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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better comes into the arena with Mother by Danzig blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ash Thomas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.



188 cm
27
183 lbs
12 - 13 - 0
182 cm
45
178 lbs
40 - 21 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank


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Museum of Monsters & Madmen


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Better.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Better moved away.
Better scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Better lands.
Better looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Better lands the left hand.
Better fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Better swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thomas defends well and Better ends up having to push Thomas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Better attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Better lands a slapping body shot.
Better chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Better looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Better fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evan Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Better throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Better.
Better tries a head kick but it misses.
Ash Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws the left hand but Better avoids the punch easily.
Better scores with a leg kick.
Better lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Better. Beautiful body shot.

Better throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Better is in Thomas's guard.
Better tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Better is one step ahead there.
Thomas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Thomas postures up.
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!
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Better is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Better manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.

Better throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Better throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Better working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Better's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Better trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Better is proving a slippery customer.
Better throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Better scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Better dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Better connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Better thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Better half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Better swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas thows a body kick. Better tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good exchange - Better coming out on top.
Better seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Better blocks a head kick by Thomas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Better. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Sloppy strikes from Better. Those never looked like landing.

Better shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thomas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Better works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Better is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Better throws a strike but Thomas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thomas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Better is now in half guard.
Thomas trying to control but Better postures up.

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.

Better is working for a submission of some sort.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Better is controlling well.
Better is taking a breather. Thomas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Thomas is defending against the submission attempts here by Better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Better scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Better is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Better is very close to passing his half guard.
Better seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick lands from Better.
Better fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.

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.
Better fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Better connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Better is out of range.
Better attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
Evan Better is winning the standup battle so far.
Better misses with a wild combination.
Better misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Better moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Better lands with a nice body punch.
Better misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas checks a low kick from Better.
Better doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Better paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Better dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!


Better delivers a nice body kick.
Better blocks a leg kick.
Better changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Better throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Better throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Better.
Better tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Better.
Better looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Better closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Better tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evan Better is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Better.
Better misses with the body kick
and Better takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Better sees coming a mile off.
Better lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Better scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Better dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Better.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Better is defended easily by Thomas.
Ash Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Better - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Better. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Better tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Better throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a body kick.
Better lands a leg kick and bounces 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!
Thomas defending well as Better loads up on a big left hand.
Better looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Better scores with a spinning back kick!
Thomas throws a hook but Better blocks it.
Better swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Better's knee momentarily.
Better lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Better chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Better.
Better throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Better had a free shot at his head there.
Better with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Better looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Better misses with a looping left.

Better feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Better landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Better from controlling successfully.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Better sitting in guard here, content to control.
Better trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Better sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thomas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Better has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!

Evan Better was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
44%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Hayway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coryatt has chosen Welcome 2 Houston as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!



176 cm
26
168 lbs
9 - 7 - 0
176 cm
32
167 lbs
17 - 9 - 1
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful


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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Hayway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayway dives in and grabs Coryatt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coryatt pushes down on Hayway's head and hops out.

Coryatt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coryatt backwards.
Hayway leaning against his opponent.
Coryatt tries to break free but Hayway pushes him back against the cage.
Hayway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayway has Coryatt pressed against the cage, preventing Coryatt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coryatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayway scores a nice knee to the body.
Hayway misses with a body punch.
Hayway lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Coryatt - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hayway.

Coryatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Coryatt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hayway did well to prevent Coryatt getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Coryatt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt trying to control from half guard but Hayway is working away.
Hayway is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayway is trying to control but Coryatt manages to pass to mount!
Hayway taking shots to the head.
Coryatt raining down shots from the mount!
Coryatt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hayway is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coryatt raining down shots from the mount!
Coryatt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayway tries to reverse the position but Coryatt maintains control.
Hayway tries to hold on but Coryatt postures up.
Hayway reaches up and holds on to Coryatt to control the position.
Coryatt working Hayway over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coryatt landing punches.
Hayway is trying desperately to improve position.
Coryatt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hayway is looking to improve his position but Coryatt isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayway sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Coryatt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayway defending well though.

Hayway looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hayway manages to get to full guard.

Hayway has his foot on Coryatt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coryatt works his way back into a safe position though.
Hayway keeping moving, preventing Coryatt from controlling successfully.
Coryatt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayway's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayway makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hayway.
Coryatt tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayway is retaining full guard.
Coryatt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hayway is trying to control the position but Coryatt postures up.

Hayway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coryatt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coryatt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coryatt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Coryatt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Coryatt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.


Coryatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayway doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Hayway misses
and Coryatt counters with a one-two to the body.
Coryatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hayway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coryatt throws a right hand that Hayway ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayway also avoids with ease.
Hayway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coryatt.
Hayway dodges the punch combination from Coryatt.
Coryatt fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Coryatt misses.
Coryatt throws a head kick but Hayway moves out of range.
Hayway throws a counter high kick but Coryatt was just alert enough to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hayway.
Hayway moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Hayway misses.
Kevin Coryatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Hayway. No joy for Coryatt on that attempt.
Hayway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coryatt fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayway scores with a takedown into Coryatt's guard.
Hayway pushing down on Coryatt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Coryatt wants to get back to his feet.

Hayway is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Coryatt is just riding it out for now. Hayway eventually gives up the hold.
Coryatt is trying to stand back up but Hayway is controlling him
Coryatt won't allow Hayway to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayway wants to take a breather but Coryatt is having none of it.
Hayway takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hayway is keen to just control but Coryatt is a slippery customer.
Coryatt is looking to control Hayway's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coryatt avoid being mounted?
Hayway moves nicely into side control.

Hayway tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Coryatt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Coryatt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hayway's head.
Hayway wants to improve his position but Coryatt is controlling well.
Coryatt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hayway is looking to improve his position but Coryatt isn't that keen on the idea.
Hayway wants to hold on but Coryatt pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayway tries to reverse the position but Coryatt maintains control.
Coryatt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coryatt is landing with some decent strikes but Hayway is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Coryatt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hayway is trying to escape the mount.
Coryatt with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coryatt landing strikes from the mount.
Hayway really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coryatt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Coryatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!


Hayway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Coryatt.
Coryatt throws a counter combo.
Hayway tries to clinch but Coryatt is having none of it.
Kevin Coryatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayway blocks a head kick by Coryatt.
Coryatt throws a right and a left that Hayway avoids nicely.

Hayway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coryatt, pushing him back against the cage.
Hayway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coryatt avoids it.
Coryatt tries to break the clinch but Hayway is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Coryatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayway blocks a head kick by Coryatt.
Nice defenses there by Coryatt.
Coryatt shoots for a takedown but Hayway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coryatt looking to score a takedown here. Hayway is defending well but Coryatt drives through and ends up in Hayway's guard.
Coryatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hayway looking for a triangle here. Coryatt is fighting it but it looks tight! Hayway pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Coryatt is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nathan Hayway!
Nathan Hayway decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
S C
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
56%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heng Keo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ich Will - Rammstein. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!



173 cm
31
157 lbs
17 - 7 - 0
173 cm
39
157 lbs
22 - 14 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Magetsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heng Keo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Keo closes the distance and pushes Magetsu back into the cage.

Magetsu breaks the clinch.

Keo has Magetsu up against the cage in a clinch.

Magetsu manages to break the clinch.
Keo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keo there as he acknowledges the shot.

Keo gets a clinch.

Magetsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Keo closes the distance and clinches.
Keo misses with the head strike.
Keo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magetsu has had enough of the clinch but Keo keeps him there for the moment.
Magetsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keo lands a right hand.
Magetsu can't break the clinch.
Keo tries to work over Magetsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keo is looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Magetsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keo pushes Magetsu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keo tries a body shot but Magetsu blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magetsu breaks from the clinch.
Keo tries to clinch up.
Keo doesn't manage to clinch there - Magetsu circles away.
Magetsu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Magetsu.
Heng Keo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magetsu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Keo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Keo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Magetsu tries to keep at a distance but Keo has taken the fight into the clinch.

Magetsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keo moves out of range as Magetsu throws a body kick.
Keo wants to clinch.

Keo forces Magetsu back against the cage and clinches.
Magetsu is trying to break the clinch but Keo has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Magetsu is defending well.
Magetsu is trying to break free.

Magetsu manages to break the clinch.
Magetsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Keo clinches.

Magetsu manages to break the clinch.
Keo tries to clinch up but Magetsu circles away and keeps his distance.

Keo pushes Magetsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Magetsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Keo clinches with his opponent.
Keo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magetsu is keeping busy.
Keo swings wildly with an uppercut but Magetsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keo is working for takedown but Magetsu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heng Keo.
Magetsu prevents a body shot from Keo.
Magetsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keo has him pressed against the cage.
Keo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magetsu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Magetsu tries to break the clinch but Keo is controlling the position.
Keo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magetsu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Magetsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keo blocks a leg kick.
Magetsu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keo unleashes a big counter combination but Magetsu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Magetsu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keo 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.
An inside leg kick from Magetsu misses.

Keo moves into the clinch.
Magetsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keo wants to take the fight to the mat but Magetsu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Keo stalling against the cage.
Keo looking for a takedown.
Magetsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keo has him pressed against the cage.

Keo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Keo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Magetsu holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Magetsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magetsu managing to control the position.
Keo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magetsu is adopting a defensive guard.
Keo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Keo trying to control the position from guard on top but Magetsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heng Keo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.



Keo instigates a clinch.
Keo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magetsu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Magetsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magetsu.
Keo is looking to clinch but Magetsu is avoiding it.
Magetsu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keo closes the distance but Magetsu moves to the side
and Magetsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magetsu. Magetsu obviously looking to wear him down.
Keo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magetsu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keo in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magetsu jabs Keo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Keo closes the distance and pushes Magetsu back into the cage.

Magetsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Keo takes the fight into the clinch.
Magetsu tries to break free but Keo pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo prevents Magetsu from breaking the clinch.
Keo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Magetsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keo tries to clinch up.
Magetsu throws a leg kick but Keo checks it.
Keo throws a head kick that Magetsu semi-blocks.
Keo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magetsu misses with the combination.
Magetsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keo doesn't manage to clinch there - Magetsu circles away.
Keo wants to clinch up but Magetsu keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Keo.
Keo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keo is looking to clinch.

Keo closes the distance and pushes Magetsu back into the cage.
Keo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magetsu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Keo keeps control of Magetsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magetsu breaks the clinch.

Keo pushes Magetsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Keo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Magetsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Magetsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Keo moves into the clinch successfully.

Magetsu manages to break the clinch.

Keo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magetsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Magetsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magetsu after a bit of a struggle.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heng Keo.

Magetsu breaks the clinch.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch but Magetsu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Keo closes the distance and pushes Magetsu back into the cage.

Magetsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keo blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo is looking to clinch.
Magetsu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Keo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magetsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magetsu is looking to chop away at Keo's legs.
Keo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magetsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magetsu 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.

Keo drives through and clinches with Magetsu against the cage.
Keo is looking for a takedown.
Keo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Magetsu fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Keo pushes Magetsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Keo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Magetsu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Keo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magetsu, pushing him back against the cage.
Keo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Magetsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Magetsu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keo is looking to clinch.

Keo moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magetsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Magetsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magetsu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Magetsu takes a swing at Keo's ribcage but misses.
Magetsu circles away from the clinch attempt.

Keo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Magetsu tries to break free but Keo pushes him back against the cage.
Keo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keo.
Magetsu is trying to force a seperation but Keo has the dominant position.
Magetsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Magetsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Aldo Magetsu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Keo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Magetsu.
Keo is looking to clinch.
Magetsu throws a right and a left that both miss.

Keo drives through and clinches with Magetsu against the cage.
Keo is working for takedown but Magetsu is calmly controlling the position for now.

Magetsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magetsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magetsu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Magetsu counters with an outside leg kick.
Magetsu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magetsu thumps Keo with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magetsu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Magetsu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Keo moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magetsu is trying to break the clinch but Keo has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magetsu after a bit of a struggle.

Magetsu breaks from the clinch.
Magetsu throws a chopping leg kick but Keo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Magetsu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magetsu lands with an overhand left.
Aldo Magetsu is winning the standup battle so far.
Keo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Keo doesn't manage to clinch there - Magetsu circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magetsu.
Magetsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magetsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magetsu is looking for a counter combo.
Keo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magetsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keo throws a low kick, looking for Magetsu's leg but Magetsu calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keo wants to clinch up but Magetsu keeps it at a distance.
Magetsu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keo. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Magetsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magetsu checks a leg kick.
Magetsu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Magetsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Keo.
Keo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magetsu counters with a straight right hand.

Keo has closed the distance and engaged Magetsu in a clinch.
Magetsu wants to break free but Keo has control.
Keo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heng Keo.
Keo lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu is trying to push Keo away but Keo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Magetsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keo tries to clinch up but Magetsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Keo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magetsu tried to score with a low kick but Keo checks it.
Keo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Keo closes the distance and clinches.
Heng Keo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Magetsu manages to break the clinch.
Keo moves out of range of the body kick from Magetsu.
A good leg kick by Magetsu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magetsu.
Magetsu lands a nice hook to Keo's body. Keo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magetsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Magetsu tries to keep at a distance but Keo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Magetsu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magetsu has had enough of the clinch but Keo keeps him there for the moment.
Keo wants a takedown but no success here.
Keo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Magetsu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keo working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Magetsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keo tries to clinch but Magetsu is having none of it.
Donk. Magetsu catches Keo right on the button with a cross.
Keo tries to clinch but Magetsu moves out of range.
Jab by Magetsu.
Magetsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keo.
Magetsu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Keo clinches with his opponent.

Magetsu manages to break the clinch.
Magetsu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Keo darts in and clinches Magetsu up against the cage.
Keo is looking to control Magetsu's arms but Magetsu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Keo has his back to the cage.

Magetsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Magetsu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magetsu 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aldo Magetsu!

During a confident post fight interview, Aldo Magetsu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monsun Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Needle In The Hay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



185 cm
33
245 lbs
24 - 13 - 0
195 cm
29
240 lbs
12 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monsun Moon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moon shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.

Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon passes into half guard.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Moon is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Moon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Moon there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moon is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Moon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Moon is trying for a kimura here. Brown looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Moon wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Monsun Moon!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



173 cm
42
225 lbs
29 - 25 - 1
189 cm
43
216 lbs
33 - 27 - 1
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin


Spartan Nutrition
V-Mask Clothing (10%)


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Peter Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rivera to the ground. Walter is now in Rivera's guard.
Walter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walter looking to pass the guard.
Rivera pulls Walter in to control the position.
Walter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walter looking to sit in guard and control but Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rivera wanted to stand there but Walter had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walter fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera leaves Walter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juancho Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rivera. Rivera obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but Rivera shows good takedown defense.
Rivera lands with a hook. Walter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walter in his tracks.
Walter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivera but Rivera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walter blocks a leg kick.

Walter moves into range and clinches up with Rivera.

Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Walter misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Walter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rivera manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walter trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Walter slips nicely into half guard.
Walter is keen to just control but Rivera is a slippery customer.
Rivera taking some punishment here, with Walter in his half guard.

Walter is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rivera still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rivera has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Rivera working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walter wants to control but Rivera postures up.
Walter tries to buck Rivera off but Rivera is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rivera stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rivera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Walter scores with a takedown into Rivera's guard.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet but Walter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a big right hand that misses.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera looking to control.
Walter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juancho Rivera will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Walter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivera's waist but Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walter off to one side.

Walter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walter lands in his opponent's guard.
Walter wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rivera is trying to keep Walter in close.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walter.
Walter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.
Peter Walter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walter trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rivera wants to stand and escape but Walter is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Walter from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.

Walter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rivera's guard.
Walter throws a strike but Rivera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walter wants to sweep but no luck.

Walter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Walter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rivera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rivera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rivera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Walter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rivera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Walter's guard.
Rivera tries to stand but can't do so whilst Walter controls his leg.
Walter wants to control but Rivera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walter is trying to stand back up but Rivera is controlling him
Rivera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Walter tries to get to full guard but Rivera has control of the leg.
Walter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter controlling the position.

Walter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rivera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rivera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walter takes one on the button.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Rivera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Rivera tries to keep at a distance but Walter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walter fails to pull guard.
Walter tries to pull guard but Rivera holds him up against the cage and eventually Walter drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Walter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Walter has a closed guard, preventing Rivera from standing up.
Rivera stopping the sweep attempt from Walter.
Walter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Walter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Walter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Walter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!



Walter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Walter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Walter.
Rivera pushes Walter off looking to stand but Walter dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walter is looking for a kimura but Rivera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Walter to get the leverage.
Rivera is looking to control Walter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rivera avoid being mounted?

Walter is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rivera to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws an elbow that misses. Rivera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walter's guard. Nice move by Rivera!
Rivera won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Walter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.

Walter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rivera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Walter, into his guard.
Walter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rivera trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.

Rivera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rivera lands a jab to the head.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Walter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rivera is looking for a sweep. Walter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walter throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Walter looks to land a strike but Rivera avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to control the position but Walter postures up.
Rivera pulls Walter in to control the position.
Walter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walter throwing strikes from guard but Rivera blocks nicely.
Rivera wants to stand and escape but Walter is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivera sprawls well. Rivera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walter gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Rivera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
Rivera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Rivera gets caught napping as Walter dives in and scores a takedown. Rivera manages to retain guard.
Walter is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivera has wrist control.
Walter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Walter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walter looking to sit in guard and control but Rivera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Walter.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Walter!

A very excited looking Peter Walter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
34%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano comes into the arena with Driving Blind blaring out of the sound system. Kure is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BIG SHUG - who's hard. Pelle Hermano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



150 cm
25
146 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
170 cm
31
150 lbs
10 - 6 - 1
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kure throws a right hand that Hermano ducks under and follows up with a left that Hermano also avoids with ease.
Hermano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Hermano closes the distance and clinches.
Kure takes a shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Hermano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hermano tries to throw a body punch but Kure avoids it by throwing Hermano back against the cage.
Kure tries to break free but Hermano pushes him back against the cage.
Kure fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hermano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hermano tries to bum rush Kure with a series of wild strikes but Kure uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hermano misses with a body shot.
Hermano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hermano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kure tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kure misses with a few strikes there.
Hermano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Kure misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Kure on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hermano.
Hermano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hermano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hermano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kure.
Pelle Hermano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kure on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hermano. Hermano obviously looking to wear him down.
Hermano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hermano connects with a crisp jab.

Hermano gets tackled into the cage by Kure. Kure maintains the clinch.

Hermano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kure.
Kure is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kure gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hermano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kure lands a nice looking body shot.
Hermano feints and then cracks Kure's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kure down.
Hermano tries a head kick but it misses.
Kure tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hermano paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kure rushes Hermano and presses him up against the cage.
Hermano lands a nice uppercut.
Hermano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kure uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermano gets through Kure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kure stalling.
Kure wants to take the fight to the mat but Hermano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Kure breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hermano throws a hook but Kure avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kure counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kure.
Kure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kure wants to control from the top but Hermano keeps moving.
Kure showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Hermano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hermano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kure working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano pulls Kure in to control the position.
Kure throws a big elbow that misses.
Kure is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Kure clinches with his opponent.
Kure goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hermano prevents it.
Hermano misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hermano.
Hermano pushes Kure back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kure has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hermano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kure can turn it around.

Hermano manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pelle Hermano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Hermano jabs Kure right on the nose. Kure blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Krejzi Kure has been cut.
Kure wants to clinch up but Hermano keeps it at a distance.
Hermano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kure can do to turn this around?

Kure darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kure seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hermano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hermano is looking for a sweep. Kure is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hermano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kure pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kure wants to free his trapped foot but Hermano is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Kure is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure is trying to control the action in half guard but Hermano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kure perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kure shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hermano sprawls well. Hermano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kure gets slowly back to his feet.
Kure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermano manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hermano instigates a clinch.
Hermano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kures head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermano.
Hermano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kure controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Hermano.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hermano.
Hermano misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hermano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hermano tries to work over Kure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermano throws a head punch that misses.
Kure is looking for a takedown.
Hermano avoids a wild elbow strike from Kure.
A right handed body shot lands from Hermano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kure.
Hermano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hermano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Hermano.
Hermano tries to work over Kure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kures head.
Hermano has a couple of punches blocked by Kure.
Kure missing with knees to the body.
Come on Kure - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hermano tries to work over Kure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kure is looking for a takedown.
Pelle Hermano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krejzi Kure.
Kure is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermano lands a left hand.

Hermano manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Hermano tenderised Kure's leg. Kure is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kure moves forwards but Hermano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Hermano misses with an uppercut. Kure saw that one coming.
Kure looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hermano is fending him off so far but Kure persists. Nope, Hermano circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kure.
Hermano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kure drops his hands momentarily and Hermano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kure takes a swing at Hermano's ribcage but misses.
Hermano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Hermano misses.
Hermano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kure wants to counter the offense by Hermano and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pelle Hermano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krejzi Kure's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Nice takedown defense from Hermano. No joy for Kure on that attempt.
Hermano catches Kure with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kure moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Kure's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Kure feints and as Hermano raises his hands in defense, Kure changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hermano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kure throws an elbow that misses. Hermano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kure's guard. Nice move by Hermano!
Kure is trying to control the position but Hermano postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano trying to control but Kure is working from the bottom.
Hermano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kure swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure working a defensive guard here.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Kure keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kure doesn't manage to clinch there - Hermano circles away.
Hermano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hermano connects with a leg kick. Kure looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Kure looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hermano wants to control but Kure is keeping busy.
Hermano is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is not content to let Kure control the position.
Hermano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kure's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kure's back!
Kure staying busy and making it hard for Hermano to control.
Hermano avoiding Kure 's attempts to control his hands.
Hermano throwing sloppy strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure is trapped and Hermano is scoring with shots to the head and body.
What can Kure do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hermano has the hooks in. Kure is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hermano is striking from the back but Kure escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Krejzi Kure has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hermano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kure doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hermano.
Hermano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kure is not content to let Hermano control the position.
Nice strikes from Hermano there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kure throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Hermano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hermano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Hermano!

A relieved looking Pelle Hermano 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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FIGHT
RATING
43%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by Here we are Juggernaut by Coheed and Cambria. Man, I cannot wait for this one!



183 cm
38
184 lbs
26 - 21 - 0
189 cm
38
176 lbs
38 - 19 - 1
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius tries a low kick but Poulter avoids it.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Garcius misses.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Poulter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcius.
Garcius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcius sets himself, and Poulter steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcius avoids it this time.
Garcius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
Poulter throws out a counter right but Garcius avoids it with no problem.
Poulter dodges the punch combination from Garcius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Poulter moves away from the strike by Garcius.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garcius tries to bum rush Poulter with a series of wild strikes but Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulter wants to counter with a clinch but Garcius pushes him away.
Paul Poulter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcius throws a sloppy head kick and Poulter moves out of range easily.
Poulter unleashes a big counter combination but Garcius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcius lands a nice hook to Poulter's body. Poulter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcius gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Poulter counter with a right hand.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcius throws a right hand that Poulter ducks under and follows up with a left that Poulter also avoids with ease.
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Poulter counters with a left and a right that stings Garcius.
Sloppy strikes from Garcius. Those never looked like landing.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Garcius.
Garcius misses with a combination
and Poulter counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
Garcius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Poulter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcius lands with a good body shot.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Garcius and move into the clinch position.
Garcius throws a chopping leg kick but Poulter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poulter counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poulter.
Garcius tries to clinch up.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulter fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Poulter looks to move away, Garcius throws a big counter combo bu Poulter just gets out of the way.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcius swinging wildly here.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulter unleashes a big counter combination but Garcius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garcius misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Garcius both land. Nice combination.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter dodges the punch combination from Garcius.
Poulter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garcius.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
Poulter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garcius misses with a leg kick.
Poulter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poulter wants to counter the offense by Garcius and move into the clinch position.
Garcius throws a combination that misses
and Poulter counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Poulter avoids them all with ease.
Poulter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcius tries to clinch but Poulter moves away
and Poulter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcius misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius looks for a takedown but Poulter sprawls well.
Garcius misses with a kick to the body.
Garcius tries a head kick but it misses.

Garcius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poulter napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Poulter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Garcius misses with a leg kick
and Poulter counters with a nice body shot.
Poulter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
That's time! Garcius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


Garcius misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulter can do to turn this around?
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poulter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcius misses with a double jab
and Poulter counters with a one-two to the body.

Garcius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poulter to the mat! Poulter manages to get full guard.
Garcius stands up over Poulter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcius throwing strikes but missing.
Garcius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius prevents Poulter from getting back to his feet.
Garcius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poulter wants to stand but Garcius is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poulter moves away from the strike by Garcius.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poulter tries to clinch up.
Garcius tries to counter with a takedown but Poulter is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcius misses with a combination
and Poulter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poulter counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcius throws a head kick but Poulter moves out of range.
It seemed like Poulter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcius tries to bum rush Poulter with a series of wild strikes but Poulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaius Garcius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcius wants to clinch up but Poulter keeps it at a distance.
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulter slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
Garcius throws a combination that misses

and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Garcius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knees to the body from Poulter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poulter trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Poulter.

It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.
Poulter landing knees to the head.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcius avoids the damage to the body.
Poulter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Garcius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
Garcius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcius is trying to break the clinch but Poulter is controlling him.
Poulter is pressed up against the cage. Garcius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poulter down to the mat. Poulter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Poulter tries to clinch but Garcius is having none of it.

Poulter drives through and clinches with Garcius against the cage.
A short uppercut from Poulter.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Poulter working Garcius over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Poulter.
Poulter lands a knee to the body.
Poulter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcius being controlled against the cage.
Poulter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poulter scores a nice knee to the body.
Poulter connects with a knee to the head.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poulter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Garcius managing to block the knees to the body from Poulter.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Poulter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!



Garcius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poulter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garcius trying to control the position but Poulter is working away.
Garcius fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Poulter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garcius has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garcius working the head with strikes.

Poulter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Poulter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poulter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garcius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Garcius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poulter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poulter counters with a series of strikes. Garcius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Garcius misses

and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poulter.
Poulter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paul Poulter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garcius avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
Poulter stops a takedown attempt from Garcius.
Poulter blocks an uppercut.
Garcius tries to pull guard but Poulter holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcius drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaius Garcius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poulter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poulter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Poulter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poulter.
Poulter lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcius won't want to take too many of those.
Poulter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcius avoids it.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poulter lands a knee to the head.
Garcius wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poulter to keep the fight standing.
Poulter is leaning against Garcius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Garcius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcius throws a right and a left that Poulter avoids nicely.
Poulter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poulter stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcius. Garcius gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poulter darts in and clinches Garcius up against the cage.
Poulter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcius blocks it with crossed arms.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garcius managing to block the knees to the body from Poulter.
Garcius tries for a takedown but Poulter manages to get underhooks.

Garcius has picked Poulter up - he's going for a ride! Garcius dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Garcius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poulter's head.

Poulter kicks off Garcius and gets to his feet.
Garcius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poulter counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulter slips a jab and a cross from Garcius.
Poulter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Poulter clinches up with Garcius and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Poulter after a bit of a struggle.
Garcius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcius tries for a takedown but Poulter manages to get underhooks.
Garcius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Poulter lands a knee to the body.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poulter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poulter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poulter lands a nice knee to the body.
Poulter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcius is defending well for now.
Garcius is trying to break the clinch but Poulter has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Garcius pulls Poulter into guard.
Garcius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Poulter stands and steps away. Garcius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poulter 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Poulter!
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RATING
68%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buddie Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise). Cresta has chosen The black keys - I got mine as his entrance music. Juan Ignacio Cresta acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.



186 cm
27
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0
185 cm
29
189 lbs
10 - 7 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddie Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cresta looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera throws a hook but Cresta blocks it.
Rivera tries to work over Cresta's front leg with a kick but Cresta checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Cresta throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Cresta loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cresta has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rivera slips a jab from Cresta.
Rivera slips a jab from Cresta.
Cresta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cresta looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cresta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cresta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cresta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Rivera.
Cresta misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
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!
Cresta looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cresta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cresta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Cresta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cresta checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Cresta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Rivera.
Cresta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cresta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera tries for a takedown but Cresta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rivera throws a hook but Cresta avoids it easily.
Cresta throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Cresta scores with a nice head shot.
Cresta darts in looking for a takedown but Rivera gets double underhooks and turns Cresta into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Cresta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown but Cresta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rivera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cresta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cresta slaps away a takedown attempt from Rivera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddie Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cresta blocks the body kick.
Cresta throws a counter combo.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Cresta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rivera in his tracks.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cresta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cresta throws out the jab.
Rivera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cresta misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivera slips a straight right by Cresta.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cresta.
Buddie Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Cresta - just one landing.
Rivera lands with a nice body kick.
Cresta checks a leg kick nicely.
Cresta misses with a double jab.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Cresta saw that one coming.
Cresta tries to move into range but Rivera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Rivera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cresta swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Cresta connects with the punch.
That kick from Rivera tenderised Cresta's leg. Cresta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rivera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cresta throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Cresta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cresta.
Cresta throws out a counter right but Rivera avoids it with no problem.
Cresta moves out of range of the body kick.
Cresta lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cresta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cresta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cresta throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Cresta moves out of range easily.
Cresta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cresta might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Cresta shoots in.
Cresta looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cresta. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cresta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Cresta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera cracks Cresta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rivera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Cresta.
Cresta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Cresta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cresta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera moves out of range as Cresta strikes.
Rivera feinted with a counter takedown.
Rivera scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cresta shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Cresta.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cresta swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddie Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Cresta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivera.
Cresta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cresta loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera lands with a slapping head kick.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Cresta.
Rivera sizes up Cresta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cresta. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cresta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rivera.
Cresta blocks a leg kick.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cresta with the counter takedown but Rivera avoids it easily.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cresta throws out the jab.
Cresta throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivera darts in looking for a takedown but Cresta gets double underhooks and turns Rivera into the cage.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cresta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera lands an overhand right.
Cresta throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Buddie Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.

Rivera gets a double leg takedown into Cresta's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera trying to control but Cresta is working from the bottom.
Rivera with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rivera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cresta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Cresta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera connects with a couple of short punches.
Rivera lands a couple of digs.
Rivera throws a strike but Cresta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rivera wants to sweep here but Cresta controlling him for the moment.
Cresta trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cresta.
Cresta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cresta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cresta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Rivera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cresta is aware though and is defending well.
Cresta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cresta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresta is fighting to break Rivera's control of his arms but Rivera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cresta throwing strikes but missing.
Cresta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cresta trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Cresta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cresta wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rivera throws out a powerful jab.
Cresta looks for a takedown but Rivera sprawls well.
Rivera scores with a shot to the body.
Rivera chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a leg kick but Cresta saw it coming and moves away.

Rivera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cresta did well to prevent Rivera getting side control.
Rivera drops an elbow to the side of Cresta's head.
Cresta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cresta can do to turn this around?
Rivera trying to control the action but Cresta is working from the bottom.
Rivera is nestled in close to Cresta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rivera stops Cresta from getting back to his feet.

Cresta is defending against the submission attempts here by Rivera.
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!
Rivera drops an elbow to the side of Cresta's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddie Rivera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!


Cresta throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Rivera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cresta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Cresta.
Cresta connects with a looping right hand.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cresta.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cresta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rivera.
Cresta misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Cresta lands a nice hook to Rivera's body. Rivera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera slips a jab from Cresta.
Rivera delivers a nice body kick.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Rivera does it's job there.
Rivera misses with a body punch
and Cresta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cresta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta throws a hook but Rivera avoids it easily.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cresta.
Cresta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cresta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivera thuds his shin into the meat of Cresta's side.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.

Cresta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rivera on his heels. He'll look to pass Rivera's guard now, I'm sure.
Cresta trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cresta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Rivera working for a triangle but Cresta defends it easily.
Cresta tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivera is retaining full guard.
Juan Ignacio Cresta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera being controlled here, momentarily.
Cresta wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cresta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cresta has managed to get both his arms back between Rivera's legs - danger averted.
Cresta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buddie Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cresta distracts Rivera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Rivera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cresta defends well.
Cresta with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rivera has his foot on Cresta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cresta works his way back into a safe position though.
Cresta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cresta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cresta with a nice head shot there.
Cresta distracts Rivera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cresta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cresta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cresta landing with the ground and pound.

Cresta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cresta trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cresta's guard.


Cresta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rivera is aware though and is defending well.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Cresta keeps moving.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Cresta is keeping the position.

Cresta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cresta thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Ignacio Cresta.
Well Rivera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddie Rivera!

Buddie Rivera tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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RATING
57%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tel Britton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Bourne's chin.



220 cm
23
267 lbs
12 - 5 - 0
200 cm
38
280 lbs
31 - 14 - 1
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne slips a jab and a cross from Britton.
Britton misses with a two punch combination.
Britton misses with a double jab
letting Bourne counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bourne. Britton shrugs it off though.
Britton keeps the fight on the outside.
Britton looks to land a combination but Bourne avoids it well.
Britton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Britton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bourne doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Britton's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Bourne bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Britton! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Britton is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bourne wants to stand but Britton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Britton being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Britton.
Britton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Britton tries to get to full guard but Bourne has control of the leg.
Britton wants to control the action here but instead Bourne manages to pass to full mount!
Britton is trying to escape the mount.
Bourne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Britton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bourne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bourne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Britton controls the position.
Britton can't escape the position.
Bourne content just to control the position here.
Britton is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Britton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Britton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Britton wants to hold on but Bourne pushes him away.
Britton is desperately trying to improve his position but Bourne has a good base and remains in mount.
Britton's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Britton working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britton tries to buck Bourne off but he can't manage it.
Britton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bourne. What's that going to do exactly?
Bourne avoids the attempt from Britton to control.
Britton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Britton is trying to escape the mount.
Britton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bourne blocks Britton's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Britton is working to get back to half guard.
Bourne blocks Britton's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Britton is looking to improve his position but Bourne isn't that keen on the idea.
Britton really wants to buck Bourne off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britton wants to hold on but Bourne pushes him away.

Britton somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Britton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bourne.
Britton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Bourne misses.
Bourne throws the kick towards the body but Britton avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Britton staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Britton.
Bourne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Britton throws a nice looking combination but Bourne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Britton lands with a hook. Bourne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bourne throws a hook to the side of Britton's head but Britton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Britton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bourne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Sloppy strikes from Britton. Those never looked like landing.
Bourne throws a series of punches but Britton avoids them all with ease.
Britton misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Bourne slams his shin into Britton's torso.
Britton misses with a few strikes there.
Britton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Britton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bourne quickly recovers to half guard.

Bourne has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Britton is on him like a limpet, forcing Bourne back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britton wants to break free but Bourne has control.
A short uppercut from Bourne.
Britton takes an elbow to the temple.
Bourne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bourne tries to work over Britton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bourne avoids the elbow strike from Britton, against the cage.
Bourne throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Britton.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Britton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Britton throws an off balance right hand

and Bourne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bourne.
Bourne has Britton pressed against the cage, preventing Britton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bourne struggles to land a body shot inside as Britton controls his hands.
Bourne is leaning against Britton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bourne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Britton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourne lands a damaging elbow.
Bourne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bourne scores with a shot to the side of Britton's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bourne.
Bourne crunches a lovely knee into Britton's ribcage.
Bourne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tel Britton has been cut.
Bourne scores with a shot to the side of Britton's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Bourne.
A short uppercut from Bourne.
Bourne works on Britton's body with a couple of short punches.
Bourne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Britton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Bourne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Britton senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Bourne!
John Bourne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Tel Britton was interviewed post fight and said '...Next time.'.
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenshin Yamamoto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.



169 cm
35
147 lbs
21 - 5 - 1
155 cm
33
138 lbs
18 - 8 - 0
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


Sun-Tzu


Sun-Tzu


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.

Takeshi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Takeshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Yamamoto is looking for a triangle but Takeshi pushes his legs off easily.
Yamamoto looking to control.
Takeshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takeshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeshi advances to half guard.
Takeshi drops an elbow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Takeshi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Takeshi passes Yamamoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi uses his free foot to push down on Yamamoto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yamamoto.
Takeshi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yamamoto is looking to improve his position but Takeshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Yamamoto is working hard here to advance position.
Yamamoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Takeshi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Takeshi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yamamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is looking to take a break and control but Yamamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takeshi thows a huge punch but Yamamoto dodges it nicely.
Takeshi trying to mount his opponent but Yamamoto defends it.
Takeshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamamoto's head.
Yamamoto trying to control but Takeshi postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takeshi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yamamoto moves into full guard.

Takeshi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takeshi has managed to get both his arms back between Yamamoto's legs - danger averted.
Takeshi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Takeshi is in close to Yamamoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takeshi scoring with some ground and pound.
Takeshi wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Takeshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Takeshi controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takeshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Yamamoto working for a triangle but Takeshi defends it easily.

Yamamoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takeshi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takeshi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Takeshi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takeshi has managed to get both his arms back between Yamamoto's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichi Takeshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.


Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takeshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takeshi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yamamoto defends it well.
Yamamoto connects with a single shot there.
Takeshi shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Takeshi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Takeshi dives in and scores a takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Takeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yamamoto looking for a guillotine here but Takeshi defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takeshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Takeshi from controlling successfully.
Takeshi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yamamoto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Takeshi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takeshi has managed to get both his arms back between Yamamoto's legs - danger averted.
Takeshi looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Takeshi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamamoto defends it easily.
Yamamoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Takeshi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Takeshi keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown.
Takeshi closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Takeshi pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Takeshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takeshi.

Yamamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Takeshi trying to control here.

Yamamoto is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Takeshi to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Takeshi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takeshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto throwing strikes from guard but Takeshi blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Takeshi.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamamoto cracks Takeshi with an open hand slap.
Takeshi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamamoto defends well and Takeshi ends up having to push Yamamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Takeshi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Takeshi fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeshi throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Yamamoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a jab to Takeshi's midsection.
Takeshi needs to keep his hands up - Yamamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Yamamoto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Takeshi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yamamoto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Takeshi did well to prevent Yamamoto getting side control.
Takeshi gets full guard.
Takeshi working a defensive guard but Yamamoto manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yamamoto working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Takeshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takeshi is trying to control Yamamoto's posture but Yamamoto avoids it.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound from side control.
Takeshi manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takeshi defends it well.
Takeshi tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.
Yamamoto winds up and cracks Takeshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Yamamoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takeshi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Yamamoto manages to mount him!
Yamamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takeshi?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is in a horrible position here. Yamamoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yamamoto with good strikes from the mount here!
Takeshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto unloading with bombs!
Yamamoto looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Takeshi covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Kenshin Yamamoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Ichi Takeshi had this to say: 'Son of a!!!! great shame I great shame Sorry I need more strong in spirit. '.
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