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PFC 160 Kagonbo vs Alzado PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Trujillo (ranked 1850 p4p, 230 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 2226 p4p, 270 weight class). Dominic Trujillo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schultz moves into the clinch.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trujillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trujillo.
Trujillo digs a right hand into Schultz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultz's gas tank.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trujillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
Trujillo moves away from the strike by Schultz.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schultz 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.
Schultz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schultz swivels and escapes.
Trujillo misses the shot to the body.
Schultz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trujillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schultz scrambles back to his feet.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Trujillo misses with a looping left.
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz doesn't manage to clinch there - Trujillo circles away.
Trujillo throwing a counter right hand but Schultz manages to avoid it.
Schultz moves forwards but Trujillo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trujillo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Trujillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schultz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trujillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trujillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trujillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trujillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trujillo trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trujillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Schultz has wrist control.
Trujillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schultz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schultz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Trujillo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut lands for Schultz. That snapped Trujillo's head back.
Schultz takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Schultz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trujillo.
Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultz was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo.
Schultz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trujillo takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trujillo cracks a nice hook into Schultz's ribs.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Schultz's belly button to the back.
Schultz has managed to clinch.
Trujillo lands a right hand.
Trujillo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Schultz is defending well.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trujillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Trujillo backwards.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz keeps control of Trujillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trujillo breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schultz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trujillo missing with a left hand there. Schultz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schultz throws out a counter right but Trujillo avoids it with no problem.
Schultz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schultz is looking to score with low kicks.
Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo loads up on a big right hand but Schultz slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Schultz misses.
Trujillo takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo misses with a straight left.
Schultz replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Trujillo blocks it well.
Schultz throws out a leg kick but Trujillo moves out of range and Schultz only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Trujillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Trujillo.
Trujillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominic Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trujillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schultz counters with a good, hard body kick but Trujillo shrugs it off.
Trujillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schultz misses with a left hand
and Trujillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schultz walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Trujillo. That snapped Schultz's head back.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Trujillo.
Schultz tries to clinch but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it.
Schultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schultz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Trujillo finds it's way through Schultz's defenses.
Trujillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trujillo misses the shot to the body.
Trujillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schultz throws a body shot but no joy.
Schultz scores with a nice head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Schultz scores with a four punch combination!
Trujillo misses with a left hand
and Schultz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schultz misses with a body kick.
Trujillo drops his hands momentarily and Schultz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultz manages to avoid it.
Trujillo looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely.
Trujillo dodges the punch combination from Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schultz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Trujillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Trujillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Schultz has wrist control.
Trujillo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trujillo prevents Schultz from getting back to his feet.
Trujillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schultz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
Schultz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schultz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trujillo.
Schultz throws out a loose jab but Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Trujillo tenderised Schultz's leg. Schultz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trujillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schultz is out of range and Trujillo settles back down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Schultz on the inside.
Schultz pushes Trujillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trujillo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schultz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz takes the fight into the clinch.
Trujillo looking for a takedown.
Trujillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Schultz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Trujillo breaks the clinch.
Schultz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trujillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trujillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
A little feinted left hand from Trujillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trujillo misses the shot to the body.
Dominic Trujillo is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dutch Schultz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Schultz moves into the clinch.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trujillo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schultz has him pressed against the cage.
Trujillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.
Dutch Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trujillo.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
Trujillo wants a takedown but no success here.
Trujillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Trujillo's head.
Trujillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schultz prevents it.
A knee to the head by Schultz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Schultz.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trujillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz is pressed up against the cage. Trujillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schultz down to the mat. Schultz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trujillo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz clinches.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Trujillo.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Trujillo blocks with his arms.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Trujillo.
Schultz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Trujillo backwards.
Schultz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Schultz.
Trujillo is rocked!
Schultz working Trujillo over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo is trying to push Schultz away but Schultz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trujillo takes a shot to the head.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Trujillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trujillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Trujillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
Trujillo gets through Schultz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Trujillo.
Schultz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trujillo backwards.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trujillo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Schultz can't fight it off and eventually Trujillo manages to take the fight to the floor. Schultz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trujillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trujillo throwing strikes from guard but Schultz blocks nicely.
Trujillo postures up in Schultz's guard and throws a big left but Schultz blocks it.
Trujillo throws a strike but Schultz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo trying to keep a closed guard but Schultz is proving a slippery customer.
Schultz won't allow Trujillo to sweep him here.
Trujillo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schultz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Trujillo has a hand on Schultz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Schultz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Schultz wants to get back to his feet but Trujillo is holding on tight.
Trujillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Trujillo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trujillo tries to lock up and control but Schultz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trujillo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Trujillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Schultz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schultz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Schultz!
During a confident post fight interview, Dutch Schultz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1245 p4p, 65 weight class) and Usko Matonen (ranked 1250 p4p, 66 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbanks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matonen on the side of the head.
Fairbanks throws an off balance right hand
and Matonen counters with an outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Matonen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matonen.
Fairbanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Fairbanks backs off Matonen throws a huge counter combo but Fairbanks manages to avoid it all.
Matonen walks into a stiff left hand from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matonen throws a low kick but Fairbanks moves out of range easily.
Fairbanks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fairbanks loads up on a big right hand but Matonen slips the punch.
Fairbanks lands a slapping body shot.
Matonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairbanks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matonen.
Matonen needs to keep his hands up - Fairbanks had a free shot at his head there.
A solid body kick from Matonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matonen moves out of range as Fairbanks strikes.
Matonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fairbanks avoids the body shot from Matonen.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Matonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desmond Fairbanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Matonen.
Matonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fairbanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairbanks throws a jab when Matonen was well out of range.
Matonen misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen misses with a leg kick.
Matonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fairbanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matonen moves away.
Matonen gets a clinch.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Matonen blocks it.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks stalling.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Matonen blocks it.
Matonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Fairbanks scores with a nice strike.
Matonen has Fairbanks up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Matonen blocks it.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Matonen cracks Fairbanks with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matonen takes one to the chin there.
Matonen throws a leg kick
and Fairbanks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matonen.
Matonen darts in and clinches Fairbanks up against the cage.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Matonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matonen lands a nice uppercut.
Matonen prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Matonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fairbanks scores with a jab to the head.
Matonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fairbanks scores with a jab. Matonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matonen misses with a few strikes there.
Fairbanks checks a leg kick nicely.
Matonen blocks a jab.
Matonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws an overhand right that lands on Matonen's shoulder, as Matonen tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fairbanks moves forwards but Matonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fairbanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matonen moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fairbanks checks it well.
Fairbanks throws a right and a left that Matonen avoids nicely.
Fairbanks checks the leg kick.
Fairbanks looks to land a right hand but Matonen moved out of range.
Fairbanks misses with a looping right.
Fairbanks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen avoids the body shot from Fairbanks.
Matonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fairbankss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Fairbanks.
Matonen misses the jab.
Fairbanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fairbanks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matonen taking a breather.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Matonen can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Fairbanks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matonen's elbow.
Matonen working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matonen tries a body shot but Fairbanks blocks it.
Matonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fairbanks looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Desmond Fairbanks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fairbanks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matonen counters with a straight right hand.
Matonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Fairbanks.
Matonen throws a body punch but Fairbanks moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Fairbanks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desmond Fairbanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairbanks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fairbanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Matonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
Matonen unleashes a big counter combination but Fairbanks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fairbanks throws an overhand right that lands on Matonen's shoulder, as Matonen tries to avoid the shot.
Matonen throws a low kick but Fairbanks moves out of range easily.
Matonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks connects with a jab.
Fairbanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairbanks avoids the head kick by Matonen.
Fairbanks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fairbanks gets tackled into the cage by Matonen. Matonen maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matonen is leaning against Fairbanks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matonen breaks from the clinch.
Matonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairbanks throws out the jab.
Matonen throws a lazy right hand but Fairbanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fairbanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Fairbanks misses.
Fairbanks misses the shot to the body.
Fairbanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fairbanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot.
Matonen cracks the inside of Fairbanks's front leg.
Matonen motions for Fairbanks to come forward. Matonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fairbanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matonen misses with a wild combination.
Matonen moves into the clinch.
Matonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Usko Matonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matonen.
Matonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairbanks misses with a hook
and Matonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fairbanks instigates a clinch.
Fairbanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matonen can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matonen is looking to slow Fairbanks down with leg kicks.
Matonen is looking to slow Fairbanks down with leg kicks.
Fairbanks cracks Matonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matonen connects with a leg kick. Fairbanks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fairbanks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fairbanks's hands.
Fairbanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matonen. Matonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut.
Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matonen.
Fairbanks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks checks a low kick from Matonen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairbanks. Matonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fairbanks.
Matonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matonen throws a leg kick which misses Fairbanks's front leg but catches the back leg as Fairbanks tries to avoid it.
Fairbanks avoids the head kick by Matonen.
Fairbanks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Matonen throws a body punch but Fairbanks moves out of range.
Matonen moves away from the strike by Fairbanks.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Matonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairbanks loads up on a big right hand but Matonen slips the punch.
Matonen is looking to chop away at Fairbanks's legs.
Fairbanks clinches.
Matonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairbanks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matonen prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Matonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matonen as Fairbanks tries to tie him up.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairbanks is looking to control Matonen's arms but Matonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fairbanks has his back to the cage.
Matonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairbanks has double underhooks.
Matonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Fairbanks pushes Matonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Matonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matonen.
A short right from Matonen.
Matonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Usko Matonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fairbanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fairbanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut.
Fairbanks misses with a hook.
Fairbanks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fairbanks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fairbanks lands with a light punch inside.
Matonen misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fairbanks.
Matonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Fairbanks - that landed with a thud.
Matonen breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairbanks wants to clinch.
Fairbanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
Fairbanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matonen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matonen! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbanks's head back.
Fairbanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Matonen is just out of range.
Matonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Fairbanks steps away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matonen.
Fairbanks jabs Matonen right on the nose. Matonen blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Fairbanks does no damage.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbanks manages to avoid it.
Matonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fairbanks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fairbanks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matonen.
Fairbanks scores with a jab. Matonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matonen throws a low kick but Fairbanks avoids it.
Matonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Matonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fairbanks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbanks throws an off balance right hand
and Matonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fairbanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairbanks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matonen, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Fairbanks pushes Matonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Matonen controls the action.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Matonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen clinches up with Fairbanks and pushes him back against the cage.
Matonen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks stalls.
Fairbanks scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen lands a left hand.
Matonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Matonen blocks it.
Fairbanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Fairbanks back against the cage.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Matonen controls his hands.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fairbanks stalling the fight.
Fairbanks digs a right hand underneath Matonen's ribcage. Matonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Matonen being controlled against the cage.
Fairbanks has Matonen pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Matonen as the two fighters clinch.
Matonen tries to break the clinch but Fairbanks is controlling the position.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fairbanks.
Matonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fairbanks.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks.
Matonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fairbanks checks it well.
Matonen throws a leg kick
and Fairbanks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Fairbanks throws a right and a left that Matonen avoids nicely.
Fairbanks swings widly with a right hand
and Matonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fairbanks thinking.
A leg kick checked by Fairbanks.
Matonen tries to keep at a distance but Fairbanks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Matonen controls his hands.
Fairbanks wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Desmond Fairbanks.
I think Fairbanks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Fairbanks!
A very excited looking Desmond Fairbanks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 1123 p4p, 151 weight class) and Adonis Stevenson (ranked 1670 p4p, 208 weight class). Justis comes to the cage accompanied by Wolf Totem - The HU. Adonis Stevenson 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Justis lands a jab to Stevenson's midsection.
A shot to the body from Justis misses
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justis with a nice cross.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Justis's ribs.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justis wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Justis wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Justis from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis looking to sit in guard and control but Stevenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justis looking to control.
Stevenson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevenson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Justis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
Stevenson throwing strikes from guard but Justis blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Justis pulls Stevenson in close to his closed guard and prevents Stevenson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Stevenson.
Justis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stevenson was covering up waiting for the punch and Justis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Justis wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Justis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justis is working hard here to advance position.
Justis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Justis trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevenson throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Justis ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Jab by Justis.
Justis jabs Stevenson right on the nose. Stevenson blinks but takes it well.
Stevenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Justis rather than just go for the knockout.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Justis moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Logan Justis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson scores with a jab.
Stevenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justis. Justis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Stevenson swings widly with a right hand
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Justis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevenson momentarily.
Justis slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Justis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevenson did well to prevent Justis getting side control.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as Justis sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stevenson to stand up.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Stevenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adonis Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justis misses with a hook.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Justis.
Justis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevenson's head.
Nice body kick from Justis.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis shoots in but no luck this time.
A countering left hand to the body from Stevenson misses.
Justis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevenson throws a hook but Justis avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Justis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis staying out of range there.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis tried to counter with a leg kick but Stevenson avoided it.
A shot to the body from Justis misses
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson wants to slow Justis down by chopping away at his legs.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justis.
Justis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Justis throws a solid leg kick but Stevenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Justis.
Justis thuds his right hand into Stevenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson tries a low kick but Justis avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis darts in looking for a takedown but Stevenson gets double underhooks and turns Justis into the cage.
Stevenson throws out a counter right but Justis avoids it with no problem.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Stevenson is looking to slow Justis down with leg kicks.
Stevenson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Justis.
Justis misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Justis.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stevenson. That's going to slow Justis down.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Justis.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Justis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Justis lands a nice shot that snaps Stevenson's head back.
Stevenson cracks Justis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stevenson has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Stevenson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Justis back to the cage. Stevenson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Justis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevenson's hands.
Stevenson moves out of range as Justis strikes.
A combination from Justis does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Justis.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justis cracks Stevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Justis.
Justis throws a front kick that sends Stevenson stumbling back into the cage.
A jab lands there for Stevenson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justis avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson takes one to the side of the head.
Stevenson walks into a left hand.
Justis has been working on his balance at Far-Q Fight Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Logan Justis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Justis. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
Stevenson throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Justis checks it.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justis.
Justis misses with a low kick.
Stevenson throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot.
Stevenson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justis checks it well.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Justis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Justis throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Justis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to land body kicks.
Stevenson thumps Justis with a low kick.
Justis cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Justis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stevenson defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Stevenson takes one to the side of the head.
Justis slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Justis moved away.
Justis misses with a body shot.
Stevenson wants to slow Justis down by chopping away at his legs.
Justis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevenson wants to slow Justis down by chopping away at his legs.
Justis moves into the clinch successfully.
Justis manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Justis ducks down to avoid it.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Justis, as that shot connected.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Justis.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis lands an overhand right.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Justis saw that one coming.
Stevenson throws a hook but Justis blocks it.
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Justis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stevenson's head.
Justis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stevenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justis. That did some damage!
Justis lands with a right hand.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justis shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Justis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adonis Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Justis moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Justis throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Justis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justis fails with the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Justis with a series of wild strikes but Justis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Justis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis staying out of range there.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Justis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stevenson. Stevenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevenson sizes up Justis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justis tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Stevenson. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adonis Stevenson.
I've got Stevenson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adonis Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 1041 p4p, 126 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 1279 p4p, 155 weight class). Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Morgan Wade was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picker misses with a hook. Wade ducked under it nicely.
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
A jab from Picker misses.
Picker lands with a hook. Wade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Picker throws a body shot but no joy.
Picker staying out of range there.
Picker throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picker.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Picker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wade walks into a straight right hand from Picker.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picker was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Picker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wade.
Wade lands a nice looking body shot.
Wade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Wade moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade with a hook.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
Wade scores with a hook to the body. Picker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wade misses the jab.
Wade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Picker is looking to counter punch.
Wade pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Picker back to the cage. Wade follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Picker throws a hook but Wade blocks it.
Picker with a nice cross.
A jab from Wade misses.
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 slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Wade throws out a counter right but Picker avoids it with no problem.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Picker swinging wildly here.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Picker moves away and avoids it.
Picker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wade.
Wade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Picker.
Picker staying out of range there.
Wade throws out a powerful jab.
Picker throws a hook but Wade avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wade.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wade throws a right and a left that Picker avoids nicely.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picker manages to avoid it.
Picker throws a series of punches but Wade moves out of range.
Wade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Picker under the eye.
Wade slips a jab from Picker.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Wade is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Picker with a body shot.
Larson Picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Wade misses.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Picker.
Picker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Picker is rocked!
Picker misses with a hook
and Wade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Picker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade lands a leg kick that knocks Picker off balance momentarily.
Wade lands a body shot.
Picker is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wade lands an uppercut, right on the button! Picker tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morgan Wade!
A relieved looking Morgan Wade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Suf (ranked 1178 p4p, 151 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 1229 p4p, 157 weight class). Robbins has chosen Big Iron 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robbins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robbins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robbins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robbins loads up on a big right hand but Suf slips the punch.
Robbins misses with a looping left.
Suf slips a jab and a cross from Robbins.
Robbins misses with an uppercut.
Suf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suf connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Suf misses the target.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Suf.
Robbins moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Suf fails to land.
Robbins lands a hook that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
Suf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Suf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suf lands an uppercut.
Suf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suf pushes Robbins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Robbins.
Robbins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbins.
Robbins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suf prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suf blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Suf pushes Robbins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suf throws a head punch that misses.
Robbins misses with a punch on the inside.
Suf lands an uppercut.
Suf swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Suf avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Robbins fails to land.
Robbins has a couple of punches blocked by Suf.
Suf throws a head punch that misses.
Suf prevents Robbins from breaking the clinch.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suf tries a body shot but Robbins blocks it.
Robbins blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Suf's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suf.
A right handed body shot lands from Robbins.
Suf blocks an elbow strike from Robbins.
Robbins can't find room to land a body shot as Suf controls the action.
Robbins throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suf.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins blocks a body shot from Suf.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbins.
Suf prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Suf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbins blocks a body shot from Suf.
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins misses with the head strike.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suf prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Robbins struggles to land a body shot inside as Suf controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbins controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suf.
Suf misses with a body punch.
Robbins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robbins throws an elbow but misses.
Suf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Suf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Robbins lands with a light punch inside.
Suf keeps control of Robbins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robbins lands an elbow that stopped Suf in his tracks for a moment.
Suf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robbins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Suf lands a hook that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Robbins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Suf is just out of range.
Robbins has Suf up against the cage in a clinch.
Suf misses with a punch on the inside.
Suf has a couple of punches blocked by Robbins.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suf's brow.
Suf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbins is leaning against Suf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Suf fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Suf shrugs off.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suf's elbow.
Robbins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbins misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marty Robbins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suf misses with a kick to the body.
Robbins checks the leg kick.
Suf rushes Robbins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suf misses with a punch on the inside.
Suf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Suf on the inside.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbins lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robbins throws an elbow but misses.
Robbins lands with a left to the head.
Suf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marty Robbins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suf takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bob Suf has been cut.
Suf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Robbins.
A right hook to the body lands for Robbins.
Suf misses with some punches.
Suf misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suf lands a body shot.
Suf digs a right hand into Robbins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robbins's gas tank.
A short right from Suf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins swings wildly with an uppercut but Suf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Robbins.
Robbins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robbins scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Robbins.
Suf has a couple of punches blocked by Robbins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbins.
A hook to the body from Robbins.
Suf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Suf lands an uppercut.
Robbins works on Suf's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robbins gets through Suf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Robbins.
Robbins is working Suf over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robbins.
A right handed body shot lands from Robbins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Suf avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the cage.
Suf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robbins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robbins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robbins tries to work over Suf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbins is leaning against Suf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike.
Suf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suf blocks the elbow strike.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Robbins.
Robbins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbins.
Suf throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Robbins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Suf avoids a wild elbow strike from Robbins.
Robbins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins prevents a body shot from Suf.
Suf takes an elbow to the temple.
Robbins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suf backwards.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robbins lands with a right to the head.
Robbins lands a damaging elbow.
Robbins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Robbins.
Robbins throws a body punch but Suf moves out of range.
Robbins throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Robbins does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suf, right into the meat.
Suf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robbins's sensitive parts.
Robbins clinches up with Suf and pushes him back against the cage.
Suf throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Suf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Suf as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Robbins.
Robbins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suf is out of range.
Suf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robbins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A combination from Suf does no damage.
Robbins checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Robbins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robbins.
Robbins tries to land a front kick but Suf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suf is looking to counter punch.
Robbins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marty Robbins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suf manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robbins works the jab nicely.
Robbins pushes Suf up against the cage in a clinch.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbins controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Robbins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Suf's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Robbins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suf.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suf.
Suf gets tackled into the cage by Robbins. Robbins maintains the clinch.
Suf takes a shot to the head.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Suf fails to land.
Robbins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suf tries to work over Robbins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins can't find room to land a body shot as Suf controls the action.
Robbins lands with a light punch inside.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Suf shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robbins.
Robbins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suf or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Robbins.
Robbins lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbins pushes Suf up against the cage in a clinch.
Suf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Robbins as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robbins can't find room to land a body shot as Suf controls the action.
Robbins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbins.
Robbins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robbins slips a straight right by Suf.
Robbins has Suf up against the cage in a clinch.
Suf takes a shot to the head.
Robbins pushes Suf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robbins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robbins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suf's defenses.
Suf swings wildly with an uppercut but Robbins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robbins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Suf shrugs off.
Robbins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robbins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob Suf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Robbins. Beautiful body shot.
Robbins drops Suf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Suf looks back up at him and smiles so Robbins waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Suf is rocked!
Robbins fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Suf square on the jaw! Damn, Suf is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 381 p4p, 57 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 234 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Kettu connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Kettu tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone tried to score with a low kick but Kettu checks it.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Stone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Kettu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Stone slips under a jab from Kettu.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
Kettu lands with a good body shot.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Kettu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
Kettu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kettu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Kettu blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Stone feints a counter leg kick.
Kettu lands a slapping body shot.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu lands with a hook. Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kettu throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Kettu lands a front kick.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kettu can pounce on him.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kettu blocks the body kick.
Kettu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kettu throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donk. Kettu catches Stone right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kettu blocks a jab.
Stone tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu lands with a right hand.
Stone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kettu. Kettu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kettu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Stone throws out a counter right but Kettu avoids it with no problem.
Kettu misses with an uppercut. Stone saw that one coming.
Kettu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kettu jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Kettu throws a chopping leg kick but Stone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kettu with a body shot.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Stone.
Kettu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu is looking to land body kicks.
Stone unleashes a big counter combination but Kettu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kettu throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Kettu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Kettu slips the punch.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone avoids the body shot from Kettu.
A cross from Stone lands.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone tries a quick counter leg kick but Kettu is wise to it.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Kettu throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Kettu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Kettu gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone throws a hook but Kettu blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Stone.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Kettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone lands with a straight right. Kettu didn't see that one coming.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kettu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Kettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Kettu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kettu.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kettu.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kettu.
Esa Kettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone misses with a straight right.
Kettu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone connects with a right hand. Kettu shakes it off.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kettu connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kettu digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Stone avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Stone counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone moves out of range as Kettu throws a body kick.
Kettu slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Kettu.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Kettu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone cracks the inside of Kettu's front leg.
Kettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Kettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kettu.
Kettu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
A jab from Kettu finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Kettu blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kettu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kettu slips under a jab.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Kettu.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
Decent striking displayed by Kettu there.
Kettu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Kettu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Stone.
That kick from Kettu tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Kettu slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Kettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Kettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kettu to score with a decent uppercut.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Kettu slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kettu checks a leg kick.
Kettu fails with the takedown.
Stone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu thumps Stone with a low kick.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Kettu moved out of range nicely.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kettu.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kettu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kettu has got the better of the exchanges.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Kettu.
Kettu lands a lovely overhand right.
Kettu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kettus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Stone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone throws a low kick, looking for Kettu's leg but Kettu calmly moves out of range.
Kettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Kettu misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStone.
Kettu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kettu misses with a kick to the body.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kettu closes the distance and clinches.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kettu.
Kettu lands a shot to the body.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
Jack Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone tries to work over Kettu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kettu misses with a low kick.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Kettu ducks down to avoid it.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Kettu rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kettu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kettu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu prevents a body shot from Stone.
Kettu breaks from the clinch.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but Kettu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Kettu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stone throws a head kick but Kettu moves out of range.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu blocks a head kick by Stone.
Kettu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kettu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu lands a head shot.
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
Kettu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kettu tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Kettu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kettu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu throws a head kick that misses.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kettu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Esa Kettu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Kettu.
An inside leg kick lands from Kettu.
Stone misses with a hook. Kettu ducked under it nicely.
Kettu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Kettu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and Kettu counters with a stiff right hand.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone lands with a hook. Kettu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kettu.
Kettu slips a jab from Stone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Kettu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kettu 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
During a confident post fight interview, Esa Kettu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusal Perera (ranked 410 p4p, 54 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 760 p4p, 90 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kusal Perera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign cracks the inside of Perera's front leg.
Reign takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reign misses with a body shot.
Reign fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perera manages to avoid it.
Reign checks the leg kick.
Reign wants to counter with a clinch but Perera pushes him away.
Reign throws a hook but Perera avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reign 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.
Reign missing with a left hand there. Perera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reign.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reign shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perera but Perera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reign. Perera does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perera.
Perera tried to counter with a leg kick but Reign avoided it.
Reign lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perera moves away from the strike by Reign.
It looked like Perera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reign.
Reign shoots in looking for a takedown but Perera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reign's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reign on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perera connects with a body shot.
Reign looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Perera has knocked Reign down with a huge combo! Perera steps away and waves a wobbly Reign back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reign is rocked!
It looks like Titan Reign has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign glances at the clock... BAM! Perera nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Reign crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Reign is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Kusal Perera 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 Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 171 p4p, 30 weight class) and Zammy Bailey (ranked 415 p4p, 56 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zammy Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailey off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Zammy Bailey has been cut.
Nice shot by Mirage.
Mirage tries to land a front kick but Bailey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bailey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mirage with a body shot.
Mirage lands a big uppercut and Bailey crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bailey looks OK. Mirage waves Bailey back to his feet!
Bailey is rocked!
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Bailey out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alphonzo Mirage!
An out of breath Alphonzo Mirage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 64 p4p, 9 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 37 p4p, 6 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory tried to score with a low kick but Duranto checks it.
Bathory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Bathory swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duranto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bathory manages to circle out of the way.
Duranto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Bathory bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duranto slips a jab from Bathory.
Duranto misses with a looping right.
Duranto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bathory lands a body shot.
Duranto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Duranto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory stalls.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bathory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Bathory staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Duranto.
Duranto needs to keep his hands up - Bathory had a free shot at his head there.
Duranto blocks the body kick.
Bathory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bathory lands a front kick.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Bathory throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Duranto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bathory jabs Duranto right on the nose. Duranto blinks but takes it well.
Bathory chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duranto can pounce on him.
Duranto misses with a looping right.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory misses with a kick to the body
and Duranto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
Bathory swings widly with a right hand
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Bathory is predictable there
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duranto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bathory misses with a hook
and Duranto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Duranto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Bathory.
Nice body kick from Duranto.
Duranto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duranto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duranto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duranto moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Bathory lands a jab.
Duranto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bathory is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duranto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Bathory's leg but Bathory calmly moves out of range.
Bathory throws out a powerful jab.
Duranto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bathory if he has to take too many more of those.
Bathory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto lands a nice shot that snaps Bathory's head back.
Duranto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duranto misses the jab.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Duranto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duranto throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bathory lands a nice shot that snaps Duranto's head back.
Bathory slips under a jab.
Duranto is looking to clinch but Bathory is avoiding it.
Bathory throws a hook but Duranto blocks it.
Duranto misses with a low kick as Bathory jumps back.
Bathory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duranto tries to clinch up but Bathory circles away and keeps his distance.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bathory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Duranto takes one to the chin there.
Duranto moves into the clinch.
Duranto pushes Bathory back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bathory.
A left hand lands to the body for Duranto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duranto stalling the fight.
Duranto blocks a body shot from Bathory.
A nice left hand lands by Bathory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto misses with some punches.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Duranto digs a right hand underneath Bathory's ribcage. Bathory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Bathory lands with a short shot to the head.
Duranto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duranto.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Bathory.
Bathory takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bathory scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duranto in his tracks.
Duranto throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Duranto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Bathory misses the target.
It appears Duranto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Duranto connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Bathory.
A bone on bone clash there as Bathory blocks the leg kick.
Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Bathory digs a right hand underneath Duranto's ribcage. Duranto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duranto manages to break the clinch.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bathory throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Bathory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Bathory tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Duranto.
A low kick from Bathory misses
and Duranto counters with a three punch combo that has Bathory backing up. Bathory nods at Duranto to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto looks to throw the jab but Bathory is out of range.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bathory.
A nice side step and Bathory releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bathory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Bathory appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bathory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duranto throws out the jab.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duranto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Bathory darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick from Bathory misses
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory cracks the inside of Duranto's front leg.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bathory.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Duranto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bathory is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bathory just manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Bathory.
Duranto wants to clinch.
Bathory blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Bathory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duranto finds it's way round the side to connect with Bathory's head.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Bathory cracks Duranto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Bathory checks it.
Duranto tries to land a leg kick but Bathory saw it coming and moves away.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bathory fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duranto takes one to the chin there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bathory.
Duranto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bathory.
Bathory swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duranto's hands.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch but Bathory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Duranto moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Duranto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duranto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bathory.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Bathory chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto tries to work over Bathory's front leg with a kick but Bathory checks it.
Some wild striking there from Duranto.
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Good standup being displayed there by Duranto as he connects with a hook.
Bathory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duranto throws a looping overhand right but Bathory ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bathory - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory scores with the left hand. Duranto knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Duranto down.
Bathory tried to score with a low kick but Duranto checks it.
Bathory misses with a hook
and Duranto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Bathory didn't see that one coming.
Bathory scoring well with a low kick there.
Bathory doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Duranto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bathory lands a glancing blow to the side of Duranto's head.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duranto. That did some damage!
Bathory throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Duranto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory lands a nice looking body kick.
Bathory misses the jab.
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duranto on the side of the head.
Duranto blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duranto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bathory tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Nice cross by Bathory.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Bathory moves out of range easily.
Bathory scores with a punch to the head.
Duranto lands a jab to Bathory's midsection.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duranto.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bathory blocks the body kick.
Bathory thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duranto if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Duranto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto misses with a low kick as Bathory jumps back.
Duranto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Bathory's legs.
Duranto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Duranto as he checks the leg kick.
Bathory checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Bathory misses.
Bathory swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duranto closes the distance and pushes Bathory back into the cage.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Bathory on the inside.
Duranto wants to break free but Bathory has control.
Duranto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duranto lands with a light punch inside.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bathory fails to land.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Duranto.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory misses with some punches.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Duranto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Bathory tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bathory creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duranto tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto controlling the action here for a moment.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bathorys head.
Bathory tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Bathory back against the cage.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Bathory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duranto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
Bathory lands a head shot.
Bathory on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bathory misses with a head kick.
As Bathory tries to get set, Duranto tries to push him back and clinch up but Bathory manages to avoid the attempt.
Duranto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Bathory misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bathory throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
Bathory motions for Duranto to come forward. Bathory throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Duranto finds it's target.
Bathory throws a low kick, looking for Duranto's leg but Duranto calmly moves out of range.
Bathory attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bathory lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duranto throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Duranto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bathory connects with a crisp jab.
Bathory scores with a nice body kick.
Duranto moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arzlan Bathory just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bathory, right into the meat.
That kick from Duranto tenderised Bathory's leg. Bathory is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Bathory.
Bathory checks a low kick from Duranto.
Bathory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duranto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
Duranto misses the jab.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duranto tries to score with a low kick but Bathory moves his leg out of the way.
Duranto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Duranto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Bathory swings widly with a right hand
and Duranto counters by clinching up.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory keeps control of Duranto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duranto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bathory misses with a few strikes there.
Duranto is looking to counter the offense by Bathory and move into the clinch.
Duranto wants to clinch.
Duranto tries a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory connects with a jab.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bathory.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duranto, right into the meat.
Duranto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bathory momentarily.
Bathory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duranto pushes Bathory away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bathory's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duranto connects with a right hand. Bathory shakes it off.
Duranto gets a clinch.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
Duranto lands a shot to the body.
Duranto working hard to break the clinch.
Bathory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duranto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Duranto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bathory - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
Roberto Duranto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duranto manages to break the clinch.
Bathory swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bathory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch! Duranto slams his shin into Bathory's torso.
Duranto doesn't manage to clinch there - Bathory circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duranto.
Bathory throws an off balance right hand
and Duranto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bathory really felt that one!
Duranto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands a nice hook to Duranto's body. Duranto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duranto tries to bum rush Bathory with a series of wild strikes but Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duranto misses with a looping right.
Bathory slips a jab from Duranto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto throws a series of punches but Bathory avoids them all with ease.
Duranto moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory throws a right hand that misses
and Duranto counters by moving into the clinch.
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Duranto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bathory tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Bathory back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Duranto.
A body shot lands from Bathory.
Duranto tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Duranto had his way with Arzlan Bathory in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bathory finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bathory misses with a body punch
and Duranto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short uppercut from Bathory.
Bathory tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Bathory back against the cage.
Duranto manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duranto, as that shot connected.
Bathory checks the leg kick.
Duranto looks to land a combination. Bathory sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Duranto throws a low kick but Bathory moves out of range easily.
Duranto lands a nice shot that snaps Bathory's head back.
Bathory misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Duranto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duranto with a nice cross.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bathory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Duranto coming out on top.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Duranto there.
Bathory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duranto eats them both and turns towards Bathory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Duranto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bathory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bathory tries to land a body kick
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Bathory walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duranto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bathory punishes Duranto's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Duranto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Bathory tries to move into range but Duranto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
Bathory checks a low kick from Duranto.
A little jabbing left from Bathory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bathory throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Duranto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
Duranto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Bathory looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bathory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bathory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Duranto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duranto throws a lazy uppercut
and Bathory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duranto's knee momentarily.
Bathory throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duranto misses with an uppercut.
Duranto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bathory. That did some damage!
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bathory.
Bathory throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duranto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bathory throws a nice looking combination but Duranto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Duranto saw that one coming.
Bathory throws out a powerful jab.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Duranto off balance momentarily.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Bathory.
Duranto misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Bathory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duranto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory checks the leg kick.
Duranto checks the leg kick.
Duranto lunges at Bathory with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bathory's hand.
Duranto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bathory finds it's way round the side to connect with Duranto's head.
Duranto throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Bathory avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duranto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duranto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duranto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bathorys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bathory, right into the meat.
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duranto has time to react.
Duranto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bathory is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bathory cracks a nice hook into Duranto's ribs.
Bathory scores with a nice strike.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duranto.
Duranto misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bathory thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duranto if he has to take too many more of those.
Duranto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arzlan Bathory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Bathory didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arzlan Bathory.
I think Bathory has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory! Arzlan Bathory retains his lightweight title!
Arzlan Bathory decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 334 p4p, 44 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 471 p4p, 62 weight class). Kagonbo comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo. This should be a great matchup!
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241 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alzado throws an elbow that misses. Kagonbo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alzado's guard. Nice move by Kagonbo!
Alzado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kagonbo is controlling him.
Kagonbo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kagonbo wants to get up but he can't break Alzado's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alzado wants to stand up but Kagonbo is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo wants to get up but he can't break Alzado's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Kagonbo wants to stand and escape but instead Alzado has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Alzado throws a strike but Kagonbo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kagonbo wants to stand but Alzado is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alzado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kagonbo wants to stand but Alzado has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kagonbo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alzado's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzado is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kagonbo dives into side control.
Kagonbo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kagonbo misses with a body kick.
Alzado throws a nice looking combination but Kagonbo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alzado connects with a jab.
Kagonbo throws a hook but Alzado avoids it easily.
Kagonbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Alzado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo misses with a left hand
and Alzado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kagonbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lyle Alzado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagonbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzado is just out of range.
Alzado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kagonbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alzado closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzado throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kagonbo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alzado.
Alzado lands strikes from half guard.
Alzado is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alzado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kagonbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alzado.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kagonbo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alzado.
Alzado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kagonbo defending well though.
Alzado throws a strike but Kagonbo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bismack Kagonbo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alzado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kagonbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alzado.
Kagonbo looks to throw the jab but Alzado is out of range.
Kagonbo misses with a looping right.
Kagonbo pushes Alzado away with a front kick.
Alzado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kagonbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzado.
Alzado tries for a takedown but Kagonbo circles away easily
and Kagonbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kagonbo.
Alzado cracks Kagonbo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kagonbo lands with a straight right. Alzado didn't see that one coming.
Alzado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alzado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kagonbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bismack Kagonbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Alzado there.
Alzado checks the leg kick.
Kagonbo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alzado or perhaps it was just good defense by Kagonbo, which made it look bad.
Bismack Kagonbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Alzado.
A good leg kick by Kagonbo.
Alzado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kagonbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alzado looks to land a combination but Kagonbo avoids it well.
Kagonbo tests Alzado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kagonbo staying out of range there.
Kagonbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alzado.
Kagonbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzado.
Alzado shoots in looking for a takedown. Kagonbo tries to sprawl out of it but Alzado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kagonbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kagonbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alzado.
Bismack Kagonbo is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Alzado misses.
Alzado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alzado loads up on a big right hand but Kagonbo slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzado misses with the combination.
Alzado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alzado throws a poor cross that misses
and Kagonbo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Alzado! Kagonbo lets Alzado back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Alzado is rocked!
It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Kagonbo knocks out Alzado with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kagonbo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kagonbo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bismack Kagonbo!
After the big win, Bismack Kagonbo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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FIGHT
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