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AJFC 57: Belanger vs Bueno PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Yu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
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258 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu closes the distance and pushes Dempsey back into the cage.
Dempsey throws an elbow that misses.
Dempsey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yu blocks it with crossed arms.
Dempsey breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Yu.
It looks like Jack Dempsey has been cut.
Dempsey takes one to the side of the head.
Yu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dempsey's hands.
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!
Yu scores with a jab to the head.
Dempsey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dempsey tries to avoid it but Yu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dempsey to the ground. Dempsey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dempsey clinches but Yu breaks the clinch
and Yu counters with a right hand to the body.
Yu shoots in for a takedown but Dempsey shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Yu.
Dempsey takes one to the side of the head.
Dempsey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yu lands a jab.
That has opened up Jack Dempsey's cut even more.
Yu keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dempsey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu tests Dempsey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dempsey stuffs the takedown attempt from Yu. Yu gets slowly back to his feet.
Yu throws the kick towards the body but Dempsey avoids it.
Dempsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yu shoots in but no luck this time.
Yu shoots in for a double leg but Dempsey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yu clobbers Dempsey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yu catches Dempsey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yu tests Dempsey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Jack Dempsey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dempsey looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Yu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yu throws a combination. Dempsey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yu tries a head kick but it misses.
Yu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dempsey to the mat. Dempsey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yu wants to pass the guard but Dempsey is keeping the position.
Yu throwing strikes from guard but Dempsey blocks nicely.
Dempsey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Yu just wasn't active enough.
Yu gets a clinch.
Dempsey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dempsey leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dempsey fails to land.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it misses.
Dempsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Dempsey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dempsey misses with a knee strike.
Dempsey misses with a knee strike.
Dempsey tries to land a knee to the head but Yu blocks with his arms.
Yu breaks the clinch.
Yu connects with a single shot there.
Jack Dempsey's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dempsey avoids the head kick by Yu.
Dempsey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Dempsey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Yu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Artigo 157 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nogueira. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peter Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Nogueira down.
Peter Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson cracks Nogueira with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Nogueira's knee but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Nogueira avoids it well.
Nogueira dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Nogueira's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Nogueira didn't see that one coming.
Nogueira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nogueira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Nogueira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nogueira drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nogueira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a leg kick.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nogueira. Nogueira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nogueira on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops Nogueira with a beautiful combination! Nogueira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson Rushes Nogueira and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Nogueira is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jackson Piles on the pressure and Nogueira crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Four Middle Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good elbows
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Four Middle Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul tries to clinch up but Fingers circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fingers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fingers!
Fingers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paul looks for a takedown but Fingers sprawls well.
Paul wants to clinch.
Fingers forces Paul back against the cage and clinches.
Fingers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fingers smiles and moves away.
Fingers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fingers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Four Middle Fingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fingers lands a jab to the head.
Fingers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Fingers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fingers clinches.
Fingers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fingers landing knees to the head.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fingers with a knee to the head.
It looks like Paul Paul has been cut.
Fingers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
Fingers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
Paul takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fingers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paul gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fingers lands a damaging elbow.
Fingers working the clinch nicely. Paul is working for position but Fingers cracks him with a big knee to the head! Paul crumples up against the cage and Fingers lands two more shots before the ref can save Paul! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Four Middle Fingers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Ducati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fit McFit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Ducati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fit McFit!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFit throws a right hand that Ducati ducks under and follows up with a left that Ducati also avoids with ease.
Ducati misses with a body shot.
Ducati stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ducati wants it to stay on the feet.
McFit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ducati as he jumps to the side.
McFit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francois Ducati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fit McFit.
No joy there for McFit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McFit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ducati swivels and escapes.
McFit shoots in looking for a takedown. Ducati tries to sprawl out of it but McFit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ducati manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McFit misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ducati's guard.
McFit being controlled here momentarily.
McFit trying to control the position from guard on top but Ducati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducati 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ducati keeping moving, preventing McFit from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fit McFit.
McFit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ducati but Ducati pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ducati stuffs the takedown.
McFit looks gassed!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ducati.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducati working the ground and pound but McFit is defending the strikes.
McFit is trying to get back to his feet.
Ducati is trying to get an arm triangle but McFit is defending well.
Ducati is chipping away with strikes.
Ducati throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McFit is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ducati is controlling him well.
McFit gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducati has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McFit's face.
Ducati looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ducati with a couple of short strikes.
Ducati looking to isolate an arm here. McFit doesn't see it coming and as Ducati extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Ducati!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francois Ducati!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Gracie had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiago Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Statham!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham fails with the takedown.
Statham wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Jason Statham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Statham looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gracie has picked Statham up and slammed him! Statham can't keep hold of the triangle and Gracie manages to pass to side control!
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Statham is looking for a sweep.
Gracie cracks Statham with a big elbow.
Statham avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Statham is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Statham seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Gracie forces the positional change into back control.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Statham showing good submission defense here.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Statham preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not allowing Statham to control his hands.
Statham is keeping busy.
Gracie gets his hands free as Statham looks to control.
Gracie controlling the position well here. Statham rolled but Gracie kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Statham is trying to defend against the choke here but Gracie has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Gracie Tightens the hold and Statham taps out furiously! Gracie displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tiago Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kishigawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cote might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Not Afraid. Andrew Kishigawa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kishigawa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cote shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kishigawa pinned against the cage. Kishigawa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kishigawa tries to clinch up but Cote circles away and keeps his distance.
Kishigawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Kishigawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kishigawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kishigawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kishigawa wants to control the pace but Cote is squirming around nicely.
Cote is trying desperately to improve position.
Kishigawa working Cote over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote is working to get back to half guard.
Kishigawa dominating with strikes here.
Cote wants to hold on but Kishigawa pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishigawa tries to control but Cote wriggling away.
Kishigawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kishigawa looking to control but Cote is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kishigawa controlling his opponent.
Andrew Kishigawa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cote tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cote throws a right hand that Kishigawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kishigawa also avoids with ease.
Kishigawa has managed to clinch.
Kishigawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cote pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kishigawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kishigawa moves into the clinch.
Cote stalling in the clinch but Kishigawa improves position.
Cote tries to circle away but Kishigawa has him pinned against the cage.
Kishigawa is trying to drag Cote to the mat but Cote just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cote is working for takedown but Kishigawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Kishigawa decides to pull guard.
Kishigawa keeping moving, preventing Cote from controlling successfully.
Kishigawa wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishigawa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kishigawa wants to stand up but Cote is controlling him.
Kishigawa keeping moving, preventing Cote from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Sean Cote wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kishigawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cote tries to clinch up but Kishigawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kishigawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kishigawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kishigawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Sean Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Kishigawa.
Cote throws a punch but it's blocked by Kishigawa.
Kishigawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cote.
A frustrated look appears on Cote's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kishigawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Cote shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cote tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kishigawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kishigawa has hold of one of Cote's legs. Cote is fighting the takedown attempt but Kishigawa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kishigawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kishigawa scores with punches from side control.
Cote gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kishigawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kishigawa tries to control but Cote wriggling away.
Cote is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kishigawa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kishigawa wants to clinch up but Cote keeps it at a distance.
Kishigawa wants to clinch up but Cote keeps it at a distance.
Cote misses with a series of wild punches.
Kishigawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Cote throws a front kick aimed at Kishigawa's knee but Kishigawa avoids it well.
Cote throws a jab when Kishigawa was well out of range.
Kishigawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cote's sensitive parts.
Kishigawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kishigawa wants the takedown. Cote is fighting it off but Kishigawa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cote's guard against the cage.
Kishigawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kishigawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kishigawa wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishigawa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kishigawa is pushing down on Cote's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cote is fighting to maintain full guard but Kishigawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kishigawa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kishigawa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cote can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kishigawa breaks from Cote's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kishigawa controlling from mount.
Kishigawa breaks from Cote's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kishigawa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cote is squirming around, avoiding Kishigawa's attempts to control the action.
Kishigawa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cote tries to lock up and control but Kishigawa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kishigawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cote is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishigawa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cote is surviving well by controlling Kishigawa's body position as best he can.
Kishigawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cote is looking to escape.
Kishigawa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andrew Kishigawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kishigawa working for a guillotine from mount but Cote is in no mood to give up.
Kishigawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kishigawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cote looks a forlorn figure.
Kishigawa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cote takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kishigawa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kishigawa lands a heavy elbow.
Cote defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kishigawa.
Cote tries to buck Kishigawa off but he can't manage it.
Kishigawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cote is squirming around, avoiding Kishigawa's attempts to control the action.
Kishigawa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kishigawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kishigawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kishigawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cote wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kishigawa has clasped his hands together around Cote's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kishigawa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kishigawa takes a little break here. Cote wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kishigawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cote has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kishigawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kishigawa wants to control but Cote is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishigawa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kishigawa tries for a kimura but Cote is defending well.
Kishigawa trying to control the position but Cote is working away.
Kishigawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cote wants to control but Kishigawa postures up.
Andrew Kishigawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kishigawa happy to just control the position for now.
Cote is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kishigawa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Andrew Kishigawa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A jab from Kishigawa does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishigawa rushes Cote and presses him up against the cage.
Kishigawa lands a takedown into guard.
Kishigawa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kishigawa advances position into side control!
Kishigawa taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kishigawa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Kishigawa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sean Cote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Kishigawa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kishigawa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cote manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kishigawa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kishigawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kishigawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kishigawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ladeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sha Danson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
185 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Ladeia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sha Danson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladeia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Danson is trying to defend but Ladeia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ladeia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Danson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Danson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ladeia is working away from the top position though.
Danson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ladeia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Danson reverses the position - he's now on top in Ladeia's guard.
Ladeia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladeia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Danson!
Ladeia fails to move to back control.
Danson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ladeia has hold of Danson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Danson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Danson regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia is looking to advance position but Danson won't allow it.
Danson tries to get to full guard but Ladeia has control of the leg.
Danson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ladeia pulls his head out easily.
Ladeia is looking to advance position but Danson won't allow it.
Ladeia passes to side control.
Ladeia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Danson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ladeia is controlling him well.
Ladeia tries to advance to mount but Danson denies him.
Ladeia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Danson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ladeia off and has taken his back!
Ladeia is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Danson gets his way!
Ladeia preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Danson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danson is trying to stick to Ladeia's back but Ladeia is turning into Danson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Danson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ladeia.
Danson wants to sweep but no luck.
Danson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danson keeping full guard, as Ladeia tries to pass.
Ladeia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ladeia slips nicely into half guard.
Danson trying to control but Ladeia postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Ladeia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danson loads up on a big right hand but Ladeia slips the punch.
Ladeia staying out of range there.
Danson throws a hook but Ladeia blocks it.
Danson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ladeia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose Ladeia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ladeia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danson to the mat! Danson manages to get full guard.
Ladeia forces his way into half guard.
Ladeia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ladeia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Danson reverses the position - he's now on top in Ladeia's guard.
Ladeia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ladeia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladeia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danson is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ladeia has his foot on Danson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Danson works his way back into a safe position though.
Danson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ladeia is retaining full guard.
Danson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ladeia wants to sweep but no luck.
Ladeia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Danson has passed into side control.
Ladeia is trying to improve his position.
Danson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ladeia has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Danson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Danson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ladeia manages to get back to half guard.
Ladeia is looking to improve his position.
Ladeia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ladeia wants to sweep but no luck.
Danson stands and throws Ladeia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ladeia has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danson trying to control the position but Ladeia is working away.
Danson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ladeia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ladeia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Danson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ladeia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Danson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ladeia is pressing down on Danson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ladeia wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Danson manages to get himself to full guard.
Danson looking for a guillotine here but Ladeia defends easily.
Ladeia advances to half guard.
Danson tries to kick Ladeia off but Ladeia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ladeia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Danson sees it coming and defends easily.
Ladeia wants to pass to mount but Danson is defending the position.
Ladeia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Danson prevents Ladeia from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Ladeia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Danson connects with a crisp jab.
Ladeia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danson.
Danson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ladeia counters with a takedown into side control.
Danson prevents Ladeia from moving into mount.
Ladeia advances to full mount.
Ladeia seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Danson is holding on tight.
Jose Ladeia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ladeia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Danson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Danson and Ladeia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Danson is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladeia tries to pass to full mount but Danson defends it.
Ladeia is looking to pass Danson's guard but actually Danson recovers to full guard.
Ladeia passes into half guard.
Ladeia trying to pass the guard but Danson defending well.
Danson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ladeia stops Danson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ladeia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ladeia wants to take his opponent's back but instead Danson manages to regain half guard.
Ladeia trying to mount his opponent but Danson defends it.
Danson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ladeia pulls his head out easily.
Ladeia wants to pass to mount but Danson is defending the position.
Danson gets full guard.
Jose Ladeia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ladeia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Danson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia trying to control but Danson is working from the bottom.
Ladeia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Danson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Danson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Danson!
Ladeia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Danson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Danson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ladeia tries to buck Danson off but Danson is having none of it.
Ladeia regains half guard.
Danson uses his free foot to push down on Ladeia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ladeia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladeia regains half guard.
Danson is keen to just control but Ladeia is a slippery customer.
Danson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ladeia is refusing to be controlled, as Danson sits in half guard.
Ladeia is looking to improve his position.
Ladeia is working hard here to advance position.
Danson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ladeia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sha Danson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danson prevents Ladeia from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sha Danson.
I think Ladeia 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jose Ladeia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Nakamura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Allan Bautista's chin.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bautista tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
Bautista is looking to clinch but Nakamura is avoiding it.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls well. He's pushed Bautista's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses.
Bautista pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakamura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Bautista is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamura misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bautista might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bautista is trying to improve his position.
Bautista can't do much from the bottom here.
Nakamura staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista looking for a sweep but Nakamura has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nakamura is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bautista can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nakamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura unloading with bombs!
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Nakamura looking to finish Bautista with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bautista!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura looking to control but Bautista is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bautista is working to get back to half guard.
Nakamura lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bautista hang on?
Bautista is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakamura lands a big shot there that rocks Bautista but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Nakamura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Nakamura.
Nakamura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakamura is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bautista can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nakamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bautista looks a forlorn figure.
Nakamura looking to control but Bautista is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakamura controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Nakamura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bautista could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nakamura has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bautista's face.
Nakamura lands a nice shot to the head.
Nakamura controlling from mount.
Nakamura landing shots from mount.
Bautista tries to lock up and control but Nakamura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bautista?
Nakamura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura cracks Bautista with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Nakamura dominated that round.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nakamura rushes Bautista and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura is working for takedown but Bautista is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bautista wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakamura won't allow it.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Nakamura won't allow it.
Nakamura has Bautista pressed against the cage, preventing Bautista from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bautista has Nakamura pressed against the cage.
Bautista goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakamura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bautista's efforts to push away.
Bautista is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to pull guard but Bautista won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakamura as Bautista tries to tie him up.
Nakamura pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura pushes Bautista off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bautista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakamura wants to clinch up but Bautista keeps it at a distance.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura darts in trying to clinch
and Bautista counters with a low kick, right behind Nakamura 's knee.
Allan Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nakamura seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yoshihiro Nakamura was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt - Bautista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allan Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Nakamura.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Bautista darts in trying to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yoshihiro Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakamura cracks Bautista with a solid left hand.
Nakamura trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakamura trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Nakamura passes Bautista's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bautista looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamura throwing shots but Bautista is blocking nicely.
Bautista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bautista tries to get out of the position.
Nakamura decides to stand up.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body
so Nakamura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bautista tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautista circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bautista wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakamura has him pressed against the cage.
Bautista throws an elbow that misses.
Nakamura has Bautista pressed against the cage, preventing Bautista from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura wants a takedown but no success here.
Bautista is looking to break free of the clinch but Nakamura has double underhooks.
Nakamura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bautista.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautista tries to break free but Nakamura pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nakamura no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bautista stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bautista tries to keep at a distance but Nakamura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bautista wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakamura won't allow it.
Nakamura is working for takedown but Bautista is calmly controlling the position for now.
Allan Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Nakamura.
Nakamura has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bautista clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nakamura has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bautista's body.
Bautista looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Yoshihiro Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nakamura lands a shot to the head.
Bautista trying to get back to his feet but Nakamura is in full control for now.
Bautista is trapped and Nakamura is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Nakamura tries to keep control of the position but Bautista is staying busy.
Nakamura is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nakamura trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista breaks Nakamura's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nakamura has a closed guard, preventing Bautista from standing up.
Bautista is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bautista prevents Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bautista trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura pushes Bautista off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bautista counters by moving into the clinch.
Bautista controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakamura manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet but Bautista is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nakamura trying to keep a closed guard but Bautista is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nakamura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Nakamura!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and piet snot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying snot's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne - Drop the World. This should be fireworks!
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21
242 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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232 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, piet snot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunter.
Good leg kick by Hunter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
snot tries to score with a low kick but Hunter moves his leg out of the way.
snot closes the distance and pushes Hunter back into the cage.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but snot has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Hunter tries to break the clinch but snot is controlling the position.
snot stalls.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike.
Hunter lands a hook that snaps the head of snot backwards.
snot landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ben Hunter has been cut.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
snot decides to pull guard.
snot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
snot has a closed guard, preventing Hunter from standing up.
snot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
snot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
snot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hunter to the mat! Hunter manages to get full guard.
snot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hunter wants to stand up but snot is controlling him.
snot wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunter tries to get out of the position.
snot looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing snot from controlling successfully.
snot passes Hunter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
snot stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
snot wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. piet snot wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
snot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from snot. snot gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter throws a right hand that snot ducks under and follows up with a left that snot also avoids with ease.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but snot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunter lands with an overhand left.
snot moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
snot misses with a leg kick.
Ben Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
snot shoots in but no luck this time.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but snot ducks down to avoid it.
snot throws a nice inside leg kick.
snot throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
snot slips a straight right by Hunter.
A slow jab from snot misses its intended target.
snot wants to land a leg kick but Hunter is out of range.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
snot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ben Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of piet snot.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. snot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
snot avoids the head kick by Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but piet snot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Hunter's cut.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
snot moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but snot checks it.
A big left from Hunter misses.
snot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hunter is looking to chop away at snot's legs.
snot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from snot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunter misses with a hook.
snot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
snot throws a low kick but Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by snot.
snot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
Hunter lands a really nice looking cross but snot seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunter.
snot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter thows a leg kick but snot checks it
and snot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. snot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by snot.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
snot ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
A slapping leg kick lands for snot.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter scores with a head kick.
snot avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Hunter connects with a good right hand that stumbles snot. snot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
snot slips under a jab.
Hunter clobbers snot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
snot throws a head kick that half lands.
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and snot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter thows a leg kick but snot checks it
and snot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and snot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
snot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
snot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
snot checks a low kick from Hunter.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter connects with the punch.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but snot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
snot ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Ben Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
snot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter leaves snot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
snot ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
snot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunter misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by snot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
snot blocks a head kick by Hunter.
A right-left combo lands from Hunter.
Hunter misses with the combination.
snot scores a takedown into full mount!
snot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
snot wants to take his opponent's back but Hunter doesn't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
piet snot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Hunter's cut.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hunter works the jab nicely.
A head kick by Hunter misses
and snot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
snot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. snot moves away and avoids it.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter throws a leg kick
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunter throws a jab when snot was well out of range.
snot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter throws a lazy head kick
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
snot scores with a nice head shot.
snot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hunter throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
snot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
snot looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
snot moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and snot counters with an inside leg kick.
snot misses with a head kick.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
snot tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
snot ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter throws a series of punches but snot moves out of range.
Hunter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and snot counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunter cracks snot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
snot fails to land the takedown.
Hunter throws a right and a left that snot avoids nicely.
Hunter throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter connects with a single shot there.
Hunter checks a low kick from snot.
snot throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
snot checks the leg kick.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed snot momentarily.
snot lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Hunter lands.
snot moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter scores with a decent looking hook.
piet snot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
snot is looking to slow Hunter down with leg kicks.
Hunter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and snot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
snot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunter.
snot ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by snot.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by snot.
Hunter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
snot connects with a looping right hand.
snot slips under a jab.
snot throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter throws a head kick but snot moves out of range.
snot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter throws a lazy head kick
and snot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing snot from controlling successfully.
piet snot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
snot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
snot stops Hunter from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
snot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst snot is controlling him.
Hunter keeping full guard, as snot tries to pass.
snot slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
snot trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
piet snot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got snot 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... piet snot!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Belanger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno throws a body punch but Belanger moves out of range.
Bueno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belanger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bueno cracks a nice hook into Belanger's ribs.
Bueno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belanger momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Bueno.
Bueno misses with a series of wild punches.
Bueno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bueno scores with a one two! Belanger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bueno works Belanger's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belanger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bueno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belanger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bueno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Bueno.
It looks like Joe Belanger has been cut.
Bueno lands with a shot to the body.
Belanger is breathing heavily.
Belanger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bueno throws a series of strikes that have Belanger backpedaling.
Bueno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belanger at a distance.
Bueno lands with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Bueno both land. Nice combination.
Bueno connects with a body shot.
Bueno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno cracks a nice hook into Belanger's ribs.
Belanger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bueno lands with a good body shot.
Bueno scores with a punch to the head.
Bueno lands a right hook to the body.
Bueno lands a jab to Belanger's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belanger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belanger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bueno lands a two punch combo.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno scoring well with a low kick there.
Bueno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a lovely overhand right.
Belanger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bueno lands a nice looking body shot.
Bueno is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belanger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Belanger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belanger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bueno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bueno jabs at Belanger's body.
Bueno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belanger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belanger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joe Belanger's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a shot to the body.
Bueno digs a good body shot into Belanger's ribs.
Belanger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bueno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belanger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bueno throws a series of strikes that have Belanger backpedaling.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belanger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bueno. Bueno obviously looking to wear him down.
Bueno cracks Belanger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bueno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belanger at a distance.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bueno lands a nice looking body shot.
Belanger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bueno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bueno throws a low kick but Belanger avoids it.
Bueno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bueno rushes Belanger and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Bueno.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Belanger looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bueno scores with a hook to the body.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Bueno gets through Belanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bueno lands a body punch.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Joe Belanger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belangers head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bueno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belanger.
Bueno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Bueno.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
A right hand to the body from Bueno.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno is working Belanger over against the cage.
Belanger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bueno lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bueno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Belanger trying to land knees to the body.
Bueno scores with a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno blocks the elbow strike.
Bueno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
Belanger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Bueno.
Belanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bueno.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bueno as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno works on Belanger's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Belanger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bueno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bueno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bueno gets a clinch.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bueno avoids it.
Belanger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bueno is defending well for now.
Bueno scores with a hook to the body.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bueno.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Belanger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belanger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno is leaning against Belanger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Bueno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belanger.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Joe Belanger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belanger.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Belanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bueno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bueno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
Bueno works on Belanger's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Bueno works on Belanger's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but Bueno blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Bueno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bueno lands a body shot.
A short right from Bueno.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belanger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Belanger tries to land knees in the clinch but Bueno avoids the damage to the body.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belangers head.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
Bueno scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Pedro Bueno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
Belanger trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno cracks Belanger with a nice body shot.
Bueno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Belanger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bueno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno gets through Belanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno works on Belanger's body with a couple of short punches.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bueno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but Bueno blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Bueno lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belangers head.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belanger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Bueno lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Belanger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bueno throws a shot to the body.
Bueno throws a front kick aimed at Belanger's knee but Belanger avoids it well.
Bueno throws a shot to the body.
Bueno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belanger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belanger swings for the body but Bueno moves out of range.
Bueno tries to clinch up.
Belanger throws a big shot that misses.
Belanger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belanger looks for the body kick but Bueno saw that one coming.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belanger manages to avoid it.
Belanger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bueno's sensitive parts.
Bueno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bueno fails to land with a series of punches.
Bueno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bueno blocks a low kick nicely.
Belanger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Belanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bueno counters with a series of strikes. Belanger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bueno connects with a right hand. Belanger shakes it off.
Belanger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bueno lands a nice hook to Belanger's body. Belanger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bueno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bueno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bueno lands a jab to the head.
Bueno moves out of range of the leg kick from Belanger.
Bueno throws a wild body kick that Belanger sees coming a mile off.
Belanger throws a leg kick
and Bueno counters with a right hand to the body.
Bueno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bueno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bueno connects with a body shot.
Bueno rushes Belanger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bueno is leaning against Belanger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Bueno.
Bueno gets through Belanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno cracks Belanger with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bueno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a hook to the body.
Bueno lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
A nice left hand lands by Bueno.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Belanger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bueno is defending well for now.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bueno scores with a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Bueno.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
Belanger throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belanger throws an elbow but misses.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
Bueno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Belanger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bueno is defending well for now.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno works on Belanger's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Bueno.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but Bueno blocks it.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bueno is working Belanger over against the cage.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Belanger misses with a knee strike.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bueno.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
Bueno works on Belanger's body with a couple of short punches.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Belanger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bueno lands a nice shot that snaps Belanger's head back.
Bueno thows a body shot but no joy.
Belanger clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but Bueno blocks it.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
Belanger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
Belanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
Belanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
Bueno gets through Belanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
Bueno pushes Belanger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Belanger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Bueno misses.
A shot to the body from Belanger misses
and Bueno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bueno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Belanger walks into a left hand.
Pedro Bueno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bueno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belanger swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueno.
Bueno doesn't manage to clinch there - Belanger circles away.
Bueno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Bueno - just one landing.
Bueno throws a series of punches but Belanger moves out of range.
Bueno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Bueno moves out of range as Belanger throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Belanger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belanger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bueno lands with a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bueno takes a swing at Belanger's ribcage but misses.
Belanger cracks Bueno with an open hand slap.
Bueno throws a series of strikes that have Belanger backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno lands with an uppercut that bounces Belanger off the cage and back into rage.
Bueno takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bueno lands a nice looking body shot.
Bueno lands with a nice body punch.
Bueno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bueno takes a swing at Belanger's ribcage but misses.
Belanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Belanger throws the kick towards the body but Bueno avoids it.
Belanger swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueno.
Belanger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bueno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belanger rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bueno. That's going to slow Belanger down.
Belanger moves out of range of the body kick.
Bueno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belanger.
Bueno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belanger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belanger throws a head kick that misses.
Bueno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belanger at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bueno looks to land a body kick but Belanger moved away.
Bueno clobbers Belanger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belanger throws a hook but Bueno avoids it easily.
Good work by Bueno as he checks the leg kick.
Bueno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belanger's hands.
Bueno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bueno digs a good body shot into Belanger's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Bueno.
Bueno tests Belanger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Bueno blocks the low kick.
Donk. Bueno catches Belanger right on the button with a cross.
Belanger avoids the body shot from Bueno.
Belanger throws a front kick aimed at Bueno's knee but Bueno avoids it well.
Bueno lands a slapping body shot.
Belanger fakes the leg kick and cracks Bueno in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belanger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a low kick.
Belanger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bueno wants to clinch up but Belanger keeps it at a distance.
Belanger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belanger looks to land a right hand but Bueno moved out of range.
Bueno throws a body punch but Belanger moves out of range.
Bueno moves out of range as Belanger strikes.
A leg kick checked by Bueno.
Bueno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bueno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.
Bueno misses with a wild body shot.
Belanger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belanger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bueno darts in trying to clinch
and Belanger counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belanger taking a breather.
Belanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bueno.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bueno is leaning against Belanger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bueno lands with a short shot to the head.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belanger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Bueno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belanger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno works on Belanger's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Bueno as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joe Belanger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bueno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belanger moves in looking to clinch but Bueno pushes him off.
A left lands for Belanger.
Bueno throws out a powerful jab.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bueno looks to land a combination. Belanger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bueno lands a right hook to the body.
Belanger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bueno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bueno avoiding damage as Belanger throws knees to the body.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belanger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Belanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bueno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Bueno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belanger.
A short left from Bueno.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bueno is working Belanger over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bueno as the two fighters clinch.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belanger trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
Bueno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno is leaning against Belanger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Bueno.
Bueno is leaning against Belanger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bueno.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Belanger misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bueno.
A right handed body shot lands from Belanger.
Bueno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bueno cracks Belanger with a nice body shot.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
Bueno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Belanger throws a punch but it's blocked by Bueno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Bueno.
Belanger misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bueno.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
Bueno lands with a short shot to the head.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
A right handed body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belanger looking to stall.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Bueno.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belangers head.
Bueno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belanger misses with a knee to the head.
Bueno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belanger has had enough of the clinch but Bueno keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Belanger's head.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
Joe Belanger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno digs a right hand into Belanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belanger's gas tank.
Bueno lands a left hand.
Bueno presses Belanger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bueno is leaning against Belanger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
A right hand to the body from Bueno.
Bueno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belanger.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belanger backwards.
Bueno scores with a shoulder strike.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Belanger's ribcage. Belanger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bueno lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bueno.
Belanger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belanger.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bueno managing to block the knees to the body from Belanger.
Pedro Bueno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belanger can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
Belanger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bueno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Belanger misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
A right handed body shot lands from Bueno.
Belanger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bueno blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Bueno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bueno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 43:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 43:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Bueno!
Pedro Bueno is the new middleweight champion!
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