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Madness MMA Clown Chaos 5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loves To Spooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spooge kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Litte Things - One Direction. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loves To Spooge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spooge moves into range and clinches up with Drogo.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Spooge controls his hands.
Drogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drogo misses with a knee strike.
Spooge wants to take the fight to the mat but Drogo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spooge tries to score a body lock takedown but Drogo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drogo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Spooge can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loves To Spooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spooge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drogo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drogo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spooge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spooge.
Spooge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo prevents the takedown attempt.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo is working Spooge over against the cage.
Spooge looking for a takedown.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spooge avoids it.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drogo misses with a knee strike.
Drogo tries to work over Spooge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spooge drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spooge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo tries to work over Spooge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drogo tries to work over Spooge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spooge looking for a takedown.
Drogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spooge is defending well for now.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
Spooge blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
Spooge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drogo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spooge.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Spooge is trying to drag Drogo to the mat but Drogo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
Spooge has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drogo after a bit of a struggle.
Drogo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Spooge is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Drogo to the mat. Drogo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Spooge decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drogo, up you get!
Drogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spooge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spooge wants to take the fight to the mat but Drogo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spooge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drogo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to work over Spooge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drogo tries a body shot but Spooge blocks it.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spooge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spooge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drogo prevents it.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Spooge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drogo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Spooge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo is working Spooge over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Drogo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spooge moves into the clinch.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body.
Spooge is working for takedown but Drogo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drogo misses with some punches.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of Spooge's head.
Spooge takes a shot to the head.
Drogo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spooge blocks an uppercut.
Drogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spooge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo tries to work over Spooge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooge is working for takedown but Drogo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spooge takes a shot to the head.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spooge managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
Spooge avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Spooge avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Drogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spooge is defending well for now.
Drogo tries a body shot but Spooge blocks it.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spooge avoids it.
Drogo gets underhooks to prevent Spooge's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loves To Spooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spooge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a knee to the head.
Spooge is working for takedown but Drogo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drogo working Spooge over with knees to the body.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Spooge.
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
Drogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spooge blocks it with crossed arms.
Karl Drogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spooge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spooge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spooge is looking for a takedown.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spooge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drogo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spooge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drogo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spooge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Spooge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Spooge.
Spooge wants a takedown but no success here.
Drogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spooge's elbow.
Drogo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drogo landing knees to the head.
Spooge is trying to trip Drogo. He has hold of a leg but Drogo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spooge persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spooge stands up and waves to Drogo to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spooge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spooge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drogo, pushing him back against the cage.
Drogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spooge blocks it with crossed arms.
Drogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Drogo misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo landing knees to the head.
Drogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spooge avoids it.
Drogo tries a body shot but Spooge blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Drogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spooge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Drogo tries to keep at a distance but Spooge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spooge blocks an uppercut.
Drogo lands a knee to the head.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Spooge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drogo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Drogo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loves To Spooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogo scores with a shoulder strike.
Drogo is pressed up against the cage. Spooge has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drogo down to the mat. Drogo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spooge tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spooge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drogo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Drogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Drogo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spooge prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Spooge tries to score a body lock takedown but Drogo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Spooge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
Drogo missing with knees to the body.
Drogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spooge's elbow.
Drogo lands with a light punch inside.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Spooge avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Spooge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Spooge controls the action.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spooge tries for a takedown but Drogo manages to get underhooks.
Spooge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drogo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spooge blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands with a right to the head.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spooge is defending well for now.
Spooge is working for takedown but Drogo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Drogo with a knee to the head.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spooge avoids it.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Spooge is blocking nicely.
Spooge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Karl Drogo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spooge avoids it.
Spooge has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drogo after a bit of a struggle.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Spooge controls the action.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Spooge controls his hands.
Spooge avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Spooge changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drogo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spooge is looking to clinch but Drogo is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drogo is looking to chop away at Spooge's legs.
Drogo lunges at Spooge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spooge's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo connects with a nice looking jab.
Spooge moves in looking to clinch but Drogo pushes him off.
Spooge doesn't manage to clinch there - Drogo circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Drogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drogo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Drogo!
After winning the bout, Karl Drogo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Loves To Spooge stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to the fans for their support.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Mean A Thing. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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183 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
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33
183 lbs
16 - 18 - 0 |
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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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrews connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Andrews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Andrews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Andrews's head back.
Andrews clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Andrews is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nelson to the mat. Nelson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Andrews prevents Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrews trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Andrews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andrews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andrews lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andrews momentarily.
Andrews clinches up against the cage.
Andrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Andrews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Andrews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrews slips a straight right by Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andrews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andrews changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but Andrews manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Nelson throws a jab when Andrews was well out of range.
Andrews moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Andrews moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a leg kick
and Andrews counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson jabs Andrews right on the nose. Andrews blinks but takes it well.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Andrews moved out of range nicely.
Nelson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Andrews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Andrews tries for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
An elbow from Andrews crashes against the mat.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Andrews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Andrews in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Andrews asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Andrews is chipping away with strikes.
Nelson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Andrews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andrews tries for a takedown but Nelson circles away easily
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrews shoots for a takedown but Nelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Andrews counters with a right hand to the body.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrews is rocked!
Andrews get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Andrews stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Nelson runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Nelson!
Roy Nelson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Von Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards has chosen Like a surgeon as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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237 lbs
44 - 18 - 0 |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Von Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards connects with the punch.
Edwards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards takes a swing at Von Boom's ribcage but misses.
Von Boom feinted with a counter takedown.
Von Boom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Von Boom has a takedown stuffed.
Von Boom backing away here, and Edwards unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Von Boom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Boom throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Von Boom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edwards is out of range and Von Boom settles back down.
Von Boom scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Boom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Boom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Boom misses with a takedown attempt - Edwards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Boom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards throws the left hand but Von Boom avoids the punch easily.
Edwards on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Edwards gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Edwards looks winded!
Von Boom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Von Boom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Boom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Boom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Von Boom throws an elbow that misses. Edwards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Von Boom's guard. Nice move by Edwards!
Edwards wants to pass the guard but Von Boom is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Boom pulls Edwards in close to prevent any damage.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Von Boom keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Boom controls Edwards momentarily but Edwards frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Edwards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Boom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Edwards is working Von Boom over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Edwards seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Von Boom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Boom won't allow Edwards to pass to mount.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Von Boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edwards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Boom's head.
Edwards trying to control the action but Von Boom is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Edwards there.
Von Boom is refusing to be controlled, as Edwards sits in half guard.
Edwards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Boom defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Boom wants to control but Edwards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Von Boom is refusing to be controlled, as Edwards sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blake Edwards will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Von Boom with a nice cross.
Edwards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Von Boom.
Von Boom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Boom clinches with his opponent.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Edwards. Beautiful body shot.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Edwards scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards drives through and clinches with Von Boom against the cage.
Von Boom misses with a knee to the head.
Von Boom landing knees to the body.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Boom lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws an elbow but it misses.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Boom avoids the damage to the body.
Von Boom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Edwards up against the cage.
A short right from Von Boom on the inside.
Von Boom prevents the takedown attempt.
Von Boom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
A hook to the body from Von Boom.
Von Boom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Von Boom gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Boom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Boom scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Boom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Von Boom misses with a knee to the head.
Vincent Von Boom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Von Boom scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Von Boom scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Boom works on Edwards's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Boom lands a nice uppercut.
Von Boom manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Boom, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Von Boom - that will leave a mark!
Von Boom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edwards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Boom.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Von Boom.
Von Boom shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Von Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Boom 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Von Boom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Boom.
Von Boom steps into range and cracks Edwards with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Edwards flops backwards and Von Boom dives into his guard looking to finish!
Edwards is rocked!
Von Boom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Boom scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Boom is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Von Boom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Von Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edwards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Boom distracts Edwards with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Boom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Von Boom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Edwards has momentary wrist control but Von Boom slips an elbow through the middle.
Von Boom stops Edwards from standing up.
Von Boom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Von Boom wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Edwards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Edwards manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Edwards looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Von Boom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Boom.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Von Boom's ribs.
Von Boom wants to clinch.
Edwards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice takedown defense from Edwards. No joy for Von Boom on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edwards! But no joy.
Jab by Edwards.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Boom has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.
Von Boom tries to land a knee to the head but Edwards blocks with his arms.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards jabs at Von Boom's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards defending well as Von Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards clinches.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edwards lands a right hand.
Von Boom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Edwards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Von Boom breaks from the clinch.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Boom. Von Boom obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Boom tries for a takedown but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Boom moves away.
A low kick from Edwards misses
and Von Boom counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Edwards!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Boom controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Boom lands an elbow.
Von Boom wants to control but Edwards is keeping him busy.
Von Boom landing strikes.
Von Boom is chipping away with strikes.
Von Boom content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Edwards is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Boom in side control lands a decent elbow.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Von Boom is dominant here and he's now got Edwards's back!
Edwards tries to escape the position.
Von Boom has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Edwards.
Von Boom lands a shot to the head.
Edwards defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Von Boom's arms.
Von Boom doesn't have the hooks in and Edwards manages to turn into his guard.
Vincent Von Boom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is stalling in the full guard.
Edwards sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Von Boom's guard.
Edwards trying to control the action but Von Boom is working from the bottom.
Von Boom gets back to full guard.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing.
Edwards being controlled here momentarily.
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 Vincent Von Boom.
Well Von Boom 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vincent Von Boom!
A victorious Vincent Von Boom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music. Nichi Hong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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156 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nichi Hong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Queen misses its intended target.
Queen throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Queen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hong misses with a two punch combination.
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Queen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hong is trying to defend but Queen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Queen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Queen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Queen postures up in Hong's guard and throws a big left but Hong blocks it.
Queen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Queen 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.
Queen throws a strike but Hong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hong won't allow Queen to sweep him here.
Queen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen looking to control.
Hong preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queen looking to control.
Hong throws an elbow that misses. Queen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hong's guard. Nice move by Queen!
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Queen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Queen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Queen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Queen postures up.
Queen throwing strikes from guard but Hong blocks nicely.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hong is keeping the position for now.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hong has his foot on Queen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Queen works his way back into a safe position though.
Queen throws a strike but Hong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Queen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Queen there.
Hong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Queen there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen controlling the action here.
Queen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hong actively working from the bottom here.
Queen is nestled in close to Hong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Queen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Queen trying to mount his opponent but Hong defends it.
Queen drops an elbow to the side of Hong's head.
Hong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Queen lands a nice short elbow.
Queen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Queen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Queen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Queen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Queen drops an elbow to the side of Hong's head.
Queen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hong actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Queen.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hong's head.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hong lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Queen.
Queen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Queen is putting a hurting on Hong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Queen cracks Hong with a big elbow.
Queen landing a few strikes.
Queen lands an elbow.
Queen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Queen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hong to see if he's OK.
Queen is putting a hurting on Hong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oliver Queen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Queen is working Hong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Queen lands some shots froms side control.
Queen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Queen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hong is rocked!
Queen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Queen working the ground and pound from side control.
Hong is still in real trouble! Can Queen finish him?
Queen working the body and head with strikes.
Queen working the ground and pound from side control.
Queen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Queen in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hong looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Queen turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Queen!
Our winner, Oliver Queen, 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 Nichi Hong had this to say: 'Thank you for all the sponsors, to the org, and everyone who supported me. I dont know how long my body can go through this anymore but I want to give my all to the fans and the org '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza has chosen The Legend of Zelda, Overworld as his entrance music. Ichi Yakuza is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 49 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichi Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stoic slips nicely into half guard.
Stoic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stoic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stoic 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic drops an elbow to the side of Yakuza's head.
Yakuza looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stoic drops an elbow to the side of Yakuza's head.
Stoic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stoic is controlling the pace.
Yakuza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stoic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yakuza is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stoic lands a big elbow - Yakuza is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Stoic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Stoic!
Victor Stoic 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.
Ichi Yakuza spoke after the fight, saying 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Fat Lip. Kharitonov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT - Raggae All Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov lands a jab.
Morgan shoots in but Kharitonov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kharitonov moves into the clinch.
Come on Kharitonov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kharitonov smiles and moves away.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Kharitonov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceasar Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharitonov, pushing him back against the cage.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharitonov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kharitonov gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Kharitonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kharitonov.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kharitonov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kharitonov smiles and moves away.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharitonov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Morgan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Morgan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kharitonov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan letting Kharitonov take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kharitonov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kharitonov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharitonov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kharitonov holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan tries to break free but Kharitonov pushes him back against the cage.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov gets underhooks to prevent Morgan's takedown attempt.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kharitonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kharitonov forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Kharitonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan tries to break free but Kharitonov pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kharitonov prevents it.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kharitonov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kharitonov has double underhooks.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kharitonov won't allow it.
Kharitonov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kharitonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morgan fails to pull guard.
Morgan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morgan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kharitonov tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kharitonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morgan stalling away here and it's allowed Kharitonov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kharitonov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kharitonov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Kharitonov shows good takedown defense.
Ceasar Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Kharitonov circles away.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kharitonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Kharitonov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kharitonov prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceasar Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Kharitonov has the dominant position.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Kharitonov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kharitonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kharitonov holds him up against the cage and eventually Morgan drops back down to his feet.
Morgan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kharitonov after a bit of a struggle.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kharitonov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kharitonov has Morgan pressed against the cage.
Kharitonov pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Kharitonov won't allow it.
Morgan is trying to drag Kharitonov to the mat but Kharitonov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kharitonov on the inside.
Kharitonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kharitonov lands a left hand.
Morgan is rocked!
Kharitonov pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kharitonov lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharitonov slowing the pace effectively.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Kharitonov is controlling the position.
Kharitonov lands a left hand.
A short left from Kharitonov.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kharitonov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Morgan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Morgan drops to his knees and Kharitonov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kharitonov!
A very excited looking Vladimir Kharitonov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Urhola's choice of entrance music: The Trammps -Disco Inferno. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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259 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urhola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballinger 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.
Ballinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Urhola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ballinger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ballinger looks to throw the jab but Urhola is out of range.
Urhola ducks under a wild hook from Ballinger.
Ballinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Urhola's head.
It looks like Veli Urhola has been cut.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut
and Urhola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ballinger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Urhola's hands.
Ballinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Ballinger misses with a right hand
and Urhola counters with a nice body shot.
Urhola moves away from the strike by Ballinger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urhola! But no joy.
Urhola throws an overhand right that lands on Ballinger's shoulder, as Ballinger tries to avoid the shot.
Urhola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Urhola looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ballinger! Urhola is out on his feet! Ballinger rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Urhola is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Urhola is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Ballinger!
During a confident post fight interview, Holden Ballinger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bong Ki Duk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Halo Olah's chin.
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halo Olah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk rushes Olah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Ki Duk misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Ki Duk.
Olah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olah lands a hook that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Olah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Olah moves out of range.
Olah dips to his left and cracks Ki Duk with an uppercut!
Olah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ki Duk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ki Duk tries to clinch but Olah is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ki Duk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki Duk tries to keep at a distance but Olah has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
Olah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Olah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olah trying to stall but Ki Duk improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Olah fails to land.
Olah swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Olah - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
Olah blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk presses Olah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Olah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ki Duk throws an elbow but misses.
Olah tries a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks it.
Olah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ki Duk gets through Olah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Olah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ki Duk can turn it around.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olah swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olah avoids the head kick by Ki Duk.
Olah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Olah.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Ki Duk.
Olah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ki Duk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ki Duk rushes Olah and presses him up against the cage.
Olah throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
Olah scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Olah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olah pulls guard effortlessly.
Ki Duk looking to pass the guard.
Ki Duk looking to sit in guard and control but Olah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olah wants to control from the top but Ki Duk keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Olah throws an elbow that misses. Ki Duk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olah's guard. Nice move by Ki Duk!
Olah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Olah being controlled here, momentarily.
Ki Duk looking to pass the guard.
Ki Duk wants to control from the top but Olah keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bong Ki Duk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ki Duk. Olah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olah throws a lazy right hand but Ki Duk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ki Duk moves in looking to clinch but Olah pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Olah.
Olah looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki Duk is just out of range.
Ki Duk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Olah throws a looping overhand right but Ki Duk ducks down to avoid it.
Ki Duk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ki Duk.
Olah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ki Duk misses with a wild combination.
Olah is looking to counter punch.
Ki Duk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olah looks to score with a jab to the body but Ki Duk is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olah throws a jab but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
Olah has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Olah misses the shot to the body.
Olah throws a shot from downtown. Ki Duk moves away and avoids it.
Olah clinches up with Ki Duk and pushes him back against the cage.
Ki Duk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Olah.
Olah blocking some punches.
Olah has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk is leaning against Olah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olah blocking some punches.
Olah blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Ki Duk gets through Olah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Olah.
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olah tries a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks it.
A short right from Ki Duk.
Olah has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Duk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olah pushes Ki Duk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk scores with a knee to the head.
Olah has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Duk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ki Duk.
Nice body punch from Ki Duk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ki Duk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olah dodges an elbow strike from Ki Duk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Olah fails to land.
Ki Duk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ki Duk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ki Duk tries to work over Olah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olah working hard to break the clinch.
Ki Duk trying to stall but Olah improves his position.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olah backwards.
Ki Duk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk takes a shot to the head.
Ki Duk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk avoiding damage as Olah throws knees to the body.
Olah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olah throws a looping overhand right but Ki Duk ducks down to avoid it.
Olah tries to bum rush Ki Duk with a series of wild strikes but Ki Duk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ki Duk scores with a hook to the body. Olah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olah tries to keep at a distance but Ki Duk has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah takes a shot to the head.
Olah avoids a wild elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Olah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olah throws a low kick but Ki Duk avoids it.
Olah blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Sloppy strikes from Ki Duk. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Olah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ki Duk closes the distance and pushes Olah back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ki Duk stalling in the clinch but Olah improves position.
Ki Duk blocks an uppercut.
Olah dodges an elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Olah uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olah blocks an uppercut.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Olah lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ki Duk scores with a shot to the body.
Ki Duk throws a head kick but Olah moves out of range.
Olah is looking to land body kicks.
Olah darts in and clinches Ki Duk up against the cage.
Olah blocks an uppercut.
Olah looking to throw knees to the head but Ki Duk is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olah.
Olah lands a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olah's elbow.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Olah on the inside.
Olah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olah lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Olah trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olah tries to land a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks with his arms.
Ki Duk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Olah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olah.
Olah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head.
Ki Duk trying to stall but Olah improves his position.
Olah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Olah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Olah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Olah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ki Duk is one step ahead there.
Ki Duk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Halo Olah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tried to score with a low kick but Olah checks it.
Olah tries to move into range but Ki Duk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olah throws a head kick but Ki Duk moves out of range.
Olah clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
A short left from Ki Duk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olah avoids it.
Olah blocking some punches.
Olah has Ki Duk pressed against the cage.
Olah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ki Duk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Olah rather than just go for the knockout.
Ki Duk misses with a few strikes there.
Ki Duk is looking to score with low kicks.
Ki Duk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olah blocks a leg kick.
Ki Duk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olah finds it's way round the side to connect with Ki Duk's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olah misses with a hook.
Olah closes the distance and pushes Ki Duk back into the cage.
Olah breaks the clinch.
Olah lands a slapping body shot.
Ki Duk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ki Duk wants to clinch
and Olah counters with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Olah moves into the clinch.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Olah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Olah blocks it.
Olah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ki Duk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olah takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk pushes Olah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olah tries a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks it.
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olah backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands with a light punch inside.
Olah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk scores with a shoulder strike.
Olah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ki Duk to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Olah dodges an elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ki Duk.
Olah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olah's elbow.
Olah throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk stalling in the clinch but Olah improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halo Olah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ki Duk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bong Ki Duk!
As Bong Ki Duk got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonis Skayias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by FREE THE MADNESS. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonis Skayias!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Skayias wants to break free but Williams has control.
Skayias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skayias is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams 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.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Skayias throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skayias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Antonis Skayias has been cut.
Skayias takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skayias looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Skayias misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Some wild striking there from Skayias.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Skayias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch but Skayias is avoiding it.
Skayias throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Skayias misses with a looping left.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skayias was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Skayias was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skayias slips a jab from Williams .
As Williams backs off Skayias throws a huge counter combo but Williams manages to avoid it all.
Skayias throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Skayias ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Skayias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Skayias.
Skayias throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skayias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skayias now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some wild striking there from Skayias.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skayias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skayias unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Skayias moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skayias if he has to take too many more of those.
Skayias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Williams lands.
Skayias is rocked!
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams cracks Skayias with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Carter Williams !
Michael Carter Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict's entrance music is Locked up. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Convict waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomo.
The Convict scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo throws the left hand but The Convict avoids the punch easily.
Nomo moves out of range as The Convict strikes.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Convict avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Convict swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo lands a head shot.
Nomo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Nomo.
Nomo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict slips a jab from Nomo.
The Convict loads up on a big right hand but Nomo slips the punch.
The Convict swinging wildly here.
Nomo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by The Convict.
The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Nomo loads up on a big right hand but The Convict slips the punch.
The Convict scores with a sloppy right hand. Nomo should have avoided that one.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
The Convict throws a hook to the side of Nomo's head but Nomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nomo! But no joy.
The Convict misses with a right hand
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo slips a jab from The Convict.
Nomo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Convict looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo avoids the body shot from The Convict.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Convict.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Convict throws a lazy uppercut
and Nomo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Convict looking for a sweep. Not yet The Convict, not yet.
Nomo is fighting to break The Convict's control of his arms but The Convict is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The Convict controls Nomo momentarily but Nomo frees himself.
Nomo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Convict is controlling Nomo's posture.
The Convict can't keep his opponent in guard - Nomo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Convict keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo prevents The Convict from improving his position.
The Convict gets full guard.
The Convict looking to control.
The Convict looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nomo won't allow The Convict to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nomo manages to get himself to full guard.
Nomo trying to control the position.
Nomo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Convict.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing The Convict from controlling successfully.
Nomo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nomo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Convict is controlling Nomo's trapped leg to prevent Nomo from advancing to side control.
The Convict trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomo is keen to just control but The Convict is a slippery customer.
Nomo prevents The Convict from improving his position.
The Convict is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nomo pulls his head out easily.
Nomo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo 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.
Nomo avoids the head kick by The Convict.
The Convict tests Nomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
The Convict throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
The Convict stuns Nomo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nomo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Nomo.
Nomo cracks The Convict with an open hand slap.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
The Convict rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Convict.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from The Convict.
Nomo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Convict throwing a counter right hand but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Convict, as that shot connected.
The Convict misses the jab.
The Convict throws a shot from downtown. Nomo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
The Convict misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nomo.
Nomo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nomo 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.
The Convict misses with a series of wild punches.
The Convict throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nomo shapes to counter with a head kick.
The Convict misses the shot to the body.
Kezz The Convict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Convict works the jab nicely.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Convict!
Nomo lands a body shot.
The Convict with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict misses with a looping right.
The Convict scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo throws a hook to the side of The Convict's head but The Convict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict dips to his left and cracks Nomo with an uppercut!
Nomo moves away from the strike by The Convict.
The Convict avoids the head kick by Nomo.
Shintaro Nomo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. The Convict saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by The Convict. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Convict.
Nomo scores with a jab. The Convict acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo misses with a shot to the body
enabling The Convict to counter with a crisp jab.
The Convict displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nomo throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from The Convict on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Convict on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kezz The Convict is winning the standup battle so far.
The Convict connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Convict misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
Nomo staying out of range there.
The Convict swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo moves away from the strike by The Convict.
Nomo feints a jab promting The Convict to slip. Nomo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Convict slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Convict throws the left hand but Nomo avoids the punch easily.
Nomo misses with a hook. The Convict ducked under it nicely.
The Convict comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nomo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but The Convict sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nomo scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict misses with a body shot
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
The Convict throws a looping overhand right but Nomo ducks down to avoid it.
The Convict misses with a right hand
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nomo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Convict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Convict moves out of range as Nomo throws a body kick.
The Convict throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Convict throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nomo has managed to clinch.
Nomo breaks the clinch.
The Convict throws a nice looking combination but Nomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nomo avoids the body shot from The Convict.
The Convict slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Convict throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kezz The Convict dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nomo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Convict swinging wildly here.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Convict takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Convict takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Convict lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Convict missing with a left hand there. Nomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nomo lands a nice looking body shot.
The Convict tests Nomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by The Convict - just one landing.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from The Convict.
Nomo throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict misses with a hook
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict throws a jab but it's blocked by Nomo.
Nomo sizes up The Convict with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Convict misses with a hook.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
It seemed like Nomo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
As The Convict backs off Nomo throws a huge counter combo but The Convict manages to avoid it all.
The Convict throws an off balance right hand
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Convict lands a nice shot to the body.
Nomo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Convict throws a hook to the side of Nomo's head but Nomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Convict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nomo throws out a counter right but The Convict avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict misses with a body shot.
The Convict throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
The Convict throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Convict throws a poor cross that misses
and Nomo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Convict walks into a straight right hand from Nomo.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
A slow jab from The Convict misses its intended target.
The Convict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nomo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Convict on the side of the head.
The Convict throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Convict falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nomo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo tries to clinch but The Convict moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Convict is defended easily by Nomo.
The Convict misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from The Convict. Those never looked like landing.
Nomo throws a head kick but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict shoots in looking for a takedown but Nomo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Convict's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Convict is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo throws a hook but The Convict blocks it.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
The Convict uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nomo.
The Convict misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Convict looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like The Convict was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nomo.
The Convict misses with a double jab
and Nomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by The Convict.
The Convict moves out of range as Nomo strikes.
The Convict closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nomo's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo pulls The Convict in close to his closed guard and prevents The Convict from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Convict throwing strikes from guard but Nomo blocks nicely.
Nomo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Convict keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nomo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shintaro Nomo really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from The Convict.
The Convict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Convict walks into a jab.
The Convict has his takedown stuffed
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
The Convict throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nomo.
Nomo throws a series of punches but The Convict avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Nomo finds it's target.
Nomo scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict checks a leg kick nicely.
Nomo jabs at The Convict's body.
The Convict misses the shot to the body.
The Convict works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict with a hook.
Nomo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Convicts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nomo throws out a loose jab but The Convict uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but The Convict is out of range.
A jab lands there for Nomo.
The Convict swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nomo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Convict lands with an uppercut that bounces Nomo off the cage and back into range.
The Convict takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
The Convict lands a jab.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nomo throws a head kick but The Convict moves out of range.
The Convict closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Convict moves away from the strike by Nomo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nomo tests The Convict's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Convict moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Convict scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
The Convict looks to land a left hand but Nomo moved out of range nicely.
The Convict lands with a shot to the body.
The Convict tries to move into range but Nomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Convict looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
The Convict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nomo circles away quickly and effectively.
The Convict thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
The Convict is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from The Convict finds it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Convict is defended easily by Nomo.
Nomo misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nomo lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Convict doesn't seem phased though.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo lands a lovely overhand right.
Nomo lunges at The Convict with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Convict's hand.
The Convict fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nomo manages to avoid it.
Nomo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Convict slips a jab from Nomo.
The Convict scores with a decent looking hook.
The Convict uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
The Convict throws a big counter combination but Nomo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict shoots in and drives through. Nomo sprawls well.
Nomo throws out a counter right but The Convict avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Convict takes one to the side of the head.
The Convict with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Convict misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
The Convict looks to throw the jab but Nomo is out of range.
The Convict gets a takedown into half guard.
The Convict winds up and cracks Nomo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Convict landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Convict throwing shots but Nomo is blocking nicely.
The Convict is looking to take a break and control but Nomo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Convict is thwarting Nomo's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Shintaro Nomo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
The Convict throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nomo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Convict.
Nomo slips a straight right by The Convict.
Nomo staying out of range there.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of The Convict's head but The Convict sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Convict moves forwards but Nomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Convict misses with an uppercut
and The Convict takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Convict misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Convict walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Convict ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
The Convict throws a jab when Nomo was well out of range.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Nomo stalks The Convict and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Convict's face. The Convict staggers backwards, shaken.
The Convict misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
The Convict throws a right and a left that Nomo avoids nicely.
A combination from Nomo does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Convict!
Nomo slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. The Convict saw that one coming.
The Convict uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nomo has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Convict misses with a left hand
and Nomo counters with a stiff right hand.
The Convict scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nomo!
The Convict connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Convict throws a hook but Nomo avoids it easily.
Nomo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nomo takes one to the side of the head.
Nomo throws a body punch but The Convict moves out of range.
Nomo misses with a left hand
and The Convict counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nomo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Convict.
The Convict's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nomo under the eye.
Kezz The Convict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Convict fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict throws a body punch but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Convict with a body shot.
The Convict misses with a body shot.
Nomo misses with a series of wild punches.
The Convict shoots in but Nomo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shintaro Nomo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Convict jabs at Nomo's body.
Nomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Convict.
Nomo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nomo sizes up The Convict with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Convict drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Convict trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Convict postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Convict looking to sit in guard and control but Nomo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Convict seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The Convict wants to sweep here but Nomo controlling him for the moment.
Nomo 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.
The Convict looking for a sweep. Not yet The Convict, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shintaro Nomo.
I think Nomo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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