it in time.
Dupree thuds his right hand into Rain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dupree throws a big shot that misses.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Dupree throws a lazy head kick
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Dupree takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dupree. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain lands with a straight right. Dupree didn't see that one coming.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Dupree tries to land a front kick but Rain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dupree walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rain.
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Dupree takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dupree has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body kick from Rain.
Rain scores with a body shot.
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dupree.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dupree scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rain avoids the head kick by Dupree.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rain throwing a counter right hand but Dupree manages to avoid it.
Rain misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dupree crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rain - the referee stops the clock and Dupree gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rain. Dupree manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice jab there from Rain.
Nice uppercut lands for Rain. That snapped Dupree's head back.
Dupree takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dupree.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain looks to land a combination. Dupree sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Dupree misses.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Rain avoids the body shot from Dupree.
Rain pushes Dupree away with a front kick.
Rain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain swings for the body but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dupree throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
A quick step to the side and Rain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christophe Dupree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dupree scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dupree throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dupree throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain thumps Dupree with a low kick.
Dupree tries a head kick but it misses.
Dupree throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rain lands with a slapping head kick.
Dupree takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Dupree stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain dips to his left and cracks Dupree with an uppercut!
Dupree doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Dupree does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Rain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dupree swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dupree throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree misses with a low kick.
You can see that Dupree has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dupree misses with the body kick
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Dupree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Rain misses its target.
A left lands for Rain.
Rain lands with a slapping head kick.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain connects with the punch.
Rain lands a nice looking body shot.
Dupree misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Rain!
After the fight, Heavy Rain was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Christophe Dupree had this to say: '! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Antoski (ranked 89 p4p, 17 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 33 p4p, 6 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski counters with a good low kick that Tsuruta was not able to check.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tsuruta rushes Antoski and presses him up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Tsuruta as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tsuruta.
Antoski is leaning against Tsuruta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the side of Antoski's head.
Antoski lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Antoski misses with a punch on the inside.
Antoski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tsuruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antoski blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Antoski.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuruta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antoski backwards.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Antoski avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tsuruta.
Antoski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Antoski.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antoskis head.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuruta looking to stall.
Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
Antoski working aggressively here.
Tsuruta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta has Antoski pressed against the ropes.
Tsuruta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tsuruta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Antoski misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Tsuruta slowing the pace effectively.
Tsuruta lands with a right to the head.
Tsuruta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antoski.
Antoski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antoskis head.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta controlling the action here for a moment.
Antoski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta looking to slow down the pace here.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tsuruta lands with a left to the head.
Tsuruta stalling.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuruta controlling the action here for a moment.
Antoski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antoski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
That's time! Antoski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsuruta wants to clinch up but Antoski keeps it at a distance.
Antoski is looking to counter punch.
Tsuruta throws a sloppy body shot
and Antoski counters with a nice uppercut.
Antoski swings for the body but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antoski.
Antoski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsuruta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antoski.
Antoski slips a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta connects with a jab.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antoski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuruta.
Antoski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Antoski slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antoski.
Antoski slips a jab from Tsuruta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Antoski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tsuruta. Tsuruta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tsuruta misses the body punch
and Antoski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antoski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta missing with a left hand there. Antoski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antoski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tsuruta just manages to avoid it.
Antoski throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Tsuruta releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
Tsuruta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antoski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta scores with a jab to the head.
Tsuruta throws a poor cross that misses
and Antoski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a nice hook to Antoski's body. Antoski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Antoski missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsuruta has closed the distance and engaged Antoski in a clinch.
Antoski misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Antoski works on Tsuruta's body with a couple of short punches.
Tsuruta is breathing heavily.
Antoski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski scores with a shot to the side of Tsuruta's head.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Antoski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antoski has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Antoski.
Antoski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuruta stalling in the clinch.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Antoski presses Tsuruta against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but instead, Antoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsuruta into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuruta fails to land.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antoski can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Antoski misses with some punches.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Antoski blocks it.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Antoski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
Tsuruta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antoski or not.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Antoski misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antoski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tsuruta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Antoski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsuruta clinches up against the ropes.
Antoski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Antoski blocks it.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antoski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
A short uppercut from Antoski.
Antoski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antoski.
Antoski throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Antoski.
A left hand lands to the body for Antoski.
Tsuruta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antoski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsurutas head.
Antoski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuruta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tsuruta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antoski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Antoski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Antoski.
Tsuruta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antoski's elbow.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antoski is working Tsuruta over against the ropes.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antoski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
A short right from Antoski.
A short right from Tsuruta on the inside.
Antoski lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antoski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski blocking some punches.
A short right from Antoski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski scores with a shoulder strike.
Antoski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tsuruta has a couple of punches blocked by Antoski.
Tsuruta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antoski working aggressively here.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but instead, Antoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsuruta into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Tsuruta.
Antoski blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Antoski backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antoski.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Antoski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Antoski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Antoski lands a shoulder strike.
Antoski misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antoski.
Tsuruta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antoski backwards.
Tsuruta tries to stall but Antoski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Antoski cracks Tsuruta with a nice body shot.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Antoski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antoski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuruta takes a shot 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!
Tsuruta lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antoski tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Antoski back against the ropes.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Antoski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Antoski.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Antoski controls the action.
Antoski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta is trying to maintain a safe position but Antoski gets an underhook and turns Tsuruta into the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Antoski.
A head punch on the inside from Antoski fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Antoski clearly takes 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.
Tsuruta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antoski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antoski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antoski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antoski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Antoski's hands.
Antoski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsuruta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta punishes Antoski's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsuruta moves away from the strike by Antoski.
Tsuruta wants to clinch
and Antoski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Antoski connects with a body shot that sends Tsuruta's belly button to the back.
Tsuruta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antoski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antoski.
A slow jab from Antoski misses its intended target.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Antoski slips the punch.
Tsuruta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antoski.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antoski moves away.
Tsuruta throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski ducks right into an uppercut from Tsuruta.
Antoski ducks right into an uppercut from Tsuruta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antoski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antoski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
Antoski misses with a hook.
Antoski avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
An attempted straight right counter from Antoski misses the target.
Tsuruta closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Tsuruta.
Antoski throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but instead, Antoski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsuruta into the ropes.
Antoski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Antoski.
Antoski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antoski presses Tsuruta against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Antoski has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Antoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta digs a right hand underneath Antoski's ribcage. Antoski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Antoski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta cracks Antoski with a nice body shot.
Antoski misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is looking to control Antoski's arms but Antoski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tsuruta has his back to the ropes.
Antoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta tries to work over Antoski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Antoski controls his hands.
Tsuruta lands with a left to the head.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Antoski blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta.
Antoski can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Antoski.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsuruta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoski swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antoski pushes Tsuruta back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsuruta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Antoski throwing a counter right hand but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Antoski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antoski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Antoski is out of range.
Antoski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antoski missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta works Antoski's body with a nice hook.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta lands with a shot to the body.
Antoski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Antoski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Antoski.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antoski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tsuruta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antoski scrambles back to his feet.
Tsuruta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Tsuruta misses its intended target.
Tsuruta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Antoski at a distance.
Tsuruta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antoski can pounce on him.
Tsuruta walks into a straight right hand from Antoski.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Antoski saw that one coming.
And Antoski counters with a quick kick to the body but Tsuruta blocks it.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Antoski.
Antoski throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
Shawn Antoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta cracks a nice hook into Antoski's ribs.
Tsuruta thuds his right hand into Antoski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antoski manages to avoid it.
Antoski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Antoski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Antoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsuruta with a hook.
Tsuruta tries to clinch there but Antoski circles away.
Antoski is looking to counter punch.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch but Antoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsuruta lands a right hook to the body.
Tsuruta throws a poor cross that misses
and Antoski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antoski takes a swing at Tsuruta's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski moves away from the strike by Tsuruta.
Antoski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tsuruta just manages to avoid it.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antoski jabs Tsuruta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta lands with a right hand.
Antoski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsuruta tries to clinch but Antoski moves out of range.
Tsuruta slips a straight right by Antoski.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Antoski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsuruta scores with a jab.
Antoski keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomomi Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Antoski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antoski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antoski manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsuruta blocks the leg kick.
Antoski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuruta tests Antoski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta cracks Antoski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Antoski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuruta misses with a hook
and Antoski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsuruta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tsuruta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Antoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomi Tsuruta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsuruta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomi Tsuruta! Tomomi Tsuruta retains his light heavyweight title!
Tomomi Tsuruta made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 28 p4p, 5 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 26 p4p, 4 weight class). Bhullar comes to the ring accompanied by Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
A low kick from Coker is predictable there
and Bhullar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bhullar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick from Coker misses
and Bhullar counters with a single leg into guard. Coker didn't expect that.
Bhullar scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Coker pushes a forearm under Bhullar's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bhullar is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akeen Coker! Akeen Coker retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Akeen Coker rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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