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KRT 75 - Van Winkle vs Scott PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Chon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesterio comes to the cage accompanied by Be A Warrior. Daniel Chon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Chon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesterio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chon throws a series of punches but Mesterio moves out of range.
A combination from Chon does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mesterio.
Chon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesterio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chon enables Mesterio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mesterio looking to sit in guard and control but Chon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesterio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chon wanted to stand there but Mesterio had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chon being controlled here momentarily.
Mesterio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mesterio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chon manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chon keeping moving, preventing Mesterio from controlling successfully.
Rey Mesterio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mesterio shoots in but Chon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesterio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mesterio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chon but Chon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mesterio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mesterio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chon.
Chon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mesterio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mesterio closes the distance and pushes Chon back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chon working hard to break the clinch.
Mesterio has Chon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Mesterio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chon is trying to break free.
Mesterio has Chon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chon avoiding damage as Mesterio throws knees to the body.
Mesterio pulls guard.
Mesterio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Mesterio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mesterio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rey Mesterio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chon looks to land a body kick but Mesterio moved away.
Chon keeps the fight on the outside.
Mesterio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mesterio wants to pass the guard but Chon is defending well.
Mesterio passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chon!
Mesterio controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesterio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chon's face.
Mesterio thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Mesterio there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mesterio.
Chon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mesterio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chon?
Chon really wants to buck Mesterio off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesterio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chon is looking to escape.
Mesterio won't let Chon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mesterio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mesterio there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mesterio trying to control but Chon is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rey Mesterio.
Chon lands a really nice looking cross but Mesterio seems unphased.
Mesterio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chon but Chon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chon throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Mesterio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mesterio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chon defends it nicely.
Mesterio slips a jab and a cross from Chon.
Chon throws a series of punches but Mesterio moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mesterio sprawls well. Mesterio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chon gets slowly back to his feet.
Mesterio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mesterio tries for a takedown but Chon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Mesterio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesterio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chon.
Nice takedown defense from Mesterio. No joy for Chon on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesterio shoots in for a takedown but Chon shows good takedown defense.
Chon ducks under a wild hook from Mesterio.
Mesterio blocks the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Chon.
Chon circles away from the clinch attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mesterio.
Mesterio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mesterio did well to prevent Chon getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mesterio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chon pulls his head out easily.
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!
Chon tries to stand and escape but Mesterio is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesterio is trying to stand back up but Chon is controlling him
Mesterio wants to control but Chon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mesterio wants to get back to full guard.
Rey Mesterio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chon misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mesterio.
Chon lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chon throws a body kick that misses.
Mesterio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chon counters with a stiff right hand.
Mesterio shoots in but Chon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chon clobbers Mesterio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chon misses with a body shot.
Mesterio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chon lands a nice hook to Mesterio's body. Mesterio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mesterio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chon lands with a good body shot.
Mesterio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mesterio dodges the punch combination from Chon.
Daniel Chon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesterio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chon stuffs the takedown.
Chon lands a slapping body shot.
Rey Mesterio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mesterio's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Chon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mesterio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Mesterio!
Rey Mesterio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushijima has his takedown stuffed
and Fitzgerald counters with a shoot takedown. Ushijima fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fitzgerald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fitzgerald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ushijima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fitzgerald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fitzgerald is pushing down on Ushijima's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ushijima is fighting to maintain full guard but Fitzgerald has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ushijima strikes from the bottom but Fitzgerald passes into mount!
Ushijima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fitzgerald with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fitzgerald lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ushijima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fitzgerald in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Buffalo Ushijima has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fitzgerald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big strike lands for Fitzgerald! That's really hurt Ushijima and he's turned his back - Fitzgerald keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Fitzgerald jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Fitzgerald!
Ricardo Fitzgerald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
Kongo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a right hand that Kongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kongo also avoids with ease.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kongo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kongo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kongo scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Kongo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Young blocks the low kick.
Kongo swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a series of punches but Kongo avoids them all with ease.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young misses with a double jab
and Kongo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kongo misses with a looping right.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young misses with a combination
and Kongo counters with a right hand to the body.
Young looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kongo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kongo wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab, jab by Kongo - just one landing.
Kongo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kongo looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
A big left from Young misses.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Kongo's head back.
Kongo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kongo drops Young with a left right combo! Kongo follows him down to the ground into side control.
Young is rocked!
It looks like Charles Young has been cut.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kongo scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Young is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kongo can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Surge Kongo!
Surge Kongo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waltari Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jockson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Suokuokka has chosen Paul Engemann - Scarface (Push It to the Limit) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Rampage Jockson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rampage Jockson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Jockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waltari Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jockson, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Suokuokka fails to land.
Jockson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jockson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Suokuokka after a bit of a struggle.
Jockson tries a body shot but Suokuokka blocks it.
Suokuokka tries a body shot but Jockson blocks it.
Jockson trying to stall but Suokuokka improves his position.
Suokuokka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Jockson.
Suokuokka jumps into guard, dragging Jockson to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suokuokka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jockson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jockson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suokuokka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jockson trying to control the action but Suokuokka is working from the bottom.
Jockson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jockson trying to mount his opponent but Suokuokka defends it.
Jockson trying to advance position but Suokuokka counters by regaining guard.
Suokuokka 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.
Jockson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suokuokka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suokuokka wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jockson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suokuokka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suokuokka keeping moving, preventing Jockson from controlling successfully.
Suokuokka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jockson manages to get himself to full guard.
Suokuokka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jockson looking to control.
Jockson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suokuokka is one step ahead there.
Jockson is pulling down on Suokuokka's head. It's preventing any offense from Suokuokka, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rampage Jockson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jockson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jockson connects with a body shot that sends Suokuokka's belly button to the back.
Suokuokka rushes Jockson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suokuokka is looking for a takedown.
Suokuokka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jockson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Suokuokka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jockson struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokuokka controls his hands.
Jockson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suokuokka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suokuokka landing with the ground and pound.
Suokuokka lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jockson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suokuokka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jockson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jockson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suokuokka is aware though and is defending well.
Jockson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jockson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jockson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jockson has Suokuokka pulled in close to control his posture.
Suokuokka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jockson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jockson, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waltari Suokuokka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suokuokka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jockson is fending him off so far but Suokuokka persists. Nope, Jockson circles away and we're back to standing.
Suokuokka tries to clinch there but Jockson circles away.
Waltari Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suokuokka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jockson is fending him off so far but Suokuokka persists. Nope, Jockson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Jockson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jockson.
Suokuokka moves in looking to clinch but Jockson pushes him off.
Suokuokka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jockson counters with a straight right hand.
Rampage Jockson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waltari Suokuokka.
Suokuokka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suokuokka clinches with his opponent.
Suokuokka is looking to break free of the clinch but Jockson has double underhooks.
Jockson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jockson is working Suokuokka over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jockson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jockson tries for a takedown but Suokuokka manages to get underhooks.
Suokuokka misses with a body punch.
Jockson trying to stall but Suokuokka improves his position.
Suokuokka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suokuokka lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Jockson.
Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suokuokka wants to clinch but Jockson slips to the side
and Jockson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jockson slips a jab from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka tries to clinch but Jockson is having none of it.
Suokuokka closes the distance but Jockson moves to the side
and Jockson counters with a nice uppercut.
Suokuokka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jockson pinned against the cage. Jockson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jockson throws out a loose jab but Suokuokka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Jockson or perhaps it was just good defense by Suokuokka which made him look bad.
Suokuokka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jockson just misses with a punch to the body.
Suokuokka tries to clinch up but Jockson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jockson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jockson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suokuokka tries to bum rush Jockson with a series of wild strikes but Jockson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suokuokka fails with a takedown attempt.
Waltari Suokuokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka moves in looking to clinch but Jockson pushes him off.
Suokuokka checks a low kick from Jockson.
Jockson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suokuokka momentarily.
Jockson stuffs the takedown attempt from Suokuokka. Suokuokka gets slowly back to his feet.
Suokuokka tries to clinch there but Jockson circles away.
Jockson connects with a body shot.
Suokuokka darts in trying to clinch
and Jockson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jockson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jockson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suokuokka manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Suokuokka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jockson doesn't seem phased though.
Suokuokka is looking to clinch.
Jockson scores with a takedown into Suokuokka's guard.
Suokuokka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jockson's guard.
Suokuokka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jockson wants to sweep here but Suokuokka controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suokuokka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jockson working a defensive guard here.
Suokuokka stopping the sweep attempt from Jockson.
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 Rampage Jockson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Suokuokka tries to clinch up.
Suokuokka instigates a clinch.
Suokuokka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jockson avoids it.
Jockson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suokuokka's elbow.
Jockson manages to break the clinch.
Suokuokka shoots in but no luck this time.
Suokuokka wants to clinch up but Jockson keeps it at a distance.
Suokuokka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jockson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suokuokka is looking to clinch.
Jockson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jockson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jockson wants it to stay on the feet.
Rampage Jockson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waltari Suokuokka.
Jockson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suokuokka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suokuokka on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Suokuokka struggling a bit here.
Jockson tries to advance to mount but Suokuokka denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jockson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jockson tries to advance to mount but Suokuokka denies him.
Jockson wants to control but Suokuokka is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jockson is trying to get an arm triangle but Suokuokka is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Jockson.
The ground and pound from Jockson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jockson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jockson trying to control the position but Suokuokka is working away.
An elbow from Jockson crashes against the mat.
Suokuokka tries to improve position but can't.
Rampage Jockson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suokuokka wants to control but Jockson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Suokuokka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jockson's guard! Nice work there by Suokuokka!
Suokuokka lands a couple of elbows.
Jockson keeping moving, preventing Suokuokka from controlling successfully.
Suokuokka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suokuokka wants to control from the top but Jockson keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Suokuokka throwing strikes from guard but Jockson blocks nicely.
Suokuokka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jockson keeping moving, preventing Suokuokka from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Waltari Suokuokka.
Jockson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jockson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suokuokka has Jockson up against the cage in a clinch.
Suokuokka breaks from the clinch.
Suokuokka throws a series of punches but Jockson moves out of range.
Suokuokka throws a lazy uppercut
and Jockson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jockson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jockson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suokuokka wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage Jockson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jockson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Jockson!
Our winner, Rampage Jockson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steel is keeping busy.
Steel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steel being controlled against the cage.
Gracie avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Gracie is looking to control Steel's arms but Steel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Grecko Gracie.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie wants to break free but Steel has control.
Steel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
A knee to the head by Steel.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Steel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Steel lands a knee to the head.
Steel landing knees to the head.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Steel connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steel landing knees to the body.
Steel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
Steel lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Grecko Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steel lands a knee to the head.
Steel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a shoulder strike.
Steel is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Steel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Steel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grecko Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel scores a nice knee to the body.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel landing knees to the head.
Steel lands a knee to the body.
Steel with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Steel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Steel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Steel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel.
Jim Steel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steel down to the mat. Steel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steel scores with a body shot.
Jim Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Gracie avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Steel landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steel lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Steel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steel lands a shot to the body.
Steel working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grecko Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Steel rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Steel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a knee to the body.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Steel.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Steel lands a nice knee to the body.
Steel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Steel gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Gracie tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Steel landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Steel lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Steel.
Steel digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steel connects with a knee to the head.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Steel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grecko Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel with a knee to the head.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Steel lands a right hand.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.
Steel landing knees to the head.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Steel crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Steel working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Jim Steel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel blocking some punches.
Gracie tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Steel!
An out of breath Jim Steel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Bryan Batungbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Bryan Batungbakal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batungbakal throws a head kick that misses.
Schkelpt wants to clinch up but Batungbakal keeps it at a distance.
Schkelpt scores with a jab to the body.
Batungbakal misses with a series of wild punches.
Schkelpt's corner calls for a 1-2. Schkelpt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schkelpt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Batungbakal momentarily.
Schkelpt instigates a clinch.
Batungbakal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batungbakal throws a sloppy head kick and Schkelpt moves out of range easily.
A combination from Schkelpt does no damage.
Schkelpt lands a big right hand that sends Batungbakal crashing to the mat! Schkelpt stays standing though and waves Batungbakal back to his feet!
It looks like Jacob Bryan Batungbakal has been cut.
Schkelpt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Batungbakal is trying to break free.
Batungbakal stalling in the clinch but Schkelpt improves position.
Batungbakal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Batungbakal misses with a punch to the body.
Schkelpt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schkelpt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Batungbakal backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schkelpt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Batungbakal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batungbakal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schkelpt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schkelpt lands a hook that snaps the head of Batungbakal backwards.
Schkelpt scores with a shot to the side of Batungbakal's head.
Schkelpt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batungbakal walks straight into a right hand from Schkelpt - that's dropped him! Schkelpt jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Batungbakal from any more punishment! Batungbakal complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mikey Schkelpt!
A very excited looking Mikey Schkelpt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Juno Ku enters the cage!
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263 lbs
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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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juno Ku!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Daintoro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ku lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Daintoro's sensitive parts.
Ku misses with a low kick.
St Daintoro avoids the head kick by Ku.
St Daintoro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ku tries a head kick but it misses.
Ku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ku thows a body shot but no joy.
St Daintoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ku.
St Daintoro throws a jab when Ku was well out of range.
Ku cracks the inside of St Daintoro's front leg.
Ku connects with a high kick.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ku tries to clinch up.
St Daintoro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Daintoro misses with a head kick.
St Daintoro throws a sloppy body shot
and Ku counters with a solid body kick.
Ku connects with a leg kick. St Daintoro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Daintoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ku moves away.
A shot to the body from St Daintoro misses
and Ku counters with a good low kick that St Daintoro was not able to check.
Jab from Ku.
St Daintoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ku is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Daintoro. Ku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ku throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends St Daintoro stumbling backwards into the cage! St Daintoro bounces back off the cage towards Ku, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Ku lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Ku celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juno Ku!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kakashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ASAP Rocky-Palace. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
148 lbs
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26
142 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries to clinch
and Kakashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kakashi jumps guard and drags Wright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wright content to stall in guard here.
Kakashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kakashi is really struggling to control Wright but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kakashi keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Kakashi is trying to keep Wright in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aoki Kakashi just wasn't active enough.
Wright moves to clinch but Kakashi breaks away
and Kakashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wright can't fight it off and eventually Kakashi manages to take the fight to the floor. Wright looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kakashi postures up.
Wright has his hands on Kakashi's head, controlling the position.
Kakashi wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Kakashi is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kakashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Kakashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakashi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kakashi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kakashi is working away from the top position though.
Kakashi wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kakashi seems to be working for a kimura but Wright defends the submission attempt.
Wright trying to hold on to Kakashi's head to control him but Kakashi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Kakashi trying to mount his opponent but Wright defends it.
Kakashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Kakashi slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kakashi trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wright forces Kakashi back against the cage and clinches.
Kakashi jumps guard and drags Wright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wright passes Kakashi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kakashi is trying to control but Wright manages to pass to mount!
Kakashi taking shots to the head.
Wright is working for a guillotine from mount but Kakashi frees his head quite easily.
Kakashi is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
Wright lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright raining down shots from the mount!
Kakashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kakashi reaches up to try and control the position but Wright seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kakashi rolls and tries to escape and now Wright has his back!
Wright avoiding Kakashi 's attempts to control his hands.
Kakashi is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to stick to Kakashi's back but Kakashi is turning into Wright. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wright's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kakashi.
Kakashi trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Kakashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright is controlling Kakashi's posture.
Wright wants to sweep here but Kakashi controlling him for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Aoki Kakashi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wright tries to clinch up but Kakashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kakashi successfully pulls guard.
Kakashi is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Kakashi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wright wants to stand but Kakashi is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kakashi's guard.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kakashi is trying to control but can't.
Kakashi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakashi gets full guard.
Kakashi is pulling down on Wright's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kakashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright tries to clinch up
and Kakashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kakashi.
Kakashi is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kakashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kakashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kakashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kakashi is proving hard to escape from.
Kakashi looking to control.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kakashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aoki Kakashi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kakashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kakashi trying to control here.
Wright slips a nice elbow through Kakashi's hands, connecting with Kakashi's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright tries to pass to full mount but Kakashi defends it.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi keeping control of the position.
Kakashi trying to control but Wright postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wright connects with a nice short shot to Kakashi's temple.
Kakashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wright is working away from the top position though.
Kakashi has his hands clasped together around Wright's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kakashi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wright wants to advance to full mount but Kakashi doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakashi working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anthony Wright just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Kakashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright tries to clinch but Kakashi is having none of it.
Kakashi is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright is looking to clinch.
Kakashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kakashi.
Kakashi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Kakashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to clinch up but Kakashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Aoki Kakashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kakashi counters with a shoot takedown. Wright fights it but they end up in guard.
Kakashi pushing down on Wright's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kakashi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wright!
Wright has given up his back here. Will Kakashi look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wright tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Kakashi's attempts to control the action.
Wright is bucking up trying to escape but Kakashi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright can't escape the position.
Wright is trying to escape the mount but Kakashi keeps good control and instead manages to take Wright's back.
Good control from Kakashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kakashi's arms.
Wright trying to control the action but Kakashi just sinks the hooks in.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wright tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi wants to control the pace but Wright is squirming around nicely.
Wright holds on to Kakashi as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Kakashi's attempts to control the action.
Kakashi fails to take his opponent's back.
Kakashi unloads with some shots from mount but Wright bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wright wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Wright trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kakashi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kakashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kakashi working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi had his way with Anthony Wright in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kakashi.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kakashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kakashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wright counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kakashi!
Wright is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kakashi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kakashi!
Wright has his hands on Kakashi's head, controlling the position.
Kakashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Wright is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright working a defensive guard here.
Aoki Kakashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kakashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakashi is looking to advance position but Wright has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wright working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kakashi wants to hold on but Wright pushes him away.
Wright unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kakashi is rocked!
Wright is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kakashi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kakashi shrugs it off.
Oh Kakashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Wright scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Kakashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wright manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kakashi to take his back!
Wright patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wright is landing big shots and Kakashi is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Wright!
Anthony Wright is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Anthony Wright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Winkle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ice Ice Baby. Robert Van Winkle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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32
201 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Winkle. That's going to slow Scott down.
Van Winkle connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Scott lands a jab to the head.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott blocks the body kick.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scott checks it well.
Van Winkle misses with a body shot.
Van Winkle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Winkle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Winkle throws a big shot that misses.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Scott takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott staying out of range there.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Winkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott slips a jab from Van Winkle.
Scott swings for the body but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Winkle moves away.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Winkle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Winkle.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Van Winkle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Winkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Winkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Winkle moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Winkle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking for a takedown.
Robert Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scott.
Scott has Van Winkle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Winkle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Winkle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Winkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Van Winkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott tries for a takedown but Van Winkle manages to get underhooks.
Van Winkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scott lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott is thwarting Van Winkle's attempts to control the position.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Van Winkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Winkle is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is looking for a sweep. Scott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Winkle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Winkle is controlling Scott's posture.
Van Winkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Winkle managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott misses with a hook. Van Winkle ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Winkle is just out of range.
Van Winkle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scott's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Winkle moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Van Winkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Winkle.
Scott tries to pull guard but Van Winkle won't allow it.
Van Winkle can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
Van Winkle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Winkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Van Winkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott prevents a body shot from Van Winkle.
Scott looking for a takedown.
Scott is looking for a takedown.
Robert Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scott.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Van Winkle has him pressed against the cage.
Van Winkle just leaning against Scott, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scott is trying to drag Van Winkle to the mat but Van Winkle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Van Winkle scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Van Winkle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Van Winkle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Winkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Winkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Van Winkle gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Winkle lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle lands an elbow that stopped Scott in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Michael Scott's cut even more.
Scott tries to pull guard but Van Winkle won't allow it.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Winkle is defending well.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Van Winkle has him pressed against the cage.
Van Winkle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Winkle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Michael Scott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Scott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Winkle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Scott letting Van Winkle take a breather here.
Van Winkle presses Scott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Winkle lands an elbow inside.
Van Winkle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Winkle lands a right hand.
Van Winkle lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Winkle is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is working Scott over against the cage.
Van Winkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Winkle has Scott pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Winkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Van Winkle.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Winkle.
Van Winkle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scott up against the cage.
Van Winkle lands an uppercut.
Michael Scott's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Winkle pushes Scott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Van Winkle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Winkle.
Scott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Winkle throws out a powerful jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Winkle staying out of range there.
Van Winkle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Van Winkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Winkle. Van Winkle obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Winkle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Van Winkle misses the shot to the body.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Robert Van Winkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Winkle looks for the body kick but Scott saw that one coming.
Van Winkle moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Van Winkle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Winkle leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Van Winkle digs a right hand into Scott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scott's gas tank.
Van Winkle tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Van Winkle back against the cage.
Van Winkle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Winkle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott avoiding damage as Van Winkle throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott being controlled against the cage.
Scott is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Winkle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robert Van Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scott.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Winkle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Winkle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Winkle lands a left hand.
Van Winkle is pushing Scott up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Van Winkle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle lands a shoulder strike.
Van Winkle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Winkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Van Winkle stalling in the clinch.
Van Winkle lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Scott's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robert Van Winkle!
Robert Van Winkle retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Robert Van Winkle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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