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MFN 221: Judd vs. Bishop PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mosi Amadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leiro Nayr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amadi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DR Congo National Anthem. Nayr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mosi Amadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leiro Nayr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nayr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nayr lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Amadi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nayr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nayr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amadi backwards.
Amadi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nayr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nayr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amadi is rocked!
Nayr throws a big uppercut that drops Amadi! More strikes from Nayr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Amadi lies dazed against the cage as Nayr celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leiro Nayr!
Post fight, Leiro Nayr stared into the camera and said 'I have one single goal each time I fight. To destroy or be destroyed. I have no fear. I make no excuses. I can be defeated but my spirit is unconquerable. So line 'em up I don't care. I just want to hurt someone.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Brodski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brodski comes to the cage accompanied by Die Mannequin - Bad Medicine. Kenner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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272 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class 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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiri Brodski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brodski misses with the combination.
Kenner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kenner connects with a body shot.
Brodski with a hook.
Brodski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kenner shoots in and gets a takedown into Brodski's guard.
Brodski has his hands on Kenner's head, controlling the position.
Kenner stands and throws Brodski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kenner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brodski is avoiding damage well.
Brodski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kenner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brodski down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brodski is trying to get back to half guard.
Kenner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brodski is avoiding damage well.
Brodski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kenner throwing strikes but Brodski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kenner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brodski working the ground and pound.
Brodski scoring with punches from side control.
Kenner is trying to improve his position.
Kenner is not content to let Brodski control the position.
Kenner is trying to control Brodski's posture but Brodski avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to bench press Brodski off him but Brodski keeps the position.
Kenner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brodski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kenner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brodski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kenner tries to buck Brodski off but Brodski is having none of it.
Brodski working the ground and pound from side control.
Kenner dodges the ground and pound from Brodski.
Kenner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brodski trying to control the position but Kenner is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is trying to get back to half guard.
Brodski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kenner tries to bench press Brodski off him but Brodski keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brodski landing a few strikes.
Kenner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brodski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kenner is not content to let Brodski control the position.
Brodski cracks Kenner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brodski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenner keeps working.
Kenner can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to bench press Brodski off him but Brodski keeps the position.
Kenner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kenner trying to control from Brodski's half guard. Brodski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kenner wants to control from the top but Brodski keeps moving.
Brodski controlling Kenner's posture.
Kenner postures up in Brodski's guard and throws a big left but Brodski blocks it.
Brodski pulls Kenner in close to prevent any damage.
Kenner throwing strikes but missing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jiri Brodski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brodski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brodski tries to sprawl but Kenner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brodski wants to control but Kenner is keeping busy.
Brodski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kenner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kenner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brodski defending well though.
Brodski gets full guard.
Kenner trying to control the position from guard on top but Brodski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brodski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brodski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kenner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodski stopping the sweep attempt from Kenner.
Brodski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiri Brodski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenner is working an open guard so Brodski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brodski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenner misses with a two punch combination.
Kenner throws a low kick but Brodski avoids it.
Brodski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brodski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kenner throws a leg kick that misses.
Brodski ducks under a wild hook from Kenner.
Brodski loads up on a big right hand but Kenner slips the punch.
Brodski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenner stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenner misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Brodski.
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!
Brodski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Kenner misses.
Kenner tries to land a leg kick but Brodski saw it coming and moves away.
Brodski throws a sloppy head kick and Kenner moves out of range easily.
Brodski catches Kenner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brodski thuds his right hand into Kenner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brodski fails with a takedown attempt.
Brodski throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenner counters with a good low kick that Brodski was not able to check.
Kenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brodski manages to avoid it.
Brodski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenner. Kenner obviously looking to wear him down.
Brodski avoids the head kick by Kenner.
Brodski thuds his shin into the meat of Kenner's side.
Kenner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenner connects with a body shot that sends Brodski's belly button to the back.
Brodski throws the kick towards the body but Kenner avoids it.
Brodski feints and as Kenner raises his hands in defense, Brodski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenner looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenner, not yet.
Kenner seems keen to control Brodski's posture.
Kenner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brodski is pushing down on Kenner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kenner is fighting to maintain full guard but Brodski has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is looking to improve his position.
Brodski working Kenner over with strikes.
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!
Kenner taking some punishment here, with Brodski in his half guard.
Kenner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kenner.
Kenner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brodski's guard.
Kenner trying to control the position from guard on top but Brodski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenner looking to pass the guard.
Kenner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DeAngelo Kenner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
That kick from Brodski tenderised Kenner's leg. Kenner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kenner or perhaps it was just good defense by Brodski, which made it look bad.
Brodski throws a big counter combination but Kenner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kenner misses with a looping right.
Kenner connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brodski to score with a decent uppercut.
Brodski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brodski throws a body shot but no joy.
Brodski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brodski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Brodski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brodski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kenner's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kenner is trying to maintain the position but Brodski is very close to passing his half guard.
Brodski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenner defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brodski lands a nice short elbow.
Kenner holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Brodski wants to work for an arm triangle but Kenner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kenner is trying to maintain the position but Brodski is very close to passing his half guard.
Kenner wants to get back to full guard.
Kenner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Brodski from controlling successfully.
Brodski postures up.
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.
Brodski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kenner is proving hard to escape from.
Kenner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brodski is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kenner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kenner keeping moving, preventing Brodski from controlling successfully.
Brodski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brodski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kenner defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brodski connects with a body shot.
Kenner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brodski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kenner counters with a leg kick.
Brodski misses with a head kick.
Kenner moves out of range of the strikes.
Brodski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kenner. That one must have hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Brodski scores with a four punch combination!
Brodski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice body kick from Kenner.
Brodski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenner.
Brodski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodski slips a straight right by Kenner.
Kenner misses the shot to the body.
Kenner throws a sloppy body shot
and Brodski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brodski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenner moves away.
A combination from Kenner does no damage.
Kenner misses with a double jab
and Kenner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Brodski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brodski looks to land a combination but Kenner avoids it well.
Brodski throws a body punch but Kenner moves out of range.
Kenner replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brodski blocks it well.
DeAngelo Kenner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenner tries a head kick but it misses.
Brodski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brodski throws a hook to the side of Kenner's head but Kenner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brodski looks to land a right hand but Kenner moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Brodski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brodski 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 Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Brodski!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jiri Brodski thanked Sportsmanship Ltd. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, DeAngelo Kenner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Much respect. Great fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Cult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Icky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cult comes to the cage accompanied by Magneto's Theme. 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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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Cult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Icky!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Icky. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Icky. Cult does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cult misses the jab.
Icky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Icky motions for Cult to come forward. Icky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cult getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cult dodges the punch combination from Icky.
Icky just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Icky. Cult does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cult has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Books af Ra in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Cult.
Icky misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cult was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cult ducks under a wild hook from Icky.
Ricky Icky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Icky misses with a two punch combination.
Icky staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cult lands a jab to Icky's midsection.
Cult pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Icky flicks out a counter leg kick but Cult steps away.
A leg kick checked by Cult.
Icky lands the left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Icky as he connects with a hook.
It looks like King Cult has been cut.
Nice jab there from Icky.
Cult moves away from the strike by Icky.
Cult throwing a counter right hand but Icky manages to avoid it.
Cult avoids the body shot from Icky.
Cult uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Icky.
Icky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cult is rocked!
Cult looks to score with a jab to the body but Icky is just out of range.
Oh Cult is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Icky cracks Cult with a left hook right on the temple and Cult goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Icky lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Cult is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Icky!
Ricky Icky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Krukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Bellamy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Krukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Bellamy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellamy slips under a jab.
Krukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellamy is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Krukowski.
Krukowski slips a jab from Bellamy.
Bellamy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bellamy swings for the body but Krukowski moves out of range.
Bellamy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krukowski.
Bellamy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bellamy lands with a nice combination. Krukowski backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Kevin Krukowski has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellamy with a hook.
Bellamy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krukowski.
Krukowski thuds his right hand into Bellamy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bellamy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krukowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krukowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krukowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellamy.
Bellamy is looking for the big counter here.
Samuel Bellamy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krukowski.
Bellamy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Krukowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bellamy tries to land a leg kick but Krukowski saw it coming and moves away.
Krukowski tries to counter by clinching up but Bellamy breaks away and moves out of range.
Krukowski clinches.
Krukowski fails to pull guard.
Krukowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bellamy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krukowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellamy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krukowski is defending well for now.
Krukowski breaks from the clinch.
Krukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellamy is looking to slow Krukowski down with leg kicks.
Bellamy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellamy throws a leg kick
and Krukowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krukowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bellamy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Krukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellamy is looking for the big counter here.
Bellamy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krukowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski walks into a straight right hand from Bellamy.
Krukowski is looking to wear down Bellamy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krukowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Krukowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krukowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bellamy parries the strikes from Krukowski easily there. Krukowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bellamy to escape.
Krukowski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Krukowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krukowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krukowski 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.
Krukowski working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Krukowski crashes against the mat.
Bellamy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
Bellamy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krukowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Bellamy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Krukowski tries to move to mount but Bellamy blocks the move with his legs.
Krukowski wants to control but Bellamy is keeping him busy.
Krukowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bellamy parries the strikes from Krukowski easily there. Krukowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bellamy to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Krukowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Krukowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bellamy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Bellamy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bellamy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Bellamy tries to get set, Krukowski tries to push him back and clinch up but Bellamy manages to avoid the attempt.
Bellamy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krukowski checks it well.
Krukowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Krukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Krukowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krukowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krukowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Krukowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Bellamy counters with a nice uppercut.
Krukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bellamy can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krukowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bellamy but Bellamy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bellamy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krukowski's head.
Krukowski misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krukowski.
Kevin Krukowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellamy misses with a head kick.
Krukowski ducks right into an uppercut from Bellamy.
Krukowski misses with a takedown attempt - Bellamy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bellamy is looking for the big counter here.
Bellamy misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellamy.
Krukowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bellamy manages to circle out of the way.
Bellamy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bellamy lands with a slapping head kick.
Bellamy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krukowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bellamy pinned against the cage. Bellamy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Krukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellamy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krukowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bellamy tries to clinch up but Krukowski circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krukowski misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Bellamy misses.
Krukowski throws a lazy right hand but Bellamy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bellamy wants to counter the offense by Krukowski and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski throws a hook to the side of Bellamy's head but Bellamy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Bellamy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bellamy clinches up with Krukowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Bellamy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bellamy leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bellamy.
Bellamy can't find room to land a body shot as Krukowski controls the action.
Bellamy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krukowski avoids it.
Krukowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kevin Krukowski's cut is getting worse.
Bellamy misses with an elbow over the top.
Krukowski blocks a body shot from Bellamy.
Bellamy throws an elbow that misses.
Krukowski working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bellamy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bellamy misses with a knee strike.
Krukowski tries to pull guard but Bellamy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bellamy trying to land knees to the body.
Krukowski can't get the takedown.
Bellamy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krukowski.
Bellamy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bellamy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krukowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellamy controls his hands.
Bellamy connects with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Bellamy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Krukowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krukowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellamy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellamy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bellamy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kevin Krukowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellamy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bellamy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bellamy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krukowski manages to avoid it.
Bellamy misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Krukowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellamy throws out the jab.
Krukowski throwing a counter right hand but Bellamy manages to avoid it.
Krukowski misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Krukowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Bellamy, which made it look bad.
Krukowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bellamy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krukowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bellamy counters with a stiff right hand.
Krukowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bellamy to score with a decent uppercut.
Kevin Krukowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Krukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellamy moves away.
Bellamy connects with a high kick.
Krukowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jeez, Kevin Krukowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bellamy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellamy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bellamy misses with a body shot.
Krukowski dips to his left and cracks Bellamy with an uppercut!
Krukowski throws a series of punches but Bellamy moves out of range.
Krukowski misses the shot to the body.
Krukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellamy was well out of range. Poor timing from Krukowski.
Bellamy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bellamy wants to clinch up but Krukowski keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy misses with a head kick.
Krukowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellamy.
Bellamy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big right from Krukowski misses.
Krukowski looks to land a combination but Bellamy avoids it well.
Bellamy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bellamy lands a head kick. Krukowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Krukowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Bellamy!
A victorious Samuel Bellamy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gyawang Lhad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. Lhad has chosen Iced Earth - Anthem as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gyawang Lhad!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Ki Duk lands but Lhad takes it in his stride.
It looks like Gyawang Lhad has been cut.
Lhad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lhad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ki Duk. That's going to slow Lhad down.
Ki Duk just misses with a punch to the body.
Lhad looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lhad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a two punch combination.
Ki Duk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ki Duk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ki Duk lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk blocks a low kick nicely.
Ki Duk moves out of range of the body kick from Lhad.
Lhad cracks the inside of Ki Duk's front leg.
Lhad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been informed that Lhad has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lhad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ki Duk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lhad.
Lhad tries to work over Ki Duk's front leg with a kick but Ki Duk checks it.
Ki Duk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk is looking to clinch but Lhad is avoiding it.
Lhad wants to counter with a clinch but Ki Duk pushes him away.
Ki Duk darts in trying to clinch
and Lhad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ki Duk scoring well with a low kick there.
Lhad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ki Duk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lhad.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up
and Lhad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lhad lands a two punch combo.
Lhad throws a sloppy head kick and Ki Duk moves out of range easily.
Ki Duk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk connects with a leg kick. Lhad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lhad throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Lhad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lhad or perhaps it was just good defense by Ki Duk, which made it look bad.
Bong Ki Duk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gyawang Lhad.
No joy there for Ki Duk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up.
Ki Duk has Lhad up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk lands with a light punch inside.
Lhad drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lhad looks winded!
Ki Duk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ki Duk clinches up with Lhad and pushes him back against the cage.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Duk stalling.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lhad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That has opened up Gyawang Lhad's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
Lhad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lhad lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Lhad can't break the clinch.
Lhad avoiding damage as Ki Duk throws knees to the body.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lhad backwards.
Lhad is rocked!
Ki Duk dips a shoulder and cracks Lhad with a mighty uppercut! Lhad falls back against the cage and Ki Duk unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lhad is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ki Duk screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ki Duk!
Bong Ki Duk took some time post fight to say the following; 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonqw Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Henley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonqw Fray's chin.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonqw Fray!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley drops his hands momentarily and Fray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fray takes a swing at Henley's ribcage but misses.
Henley lands a really nice looking cross but Fray seems unphased.
Fray scores with a shot to the body.
Henley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fray's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fray wants to sweep here but Henley controlling him for the moment.
Henley throwing strikes from guard but Fray blocks nicely.
Fray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henley throws a big elbow that misses.
Henley cracks Fray with a solid left hand.
Henley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henley throws a big elbow that misses.
Henley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fray keeping moving, preventing Henley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley passes Fray's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fray tries to roll over but Henley keeps him under control.
Henley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fray defending well though.
Henley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henley lands strikes from half guard.
We've been hearing that Henley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley trying to control from half guard but Fray is working away.
Henley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fray is trying to control but can't.
Henley thows a huge punch but Fray dodges it nicely.
Fray is looking to improve his position.
Henley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fray defending well though.
Fray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Our spies down at at Mello MMA inform us that Fray has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Henley 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.
Fray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henley cracks Fray with a solid left hand.
Fray controls Henley momentarily but Henley frees himself.
Henley works over Fray with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henley throws a big right hand that misses.
Fray looking for a guillotine here but Henley defends easily.
Henley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henley postures up.
Henley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fray's head.
Henley landing with the ground and pound.
Henley wants to control from the top but Fray keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley stands up over Fray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henley lands a couple of digs.
Henley trying to control the position from guard on top but Fray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henley connects with a couple of short punches.
Fray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henley's guard.
Henley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henley striking off his back but it's not causing Fray any problems.
Henley has his foot on Fray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fray works his way back into a safe position though.
Henley is trying to keep Fray in close.
Henley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Henley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henley scores with a jab.
Henley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fray wants to control but Henley postures up.
Henley lands a nice forearm strike.
Henley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fray struggling a bit here.
Henley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fray can do to turn this around?
Henley lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ben Henley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henley working the ground and pound from side control.
Henley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fray down.
Henley in side control, throwing shots but Fray defends.
Henley landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fray is rocked!
Fray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fray tries to roll over but Henley keeps him under control.
Henley thows a huge punch but Fray dodges it nicely.
Henley working over Fray with some ground and pound. Fray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henley slips a nice elbow through Fray's hands, connecting with Fray's forehead.
Henley 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.
Fray is still in real trouble! Can Henley finish him?
Fray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley prevents Fray from improving his position.
Fray seems to have recovered his senses.
Fray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henley lands a nice short elbow.
Fray missing with punches from the bottom.
Henley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henley is keen to just control but Fray is a slippery customer.
Henley winds up and cracks Fray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley slips a nice elbow through Fray's hands, connecting with Fray's forehead.
Henley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henley lands a nice short elbow.
Fray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fray.
Henley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henley is looking to work some ground and pound but Fray has wrist control.
Henley wants to control from the top but Fray keeps moving.
Henley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fray's head.
Henley scoring with some ground and pound.
Henley postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fray covers up, he's hurt! Henley keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Henley and the ref steps in to end the fight! Henley can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Henley!
Ben Henley 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Pasha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Pasha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanderbeet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Horacio Vanderbeet has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vanderbeet checks a leg kick.
Vanderbeet shoots in but no luck this time.
Vanderbeet lands with a nice body kick.
Pasha tries to keep at a distance but Vanderbeet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pasha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pasha tests Vanderbeet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Pasha tenderised Vanderbeet's leg. Vanderbeet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pasha moves out of range of the body kick.
Vanderbeet shoots and misses
and Pasha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pasha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vanderbeet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Pasha pushes him off.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch
and Pasha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up
and Pasha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pasha misses the body punch
and Vanderbeet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pasha thinking.
Pasha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanderbeet manages to avoid it.
Pasha throws a leg kick but Vanderbeet moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pasha.
Vanderbeet throws a head kick but Pasha moves out of range.
Vanderbeet pushes Pasha up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanderbeet tries to land knees in the clinch but Pasha avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vanderbeet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanderbeet keeps control of Pasha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vanderbeet takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderbeet scores a nice knee to the body.
Pasha pushes Vanderbeet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pasha lands a shot to the body.
Pasha tries to circle away but Vanderbeet has him pinned against the cage.
Vanderbeet trying to control the position but instead, Pasha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vanderbeet into the cage.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanderbeet is trying to stall.
Pasha breaks from the clinch.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pasha but Pasha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Vanderbeet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderbeet has closed the distance and engaged Pasha in a clinch.
Pasha working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands a hook that snaps the head of Pasha backwards.
Pasha lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pasha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vanderbeet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pasha's brow.
Pasha breaks from the clinch.
Vanderbeet shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vanderbeet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pasha told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Vanderbeet throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pasha to regain full guard.
Pasha has his foot on Vanderbeet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vanderbeet works his way back into a safe position though.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vanderbeet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet stands and throws Pasha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderbeet trying to control the position but Pasha is working away.
Pasha gets back to half guard.
Vanderbeet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pasha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vanderbeet 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.
Pasha is pressing down on Vanderbeet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vanderbeet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ali Pasha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Horacio Vanderbeet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vanderbeet slips a straight right by Pasha.
Vanderbeet misses with a takedown
and Pasha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanderbeet is looking to land body kicks.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanderbeet fails with the takedown.
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pasha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet throws a leg kick
and Pasha counters with a nice uppercut.
Vanderbeet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pasha counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Vanderbeet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pasha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanderbeet moves away.
Vanderbeet checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pasha.
It seemed like Pasha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pasha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vanderbeet tries for a takedown but Pasha circles away easily
and Pasha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pasha misses with a two punch combination.
Vanderbeet tries to counter by clinching up but Pasha breaks away and moves out of range.
Horacio Vanderbeet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasha avoids the body shot from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanderbeet drives through and clinches with Pasha against the cage.
Pasha breaks the clinch.
Vanderbeet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pasha.
A slow jab from Pasha misses its intended target.
Vanderbeet throws a body shot but no joy.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. Vanderbeet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ali Pasha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vanderbeet misses with a takedown attempt
and Pasha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pasha just misses with a punch to the body.
As Pasha tries to get set, Vanderbeet tries to push him back and clinch up but Pasha manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pasha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vanderbeet went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vanderbeet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Pasha lands a big head kick that sends Vanderbeet tumbling to the mat! Pasha takes a step backwards and waves Vanderbeet back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vanderbeet is rocked!
Pasha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Vanderbeet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pasha enables Vanderbeet to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pasha manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vanderbeet trying to control but Pasha is working from the bottom.
Vanderbeet tries to free his leg and advance position but Pasha is retaining full guard.
Pasha wants to control the position but Vanderbeet says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vanderbeet seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasha trying to control here.
Pasha is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vanderbeet is staying active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanderbeet thows a huge punch but Pasha dodges it nicely.
Pasha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vanderbeet pulls his head out easily.
Vanderbeet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasha wants to control but Vanderbeet is keeping busy.
Pasha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet is trying to control. Pasha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pasha gets back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Vanderbeet trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vanderbeet manages to get himself to full guard.
Vanderbeet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vanderbeet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vanderbeet working a defensive guard here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Pasha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Horacio Vanderbeet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pasha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vanderbeet looks for the body kick but Pasha saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Vanderbeet misses.
Pasha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vanderbeet checks a low kick from Pasha.
Vanderbeet doesn't manage to clinch there - Pasha circles away.
Vanderbeet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pasha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pasha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vanderbeet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanderbeet.
Pasha shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vanderbeet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pasha counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vanderbeet drives through and clinches with Pasha against the cage.
Pasha breaks from the clinch.
Pasha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pasha wants it to stay on the feet.
Vanderbeet takes one on the button.
Pasha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanderbeet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pasha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Pasha tenderised Vanderbeet's leg. Vanderbeet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vanderbeet wants to clinch
and Pasha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Horacio Vanderbeet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pasha throws a hook to the side of Vanderbeet's head but Vanderbeet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanderbeet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet darts in trying to clinch
and Pasha counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasha looks to land a right hand but Vanderbeet moved out of range.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up but Pasha circles away and keeps his distance.
Vanderbeet misses with an uppercut.
Vanderbeet drives through and clinches with Pasha against the cage.
Pasha tries to break the clinch but Vanderbeet is controlling the position.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch to the body.
Vanderbeet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pasha's efforts to push away.
Pasha working hard to break the clinch.
Pasha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pasha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vanderbeet has him pressed against the cage.
Pasha breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pasha blocks the leg kick.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pasha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pasha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Vanderbeet as he connects with a hook.
Vanderbeet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horacio Vanderbeet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanderbeet misses with a kick to the body.
Ali Pasha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and pushes Pasha back into the cage.
Pasha tries to break free but Vanderbeet pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanderbeet.
Pasha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pasha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanderbeet avoids the head kick by Pasha.
Pasha misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Pasha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanderbeet ducks under a wild hook from Pasha.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vanderbeet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Vanderbeet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderbeet wants to clinch but Pasha slips to the side
and Pasha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Pasha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vanderbeet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Pasha is having none of it.
Pasha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vanderbeet with a body shot.
Vanderbeet is looking to wear down Pasha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vanderbeet throws a series of punches but Pasha moves out of range.
Pasha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vanderbeet gets a double leg takedown into Pasha's guard.
Pasha controls Vanderbeet momentarily but Vanderbeet frees himself.
Pasha might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vanderbeet haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Pasha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pasha 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Pasha!
Post fight, an emotional Ali Pasha said '5 fight win streak how about a title shot? '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hector Linhares has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Helio Perrera's chin.
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares motions for Perrera to come forward. Linhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Linhares circles away.
Linhares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Linhares lands an overhand right.
Linhares sizes up Perrera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perrera misses with a left hand
and Linhares counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Perrera.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Perrera.
Linhares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Helio Perrera has been cut.
Perrera lands with a hook. Linhares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Linhares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares lands the left hand.
Linhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Perrera finds it's way through Linhares's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perrera.
A slow jab from Perrera misses its intended target.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses.
Linhares takes a swing at Perrera's ribcage but misses.
Perrera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perrera.
Linhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Linhares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perrera with a poor takedown
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Linhares.
Perrera checks a leg kick.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linhares delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hector Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perrera has Linhares up against the cage in a clinch.
Perrera misses with an elbow over the top.
Linhares breaks from the clinch.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Linhares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perrera is out of range and Linhares settles back down.
Linhares throws a leg kick which misses Perrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Perrera tries to avoid it.
Linhares scores with the left hand. Perrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Perrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linhares.
Linhares throws a right hand that Perrera ducks under and follows up with a left that Perrera also avoids with ease.
Linhares is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perrera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
A clash of legs there as Perrera blocks the low kick.
Perrera slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linhares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Linhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perrera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Linhares manages to circle out of the way.
Linhares throws out a powerful jab.
Linhares throws the left hand but Perrera avoids the punch easily.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perrera moves away.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Perrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linhares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linhares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That kick from Linhares tenderised Perrera's leg. Perrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linhares throws a shot to the body.
Linhares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Linhares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perrera appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perrera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Perrera.
Linhares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perrera moves into the clinch.
Perrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Linhares.
Perrera stalling in the clinch but Linhares improves position.
Linhares manages to break the clinch.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perrera.
Linhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Perrera.
Linhares slips a jab from Perrera.
Perrera walks into a left hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Linhares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perrera slips a jab from Linhares.
Linhares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linhares misses with a hook.
Perrera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Linhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linhares lands with a cross.
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Perrera is just out of range.
Perrera misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perrera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Linhares. That snapped Perrera's head back.
Perrera blocks a jab.
Perrera tries to counter with a takedown but Linhares is quick to defend against it.
Perrera avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares throws a body punch but Perrera moves out of range.
Linhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perrera.
Perrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Linhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linhares swings for the body but Perrera moves out of range.
Linhares scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
Perrera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Linhares.
Perrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Perrera tries to clinch but Linhares moves out of range.
Perrera slips a straight right by Linhares.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
Perrera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Linhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera lands with a hook. Linhares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hector Linhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perrera misses with a hook.
Linhares misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perrera counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares misses with some punches.
Perrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Linhares.
Perrera tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linhares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Perrera controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Linhares can't break the clinch.
Perrera gets through Linhares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linhares is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares working aggressively here.
Perrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Linhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Perrera.
Linhares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Linhares thumps Perrera with a low kick.
Linhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linhares scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
Perrera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perrera takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Linhares misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera misses with a body shot
and Linhares counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Perrera misses.
Linhares lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Linhares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
As Linhares tries to get set, Perrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Linhares manages to avoid the attempt.
Perrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Perrera moved out of range nicely.
Perrera tries to counter with a takedown but Linhares is quick to defend against it.
Linhares misses with a head kick.
Perrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Linhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perrera counters with a shoot takedown. Linhares fights it but they end up in guard.
Linhares keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.
Linhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perrera defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Perrera moves out of range easily.
Linhares lands a leg kick that knocks Perrera off balance momentarily.
Perrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linhares at a distance.
Linhares throws a low kick but Perrera avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Perrera.
Perrera attempts a counter takedown but Linhares avoids it well and moves away.
Linhares throws a right hand that misses
and Perrera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Linhares won't be happy with that.
Perrera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Linhares some visible discomfort.
Perrera 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.
Linhares is not content to let Perrera control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perrera is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Linhares will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Perrera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Linhares some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares is looking to reverse the position.
Linhares takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Perrera throws a strike aimed at the side of Linhares's head but Linhares avoids it well.
Perrera in the domination position with Linhares hanging on.
Linhares is not content to let Perrera control the position.
Linhares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Perrera creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Linhares is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera scores with punches from side control.
Linhares is looking to reverse the position.
Perrera throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Linhares tries to buck Perrera off but Perrera is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Perrera.
Perrera controlling the position.
Linhares is looking to regain half guard here but Perrera keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Perrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Linhares keeps working.
Perrera with the ground and pound but Linhares regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Perrera passes the guard and advances to mount!
Linhares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perrera lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Perrera breaks from Linhares's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Perrera prevents Linhares from getting the reversal.
Perrera landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhares tries to lock up and control but Perrera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hector Linhares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perrera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Linhares?
Perrera looking to control but Linhares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perrera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Linhares because Perrera loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perrera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Perrera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Judd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judd comes to the cage accompanied by I take it up the ass - by lil wayne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judd misses with a leg kick.
Bishop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Judd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judd.
A little feinted left hand from Judd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Judd.
Judd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Judd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
A clash of legs there as Bishop blocks the low kick.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Judd's shoulder, as Judd tries to avoid the shot.
Judd misses with a series of wild punches.
Judd sets himself, and Bishop steps forward looking for the clinch! Judd avoids it this time.
Judd lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Judd throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with a head kick. That will keep Judd thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop checks a low kick from Judd.
Bishop is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Judd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judd throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bishop wants to counter with a clinch but Judd pushes him away.
Judd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Judd throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Judd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Judd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judd.
Judd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judd.
Judd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Judd lands a nice looking body kick.
Judd misses with a body shot.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Judd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Judd throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Judd misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
A jab from Judd does it's job there.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judd misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd scores with a kick to the body.
Judd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Judd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Judd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judd throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Judd.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judd throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop slips a straight right by Judd.
Judd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judd checks a leg kick.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop unleashes a big counter combination but Judd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judd.
Arthur Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judd needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
Bishop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Judd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Judd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Judd.
Judd throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bishop! But no joy.
Judd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Judd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judd misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Judd throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Judd tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Judd.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eugene Judd will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bishop is looking to slow Judd down with leg kicks.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judd cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Judd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Bishop connects with a high kick.
Bishop punishes Judd's body with a nice straight punch.
Eugene Judd is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judd with a nice cross.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Judd throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Judd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judd can pounce on him.
Judd lands a right hook to the body.
Judd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judd manages to avoid it.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Judd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Judd sees coming a mile off.
Judd scores with a body shot.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judd misses with a double jab.
Bishop wants to counter the offense by Judd and move into the clinch position.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Judd misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Judd with a hook.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judd was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Judd throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Judd misses with a low kick.
Judd ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop moves out of range as Judd throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judd.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Judd shrugs it off though.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Judd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judd scores with a leg kick.
Eugene Judd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Judd will feel that in the morning.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judd momentarily.
Judd feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Judd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bishop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judd moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop moves forwards but Judd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Judd misses.
Judd misses with a body kick.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Judd's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judd throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judd thumps Bishop with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Judd.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judd throws out the jab.
Judd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Judd settles back down.
Judd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judd lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Bishop tries to clinch but Judd is having none of it.
Bishop takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judd.
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Judd moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Judd scores with a four punch combination!
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 Eugene Judd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Judd throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judd doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Bishop - just one landing.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judd. Judd obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judd.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judd doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Jab from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Judd. Bishop shrugs it off though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Judd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Judd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Judd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Judd keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Judd.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Judd.
Bishop steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Judd.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judd.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Judd's front leg but catches the back leg as Judd tries to avoid it.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Judd scores with a punch to the head.
Judd misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judd.
Bishop replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Judd blocks it well.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bishop lands a head kick. Judd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bishop feints and then cracks Judd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judd down.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop tries to bum rush Judd with a series of wild strikes but Judd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judd throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Judd.
Judd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Judd throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Judd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Judd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop jabs Judd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Judd tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Judd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop connects with a high kick.
Judd misses the shot to the body.
Bishop lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop misses with a low kick as Judd jumps back.
Judd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Judd throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judd scores with a leg kick.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judd moves away.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Judd.
The fighters circling - Judd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judd throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judd throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop thumps Judd with a low kick.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Judd circles away and keeps his distance.
Judd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bishop really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Bishop.
Judd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Judd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bishop if he has to take too many more of those.
Judd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that Judd semi-blocks.
Judd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Judd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Judd misses with a two punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Judd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop throws a body punch but Judd moves out of range.
Bishop lands with a cross.
Judd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Judd misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Judd!
Bishop thumps Judd with a low kick.
Bishop 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.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Judd.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Judd should have avoided that one.
Judd keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop throws a hook but Judd blocks it.
Bishop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judd.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Judd.
Judd misses with a low kick.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Judd blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop forces Judd back against the cage and clinches.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bishop presses Judd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bishop tries to work over Judd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop trying to stall but Judd improves his position.
Judd misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop presses Judd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Judd lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Judd misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop wants to stall.
Judd misses with some punches.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judd throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Judd has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judd is trying to break free.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Judd.
A short right from Judd on the inside.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judd looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Judd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick 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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Judd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judd's calf.
Bishop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judd moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Judd throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arthur Bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Judd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Judd's side.
Judd fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judd misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop with a hook.
Judd looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bishop controls Judd momentarily but Judd frees himself.
Judd forces his way into half guard.
Bishop is not content to let Judd control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd prevents Bishop from improving his position.
Judd trying to pass the guard but Bishop defending well.
Bishop gets full guard.
Bishop is adopting a defensive guard.
Judd trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
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.
Judd throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop is in close to Judd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Judd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judd controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bishop manages to get himself to full guard.
Judd trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
Judd is stalling in the full guard.
Judd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Judd wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
Judd lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judd.
Bishop scores with a nice head shot.
Judd looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses
and Judd counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Judd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judd sets himself, and Bishop steps forward looking for the clinch! Judd avoids it this time.
Judd swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Judd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Judd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Judd 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Judd!
A relieved looking Eugene Judd thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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