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MMMA 21: Relentless PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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144 lbs
22 - 73 - 0 |
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165 cm
39
104 lbs
31 - 22 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
22 - 73 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anzhor Azhiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad throws a sloppy head kick and Azhiev moves out of range easily.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
Azhiev looks for a takedown but Rad sprawls well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Azhiev down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Azhiev is defended easily by Rad.
Rad slaps away a takedown attempt from Azhiev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rad tries a quick counter leg kick but Azhiev is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzhor Azhiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azhiev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anzhor Azhiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhiev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rad pushes Azhiev off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rad has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Azhiev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rad cracks the inside of Azhiev's front leg.
Rad misses with a head kick.
Azhiev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Azhiev 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands with a shot to the body.
Rad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhiev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rad slaps away a takedown attempt from Azhiev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rad thuds his shin into the meat of Azhiev's side.
Rad digs a good hook to Azhiev's body.
Azhiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azhiev ducks right into an uppercut from Rad.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown but Rad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Azhiev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rad. That one must have hurt.
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!
Rad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Azhiev.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Azhiev shoots in and drives through. Rad sprawls well.
Azhiev shoots in but Rad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a head kick that Azhiev semi-blocks.
Rad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Azhiev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azhiev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rad cracks the inside of Azhiev's front leg.
Azhiev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhiev's calf.
Rad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azhiev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rad feints a counter leg kick.
Azhiev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Rad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kyle Rad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rad scores with a nice head shot.
A solid body kick from Rad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhiev.
Rad digs a good body shot into Azhiev's ribs.
Rad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhiev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rad. That one must have hurt.
Azhiev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rad counters with an outside leg kick.
Azhiev is breathing heavily.
Rad pushes Azhiev away with a front kick.
Azhiev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rad as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Rad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Azhiev backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Rad tenderised Azhiev's leg. Azhiev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhiev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azhiev thinking.
Rad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rad. Azhiev shrugs it off though.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rad.
Rad cracks the inside of Azhiev's front leg.
Azhiev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azhiev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown but Rad shows good takedown defense.
Azhiev shoots and misses
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Azhiev was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Azhiev down.
Rad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice straight punches there by Rad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rad.
Rad scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rad, as that shot connected.
Azhiev shoots and misses
and Rad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad connects with a single shot there.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhiev.
Rad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rad scores with a hook to the body. Azhiev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Azhiev.
Rad digs a good hook to Azhiev's body.
Rad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azhiev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rad.
Kyle Rad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rad lands with a nice body punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Azhiev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azhiev rather than just go for the knockout.
Rad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azhiev takes a step back to recover.
Rad drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad advances position into side control!
Rad controls the position.
Azhiev tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rad presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rad get's back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Rad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Azhiev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rad jabs at Azhiev's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rad scores with a nice body kick.
Azhiev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rad pushes Azhiev off and gets back to his feet.
Rad delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Rad lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rad.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhiev.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rad delivers a nice body kick.
Rad scores with a hook to the body. Azhiev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azhiev drops his hands momentarily and Rad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Azhiev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rad defends it nicely.
Rad was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzhor Azhiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rad feints and then cracks Azhiev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhiev down.
Rad 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.
Rad scoring well with a low kick there.
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhiev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Azhiev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad misses with a double jab.
Azhiev shoots and misses
and Rad counters with a three punch combo that has Azhiev backing up. Azhiev nods at Rad to acknowledge the strikes.
Rad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rad but Rad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhiev has a takedown stuffed.
Rad scores with a hook to the body. Azhiev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rad jabs Azhiev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Rad slams his shin into Azhiev's torso.
Rad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Azhiev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azhiev tries for a takedown but Rad circles away easily
and Rad counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rad connects with a high kick.
Azhiev dives in and grabs Rad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rad pushes down on Azhiev's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Azhiev is defended easily by Rad.
Rad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Rad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rad thumps Azhiev with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Rad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhiev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rad counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzhor Azhiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Azhiev.
Azhiev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhiev's knee momentarily.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Rad to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Azhiev down.
Azhiev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rad can pounce on him.
Rad connects with a right hand. Azhiev shakes it off.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rad as he jumps to the side.
Rad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhiev. That did some damage!
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Azhiev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rad lands a body shot.
Azhiev tries for a takedown but Rad circles away easily
and Rad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt
and Rad counters with a left and a right that stings Azhiev.
Azhiev is rocked!
Rad cracks Azhiev on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Azhiev falls backwards against the cage. Rad follows up with more strikes that drop Azhiev to his knees. Rad keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Azhiev! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Rad!
A very excited looking Kyle Rad 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.
Anzhor Azhiev spoke after the fight, saying 'I still want that title shot. Im the most experienced fighter here and everyday wants to see me smash the champ so lets do it whenever he starts ducking me.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like a surgeon. Urhola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Trammps -Disco Inferno kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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49
237 lbs
44 - 19 - 0 |
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39
259 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urhola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards just leaning against Urhola, taking a breather.
Urhola blocks a body shot from Edwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urhola.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Urhola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edwards tries a body shot but Urhola blocks it.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urhola's elbow.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urhola's elbow.
Edwards avoids a wild elbow strike from Urhola.
Edwards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edwards tries to work over Urhola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urhola misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urhola.
Urhola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Urhola.
Urhola blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike from Urhola.
A bit of stalling here from Urhola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Urhola avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Edwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Urhola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urhola.
Urhola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urhola, right into the meat.
Urhola avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Edwards misses the target.
Urhola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urhola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urhola moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Urhola misses with a body kick.
Urhola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Urhola thuds a left hand into Edwards's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards throws a leg kick
and Urhola counters with a stiff right hand.
Urhola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blake Edwards's cut is getting worse.
Edwards wants to clinch.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Urhola moves out of range.
Urhola tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urhola moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Urhola lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Urhola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a shot to the body
and Urhola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Urhola counters with a nice kick to the body.
Urhola avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Urhola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Edwards with a body shot.
Edwards throws a body punch but Urhola moves out of range.
Edwards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urhola lands with a shot to the body.
Urhola lands a nice looking body shot.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Urhola catches Edwards right on the button with a cross.
Edwards misses with a looping left.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Urhola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edwards - the referee stops the clock and Urhola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edwards. Urhola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urhola thumps Edwards with a low kick.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Edwards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Edwards tries to bum rush Urhola with a series of wild strikes but Urhola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Urhola checks a leg kick nicely.
Edwards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urhola counters with a nice body shot.
Urhola lands with a shot to the body.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Urhola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Urhola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edwards's hands.
Urhola throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease.
Edwards appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urhola cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Urhola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urhola blocks the body kick.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urhola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edwards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Urhola has time to react.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Urhola saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Urhola blocks the low kick.
Urhola throws a combination. Edwards tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urhola moves away.
Urhola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edwards rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards thows a leg kick but Urhola checks it
and Urhola counters with a stiff right hand.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Urhola's front leg but catches the back leg as Urhola tries to avoid it.
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Urhola in a clinch.
Urhola lands a knee to the head.
Urhola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edwards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edwards letting Urhola take a breather here.
Edwards is trying to stall.
Edwards goes for a takedown attempt but Urhola pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Edwards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards tries to bum rush Urhola with a series of wild strikes but Urhola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urhola misses with a body kick.
Urhola lands a jab to Edwards's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Urhola counters with a nice body shot.
Urhola moves out of range of the leg kick from Edwards.
Urhola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edwards.
Edwards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urhola.
Urhola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urhola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urhola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Urhola tries to work over Edwards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urhola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Urhola slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edwards.
Urhola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
Urhola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urhola misses with a body punch.
Edwards takes a knee right on the jaw!
Urhola struggles to land a body shot inside as Edwards controls his hands.
Edwards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urhola backwards.
Urhola lands an elbow that stopped Edwards in his tracks for a moment.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Urhola controls the action.
Urhola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Urhola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake Edwards's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urhola lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urhola is able to avoid easily.
Urhola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edwards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
Edwards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urhola is out of range.
Urhola only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Urhola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urhola looks to land a combination. Edwards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Edwards tries to keep at a distance but Urhola has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Urhola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake Edwards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urhola.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Urhola checks a leg kick.
Urhola connects with an inside leg kick.
Urhola lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Urhola moves out of range.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses
and Urhola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Urhola bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Urhola scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urhola scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Urhola's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Urhola lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Urhola has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Urhola working the ground and pound.
Urhola trying to control the position but Edwards is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urhola postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Edwards takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blake Edwards's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Veli Urhola!
Veli Urhola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adis Djurdjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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216 lbs
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47
215 lbs
39 - 41 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Adis Djurdjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby TupperIII!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TupperIII is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Djurdjevic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Djurdjevic checks the leg kick.
A jab from Djurdjevic misses.
Djurdjevic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows TupperIII to score an easy takedown into full guard.
TupperIII drops back looking for a leg! Djurdjevic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Djurdjevic manages to kick TupperIII off! TupperIII jumps back into Djurdjevic's guard.
Djurdjevic is trying to control the position but TupperIII postures up.
TupperIII stands and throws Djurdjevic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Djurdjevic is looking to regain half guard here but TupperIII keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TupperIII goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Djurdjevic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in TupperIII's guard! Nice work there by Djurdjevic!
Djurdjevic landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djurdjevic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Djurdjevic 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.
TupperIII is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Djurdjevic is aware though and is defending well.
Djurdjevic wants to control from the top but TupperIII keeps moving.
Djurdjevic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Djurdjevic works over TupperIII with some ground and pound from guard.
TupperIII looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Djurdjevic has picked TupperIII up and slammed him! TupperIII can't keep hold of the triangle and Djurdjevic manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TupperIII tries to improve position but can't.
Djurdjevic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Djurdjevic scoring with punches from side control.
TupperIII tries to bench press Djurdjevic off him but Djurdjevic keeps the position.
Djurdjevic is working TupperIII over with some ground and pound from side control.
Djurdjevic working the ground and pound.
Djurdjevic landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TupperIII takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Djurdjevic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Djurdjevic lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djurdjevic scores with a couple of short elbows.
TupperIII is rocked!
Djurdjevic controls the position from side control.
Djurdjevic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Djurdjevic scores with punches from side control.
TupperIII is still in real trouble! Can Djurdjevic finish him?
Djurdjevic lands a strong strike to the head of TupperIII. That's dazed him! Djurdjevic looking to finish here. TupperIII is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Djurdjevic lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adis Djurdjevic!
Our winner, Adis Djurdjevic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Jarni Kutsoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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41
132 lbs
31 - 31 - 0 |
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36
140 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
31 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarni Kutsoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten throws a hook but Kutsoo avoids it easily.
Kutsoo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kutsoo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutsoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sten.
Jab from Sten.
Sten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kutsoo tries to counter with a takedown but Sten is quick to defend against it.
Dan Sten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutsoo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sten throws a head kick but Kutsoo moves out of range.
Kutsoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutsoo moves out of range of the body kick.
Kutsoo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sten sprawls and moves away.
Sten throws a sloppy head kick and Kutsoo moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten throws a sloppy head kick
and Kutsoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sten wants to improve his position but Kutsoo is controlling well.
Kutsoo is pressing down on Sten's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sten is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutsoo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sten sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sten doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kutsoo.
Kutsoo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sten with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sten tries to roll over but Kutsoo keeps him under control.
Sten looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kutsoo is nestled in close to Sten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kutsoo working Sten over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sten is controlling Kutsoo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kutsoo slips a nice elbow through Sten's hands, connecting with Sten's forehead.
Kutsoo seems to be working for a kimura but Sten defends the submission attempt.
Kutsoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sten wants to sweep here but Kutsoo controlling him for the moment.
Sten is looking to stand up but Kutsoo isn't so interested in that idea.
Kutsoo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sten looking for a sweep. Not yet Sten, not yet.
Sten has Kutsoo pulled in close to control his posture.
Kutsoo passes Sten's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kutsoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kutsoo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is thwarting Sten's attempts to control the position.
Kutsoo lands with a punch from half guard.
Kutsoo stops Sten from getting back to his feet.
Kutsoo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kutsoo lands with a punch from half guard.
Kutsoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kutsoo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kutsoo working over Sten with some ground and pound. Sten looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kutsoo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kutsoo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten is trying to maintain the position but Kutsoo is very close to passing his half guard.
Kutsoo trying to advance position but Sten counters by regaining guard.
Kutsoo stops Sten from standing up.
Sten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kutsoo is one step ahead there.
Kutsoo looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarni Kutsoo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kutsoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kutsoo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kutsoo feinted with a counter takedown.
Sten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Decent striking displayed by Sten there.
Sten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kutsoo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sten sprawls and moves away.
Sten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sten. Kutsoo shrugs it off though.
Sten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sten throws a head kick but Kutsoo moves out of range.
Sten tests Kutsoo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten 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.
A low kick from Sten misses
and Kutsoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sten is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kutsoo.
Kutsoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sten throws a lazy uppercut
and Kutsoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Kutsoo is nestled in close to Sten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kutsoo is trying to work for a kimura but Sten is defending well.
Sten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kutsoo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kutsoo working the head and body with strikes.
Kutsoo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kutsoo seems to be working for a kimura but Sten defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is looking for a kimura but Sten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kutsoo to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sten controlling the position for now.
Kutsoo prevents Sten from standing back up.
Kutsoo 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.
Sten is looking to improve his position.
Sten controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kutsoo is working for a kimura but Sten is defending it quite comfortably.
Kutsoo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sten wants to get back to his feet.
Kutsoo is working for a submission of some sort.
Jarni Kutsoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten tries to get to full guard but Kutsoo has control of the leg.
Kutsoo is nestled in close to Sten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sten moves into full guard.
Sten is looking to stand up but Kutsoo isn't so interested in that idea.
Kutsoo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kutsoo advances to half guard.
Kutsoo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kutsoo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kutsoo looking to secure an arm triangle but Sten defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten regains half guard.
Sten trying to control here.
Sten pushes Kutsoo off looking to stand but Kutsoo dives back in and keeps control.
Kutsoo lands with a punch from half guard.
Kutsoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sten wants to get back to his feet.
Sten is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kutsoo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kutsoo is nestled in close to Sten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sten controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kutsoo is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jarni Kutsoo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sten connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Sten.
Kutsoo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sten sprawls and moves away.
Sten misses with a head kick.
Kutsoo feinted with a counter takedown.
Sten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kutsoo tries to counter with a takedown but Sten is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Kutsoo.
Kutsoo tries to counter with a takedown but Sten is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Sten misses its intended target.
Kutsoo tries to counter with a takedown but Sten is quick to defend against it.
Kutsoo checks the leg kick.
Kutsoo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo avoids the head kick by Sten.
Kutsoo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sten sprawls and moves away.
Sten throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kutsoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sten is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kutsoo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kutsoo is looking for a kimura but Sten is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kutsoo to get the leverage.
Kutsoo is working for a submission of some sort.
Sten moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sten pulls Kutsoo in close to his closed guard and prevents Kutsoo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kutsoo won't allow Sten to sweep him here.
Kutsoo distracts Sten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kutsoo working some strikes from top position.
Kutsoo wants to pass the guard but Sten is keeping the position.
Dan Sten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is working hard here to advance position.
Kutsoo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sten manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Sten lands a glancing blow to the side of Kutsoo's head.
Kutsoo walks into a straight right hand from Sten.
Sten with a nice cross.
Sten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sten connects with an inside leg kick.
Sten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kutsoo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten misses with a head kick.
Sten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sten throws a sloppy head kick and Kutsoo moves out of range easily.
Sten connects with a solid leg kick.
Sten throws a head kick but Kutsoo moves out of range.
Sten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kutsoo counters with a single leg into guard. Sten didn't expect that.
Kutsoo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kutsoo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Sten seems content to control.
Kutsoo is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten is keen to just control but Kutsoo is a slippery customer.
Kutsoo actively working from the bottom here.
Kutsoo looking for submissions off his back.
Sten not doing much here.
Jarni Kutsoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sten not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kutsoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarni Kutsoo!
Post fight, an emotional Jarni Kutsoo said 'WHO? WHO? WHO`S THE BEST?! I CAN`T HEAR YOU!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wes Good has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
194 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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202 lbs
19 - 19 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wes Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Chambers.
Good has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Devolved in the buildup to the fight.
Good moves out of range of the strikes.
Good throws a head kick but Chambers moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Chambers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chambers throws a front kick aimed at Good's knee but Good avoids it well.
Good swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers throws a chopping leg kick but Good manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good blocks a low kick nicely.
Wes Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers walks into a straight right hand from Good.
Good finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good misses with a low kick.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses
letting Good counter with a right hand.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Good throws a head kick that half lands.
Chambers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Good is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chambers, right into the meat.
Good finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good looks to throw the jab but Chambers is out of range.
Chambers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chambers's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chambers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Good connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chambers lands a leg kick that knocks Good off balance momentarily.
Chambers misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Good.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chambers's hands.
Good lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good tries a head kick but it misses.
Chambers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good lands a slapping body shot.
Chambers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chambers blocks a head kick by Good.
Chambers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chambers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chambers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Good's calf.
A low kick from Good is predictable there
and Chambers counters with a good low kick that Good was not able to check.
Good keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Good misses.
Chambers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good misses with a looping right.
Good throws a leg kick that misses.
Chambers unleashes a big counter combination but Good bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good misses with an uppercut.
Chambers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chambers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good throwing a counter right hand but Chambers manages to avoid it.
Good misses with a body shot
and Chambers counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Good sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chambers.
An attempted straight right counter from Good misses the target.
Good finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good scores with a sloppy right hand. Chambers should have avoided that one.
Chambers connects with an inside leg kick.
Good slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chambers follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Chambers blocks the low kick.
Chambers feints a counter leg kick.
Good lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chambers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chambers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Good.
Chambers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good jabs Chambers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chambers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Good checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Good is predictable there
and Chambers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chambers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chambers missing with a left hand there. Good was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Chambers does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Good dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good misses with a leg kick.
Good waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chambers.
Good throws a nice looking combination but Chambers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chambers throws out a counter right but Good avoids it with no problem.
Good cracks Chambers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chambers slips under a jab from Good.
Wes Good is winning the standup battle so far.
Good misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Chambers.
Chambers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Good counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good throws a leg kick but Chambers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chambers flicks out a counter leg kick but Good steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chambers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Good ducks down to avoid it.
Chambers staying out of range there.
A big left from Good misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers ducks right into an uppercut from Good.
Good throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chambers misses with an uppercut. Good saw that one coming.
Good throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Chambers tries a quick counter leg kick but Good is wise to it.
Good work by Good as he checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Good crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chambers - the referee stops the clock and Good gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chambers. Good manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good throws a big shot that misses.
Chambers misses with a body kick.
Chambers checks a low kick from Good.
Good uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good looks to land a left hand but Chambers moved out of range nicely.
Chambers throws a leg kick but Good moved away.
Good throws a poor cross that misses
and Chambers counters with a nice leg kick.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good avoids the head kick by Chambers.
Good is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chambers.
Nice straight punches there by Good. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Good.
Chambers moves into the clinch.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chambers throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Good.
Good gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a body shot.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.
Good blocks an elbow strike.
Chambers lands a shoulder strike.
Chambers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Good.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Good blocks it.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chambers throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Chambers is predictable there
and Good counters with a good low kick that Chambers was not able to check.
Chambers throws a lazy uppercut
and Good counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good misses with the combination.
Chambers moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers blocks an uppercut.
Good takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Wes Good has been cut.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Good.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Good blocks it.
A body shot lands from Good.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chambers can do to turn this around?
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Good presses Chambers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot lands for Good.
Good cracks Chambers with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wes Good's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chambers walks into a jab.
Good attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good throws out a leg kick but Chambers moves out of range and Good only half commits.
Good scores with a head kick.
Good checks the leg kick.
Chambers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Good.
Good swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chambers.
Good misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Chambers follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chambers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Good there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Good.
Good throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chambers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chambers misses with a straight left.
Good misses with a double jab
and Chambers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chambers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Chambers.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by Chambers.
Jack Chambers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chambers misses with some punches.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Good avoids it.
A short uppercut from Good.
Good misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers lands a knee to the body.
Chambers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Chambers.
Good body shot from Chambers.
Chambers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Good's face.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Good blocks with his arms.
Chambers crunches a lovely knee into Good's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Chambers.
Chambers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chambers lands a shot to the body.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chambers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good misses with an elbow over the top.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chambers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Good blocks it with crossed arms.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Good avoids the damage to the body.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Good is defending well for now.
Chambers blocks the elbow strike.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wes Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Good blocks it.
Good lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Chambers.
Chambers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Good.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chambers tries to work over Good's front leg with a kick but Good checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Good misses.
Chambers tries a quick counter leg kick but Good is wise to it.
Good throws a lazy uppercut
and Chambers counters with a stiff right hand.
Chambers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Chambers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Good throws out the jab.
Chambers is trying to counter with his kicks.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chambers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chambers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chambers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Good blocks the body kick.
Chambers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Chambers.
I think Good has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Good!
An out of breath Wes Good thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonis Skayias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonis Skayias!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo throws a body punch but Skayias moves out of range.
Skayias chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skayias goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nomo dodges the punch combination from Skayias.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo rushes Skayias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skayias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nomo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skayias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nomo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skayias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Skayias saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Skayias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nomo misses with a jab to the body
and Skayias counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skayias displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo rushes Skayias and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skayias lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nomo backwards.
Skayias lands with a right to the head.
Skayias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nomo looks to land a right hand but Skayias moved out of range.
Skayias throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo throws a head kick but Skayias moves out of range.
Nomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skayias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Skayias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Skayias ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo dives in and grabs Skayias's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skayias pushes down on Nomo's head and hops out.
As Nomo backs off Skayias throws a huge counter combo but Nomo manages to avoid it all.
Nomo scores with a jab to the body.
Nomo pushes Skayias up against the cage in a clinch.
Skayias avoids the elbow strike from Nomo, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Skayias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skayias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skayias manages to break the clinch.
Skayias misses with a wild combination.
Skayias looks to land a combination but Nomo avoids it well.
Nomo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skayias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nomo shoots in looking for a takedown. Skayias tries to sprawl out of it but Nomo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skayias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonis Skayias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo throws a head kick but Skayias moves out of range.
Skayias lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skayias throws a right and a left that Nomo avoids nicely.
Skayias is looking to land body kicks.
Nomo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nomo throws the left hand but Skayias avoids the punch easily.
Nomo thuds his right hand into Skayias's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good standup being displayed there by Skayias as he connects with a hook.
Nomo looks to land a left hand but Skayias moved out of range nicely.
Skayias tries to bum rush Nomo with a series of wild strikes but Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skayias throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Skayias misses.
Nomo lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skayias throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Nomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skayias.
Skayias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Decent striking displayed by Nomo there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skayias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skayias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Nomo as he connects with a hook.
Nomo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nomo throws a sloppy head kick and Skayias moves out of range easily.
Skayias tries to bum rush Nomo with a series of wild strikes but Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Nomo misses its target.
Skayias slips a jab and a cross from Nomo.
Nomo is looking to clinch but Skayias is avoiding it.
Nomo throws a big shot that misses.
Skayias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonis Skayias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shintaro Nomo's cut.
That's time! Nomo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skayias lands the left hand.
Skayias throws a series of punches but Nomo avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomo misses the target.
Nomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Skayias.
Skayias unleashes a big counter combination but Nomo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Skayias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skayias lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skayias.
Antonis Skayias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skayias misses with a two punch combination.
Nomo lands a right hook to the body.
Antonis Skayias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo throws a head kick but Skayias moves out of range.
Skayias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Skayias throws a right hand that Nomo ducks under and follows up with a left that Nomo also avoids with ease.
Skayias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skayias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skayias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Skayias throws a counter combo.
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!
Skayias takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo throws a lazy right hand but Skayias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skayias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
Despite the aggression on Skayias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skayias takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nomo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Nomo misses its target.
Nomo wants to clinch up but Skayias keeps it at a distance.
Skayias slips a jab from Nomo.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Skayias counter with a right hand.
Skayias slips under a jab from Nomo.
Skayias misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Nomo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skayias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Nomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Skayias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Skayias ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skayias.
That kick from Skayias tenderised Nomo's leg. Nomo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nomo scores with a punch to the head.
Skayias ducks right into an uppercut from Nomo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomo throws a hook but Skayias blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Nomo.
Skayias connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nomo. Skayias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skayias throws a series of punches but Nomo moves out of range.
Skayias moves out of range of the strikes.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Nomo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Skayias is rocked!
It looks like Antonis Skayias has been cut.
Nomo drops Skayias with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nomo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taiki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Strummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strummer has chosen The Stranglers- Nice N' Sleazy as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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159 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taiki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Strummer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strummer.
Aoki scores with a takedown into Strummer's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strummer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Strummer keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Strummer is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strummer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aoki escapes and throws Strummer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Aoki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strummer is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki taking a breather here.
Aoki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Strummer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strummer taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Strummer tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strummer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Aoki wants to control but Strummer is keeping him busy.
Strummer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aoki working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strummer is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Aoki wants to control for a moment but Strummer uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Strummer is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Aoki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Strummer won't allow it.
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.
Strummer is pressing down on Aoki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aoki postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Aoki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Strummer keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki passes Strummer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aoki is keen to just control but Strummer is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aoki in particular looking to stall.
Strummer wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiki Aoki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strummer.
Strummer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Strummer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Strummer, which made it look bad.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strummer can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strummer sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Strummer won't allow Aoki to pass to mount.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Strummer is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Strummer is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Aoki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Strummer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Strummer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aoki lands strikes from half guard.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Strummer is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strummer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strummer keeps working.
Ground and pound from Aoki.
Aoki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Strummer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Aoki there.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Strummer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strummer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aoki is working away from the top position though.
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aoki 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.
Strummer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aoki working some strikes from top position.
Aoki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Strummer has Aoki pulled in close to control his posture.
Aoki chips away with some ground and pound.
Taiki Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strummer trying to control the position.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Strummer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strummer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Strummer.
Strummer looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
Aoki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiki Aoki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Aoki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strummer as he jumps to the side.
Aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strummer's waist but Strummer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aoki off to one side.
Strummer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aoki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aoki shoots in for a double leg but Strummer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strummer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Strummer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aoki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strummer quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Strummer is defending it quite comfortably.
Aoki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strummer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aoki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aoki's back!
Aoki breaks Strummer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Strummer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aoki postures up and lands a big shot to Strummer's brow.
Aoki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aoki is pressing down on Strummer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strummer is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strummer moves into full guard.
Aoki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strummer working a defensive guard here.
Aoki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strummer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strummer keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki stands and throws Strummer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aoki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Aoki wants to control but Strummer is keeping him busy.
Strummer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice strikes from Aoki there.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strummer keeps working.
Aoki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control from half guard but Strummer is working away.
Strummer trying to hold on to Aoki's head to control him but Aoki postures up.
Strummer is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Aoki has latched onto it... Big trouble! Aoki pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Strummer is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Aoki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taiki Aoki!
During a confident post fight interview, Taiki Aoki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Joe Strummer spoke after the fight, saying 'Big deal, you beat a dead guy.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is all of the lights. A fine choice. Xezeron has chosen Our Truth by Lacuna Coil as his entrance music. Mike Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xezeron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xezeron throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Xezeron throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Mike Thomas has been cut.
Xezeron throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a combination. Xezeron tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xezeron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xezeron feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a leg kick
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xezeron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Xezeron.
Thomas scores with a jab. Xezeron acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Xezeron saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Xezeron.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas tries to counter with a takedown but Xezeron is quick to defend against it.
Maximillian Xezeron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xezeron throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xezeron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xezeron swinging wildly here.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas throws a big counter combination but Xezeron scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xezeron throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Xezeron throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at Hard Knocks Training inform us that Xezeron has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Xezeron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Xezeron is keeping the position.
Thomas lands a couple of elbows.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
Thomas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas 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.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas stands up over Xezeron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Xezeron's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Thomas!
A victorious Mike Thomas 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sigit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigit has chosen Gie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, The Sigit!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Taggart.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sigit ducks right into an uppercut from Taggart.
Sigit looks for a takedown but Taggart sprawls well.
Sigit tries for a takedown but Taggart circles away easily
and Taggart counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cole Taggart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sigit.
Sigit fails to land the takedown.
Taggart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sigit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taggart counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart scores with a nice right hand.
Sigit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab, jab by Taggart - just one landing.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taggart as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit looks for a takedown but Taggart sprawls well.
Sigit tries for a takedown but Taggart circles away easily
and Taggart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Sigit feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sigit is defended easily by Taggart.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sigit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taggart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sigit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taggart tries to land a front kick but Sigit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit throws an off balance right hand
and Taggart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sigit doesn't manage to clinch there - Taggart circles away.
Sigit lands a jab to the nose.
Sigit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigit manages to avoid it.
The Sigit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taggart avoids it really well and circles away.
Taggart throws a series of punches but Sigit moves out of range.
Taggart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigit's calf.
Sigit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taggart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taggart.
Taggart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sigit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taggart.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taggart as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Taggart wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sigit shoots in and drives through. Taggart sprawls well.
Sigit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taggart pinned against the cage. Taggart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sigit looks winded!
Taggart digs a good body shot into Sigit's ribs.
Taggart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taggart connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigit blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Sigit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Taggart defends it well.
Taggart lands an overhand right.
Taggart fakes the leg kick and cracks Sigit in the body.
Sigit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taggart's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taggart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sigit is out of range.
Taggart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taggart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sigit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sigit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taggart feints and then cracks Sigit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sigit down.
Sigit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sigit shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taggart catches Sigit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sigit fails with the takedown
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sigit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taggart has got the better of the exchanges.
Sigit tries to clinch up but Taggart circles away and keeps his distance.
Sigit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taggart scores with a punch to the head.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Sigit moves his leg out of the way.
Taggart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigit can do to turn this around?
Sigit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Taggart's half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Taggart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Taggart looking for a sweep. Not yet Taggart, not yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Taggart looking to control.
Taggart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sigit on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taggart is looking to stand up but Sigit isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart trying to keep a closed guard but Sigit is proving a slippery customer.
Sigit advances to half guard.
Taggart wants to get back to full guard.
Taggart wants to control but Sigit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taggart won't allow Sigit to pass to mount.
Sigit prevents Taggart from standing back up.
Sigit seems to be looking for submissions.
Sigit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taggart is trying to get back to full guard.
Taggart is working hard here to advance position.
Sigit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart is defending against the submission attempts here by Sigit.
Taggart is looking to control Sigit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taggart avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Taggart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sigit won't allow Taggart to sweep him here.
Sigit chips away with some ground and pound.
Sigit won't allow Taggart to sweep him here.
Taggart keeping moving, preventing Sigit from controlling successfully.
Taggart wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sigit manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taggart is looking to control Sigit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taggart avoid being mounted?
Sigit lands with a punch from half guard.
Taggart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taggart tries to get out of the position.
Sigit working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigit prevents Taggart from improving his position.
Taggart trying to get back to full guard but Sigit takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
BOOM! Sigit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taggart tries to reverse the position but Sigit maintains control.
Taggart tries to improve his position but Sigit has taken his back! Sigit has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Taggart tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sigit pushes Taggart away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Sigit!
In his post fight interview, The Sigit gave a big smile as he said 'Where r u sergio burjol? Lets fight bruuh!'.
Cole Taggart was interviewed post fight and said 'Well it seems it wasn't my day today, sorry folks!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavlo Ramazanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boromir kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Møme – Aloha. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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279 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Ramazanov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boromir misses with an uppercut
and Ramazanov counters with a left to the body.
Boromir slips a jab from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Ramazanov lands a slapping body shot.
Ramazanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boromir moves away.
An inside leg kick from Boromir misses.
Ramazanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Ramazanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice shot by Boromir.
Boromir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boromir throws an overhand right that lands on Ramazanov's shoulder, as Ramazanov tries to avoid the shot.
Boromir 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.
Ramazanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Boromir coming out on top.
Ramazanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boromir connects with a leg kick. Ramazanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boromir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boromir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramazanov cracks a nice hook into Boromir's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Boromir counters with a low kick, right behind Ramazanov 's knee.
Ramazanov wants to slow Boromir down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramazanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramazanov tries to work over Boromir's front leg with a kick but Boromir checks it.
Boromir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramazanov checks it well.
Ramazanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ramazanov slips under a jab.
Boromir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramazanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Boromir misses the target.
Boromir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boromir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramazanov scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramazanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramazanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boromir scores with a hook.
Boromir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boromir throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramazanov counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Boromir finds it's target.
Boromir ducks under a wild hook from Ramazanov.
Boromir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramazanov throws out a counter right but Boromir avoids it with no problem.
Boromir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramazanov is able to avoid easily.
Ramazanov has closed the distance and engaged Boromir in a clinch.
Boromir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boromir throws an elbow but misses.
Boromir blocks a body shot from Ramazanov.
Boromir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Boromir.
Ramazanov looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a punch to the body.
Boromir prevents a body shot from Ramazanov.
Boromir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramazanov backwards.
Ramazanov blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramazanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boromir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramazanovs head.
Ramazanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Boromir controls his hands.
Boromir lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Boromir as the two fighters clinch.
Boromir can't find room to land a body shot as Ramazanov controls the action.
Ramazanov misses with the head strike.
Boromir tries a body shot but Ramazanov blocks it.
Boromir struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramazanov controls his hands.
Boromir tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramazanov avoids the damage to the body.
Ramazanov blocks an elbow strike.
Boromir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Pavlo Ramazanov has been cut.
Ramazanov misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Boromir avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the cage.
Ramazanov is looking to control Boromir's arms but Boromir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramazanov has his back to the cage.
Boromir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boromir.
Boromir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boromir throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boromir struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramazanov controls his hands.
Boromir lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramazanov backwards.
Boromir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boromir throws an elbow that misses.
Ramazanov blocks an elbow strike.
Boromir lands an elbow inside that Ramazanov shrugs off.
Boromir struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramazanov controls his hands.
Boromir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramazanov backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boromir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramazanov's brow.
Boromir is working Ramazanov over against the cage.
Boromir lands with a light punch inside.
Boromir struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramazanov controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Boromir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Ramazanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boromir throws a hook to the side of Ramazanov's head but Ramazanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boromir throws a good cross that connects.
Boromir lands a head shot.
Ramazanov misses with a left hand
enabling Boromir to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramazanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boromir is out of range and Ramazanov settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Boromir misses the target.
Boromir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boromir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boromir throws a push kick but Ramazanov slaps the foot to one side.
Ramazanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boromir with a body shot.
Boromir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramazanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boromir. That did some damage!
Boromir is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramazanov misses with an uppercut
and Boromir counters with a stiff right hand.
Boromir scores with a jab. Ramazanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boromir connects with a leg kick. Ramazanov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramazanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab from Ramazanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramazanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boromir misses the shot to the body.
Boromir lands a head shot.
Captain Boromir is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramazanov misses with a straight left.
Boromir cracks Ramazanov with an open hand slap.
Boromir throws an off balance right hand
and Ramazanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Boromir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramazanov moves away from the strike by Boromir.
Ramazanov misses with a low kick as Boromir jumps back.
Boromir misses with a looping left.
Ramazanov misses with a body shot.
Boromir half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boromir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramazanov can do to turn this around?
Boromir lands with a right hand.
Ramazanov lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramazanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it.
Ramazanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Boromir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boromir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramazanov thumps Boromir with a low kick.
Boromir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boromir lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Boromir catches Ramazanov right on the button with a cross.
Ramazanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boromir.
Boromir is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Boromir checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boromir misses with an uppercut.
Boromir throws a shot from downtown. Ramazanov moves away and avoids it.
Boromir 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.
Ramazanov moves away from the strike by Boromir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Boromir misses.
Ramazanov throws out a leg kick but Boromir moves out of range and Ramazanov only half commits.
Ramazanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramazanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boromir throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
Boromir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Boromir.
Boromir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov swings for the body but Boromir moves out of range.
Boromir swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boromir scores with a decent looking hook.
Boromir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramazanov under the eye.
A big right from Boromir misses.
Ramazanov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boromir throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramazanov will feel that in the morning.
Boromir throws a leg kick which misses Ramazanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramazanov tries to avoid it.
Boromir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramazanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boromir throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boromir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramazanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramazanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramazanov throws a low kick but Boromir moves out of range easily.
A big right from Boromir misses.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Ramazanov throws a hook to the side of Boromir's head but Boromir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boromir is looking to counter punch.
Boromir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramazanov manages to avoid it.
Boromir throws a hook to the side of Ramazanov's head but Ramazanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boromir misses with an uppercut. Ramazanov saw that one coming.
Ramazanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boromir throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Boromir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Ramazanov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boromir. Ramazanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramazanov throws a right hand that misses
and Boromir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boromir thuds a left hand into Ramazanov's body.
Boromir thuds his right hand into Ramazanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramazanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Boromir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramazanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Boromir cracks Ramazanov with an open hand slap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramazanov checks a leg kick.
Ramazanov throws out a counter right but Boromir avoids it with no problem.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boromir.
Nice defenses there by Boromir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Boromir - just one landing.
Boromir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boromir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramazanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Boromir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramazanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boromir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boromir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boromir scores with a push kick.
Boromir lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramazanov's head.
Ramazanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Boromir.
Boromir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boromir misses with a looping right.
Ramazanov blocks a leg kick.
Ramazanov tries to clinch there but Boromir circles away.
Ramazanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it.
Boromir with a hook.
Boromir feints and then cracks Ramazanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramazanov down.
Boromir misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a low kick as Ramazanov jumps back.
Ramazanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boromir was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramazanov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boromir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramazanov.
Boromir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boromir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boromir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramazanov's head backwards.
Boromir lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramazanov off the cage and back into range.
Boromir drops his hands momentarily and Ramazanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramazanov needs to keep his hands up - Boromir had a free shot at his head there.
Boromir throws a hook but Ramazanov avoids it easily.
Ramazanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boromir cracks Ramazanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramazanov misses the jab.
Boromir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boromir missing with a left hand there. Ramazanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramazanov slips a straight right by Boromir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Ramazanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boromir lands a jab.
Ramazanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramazanov is rocked!
Ramazanov misses with a body kick.
Ramazanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Boromir finish him?
Ramazanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boromir.
Ramazanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Boromir bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Ramazanov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boromir slips nicely into half guard.
Boromir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir trying to mount his opponent but Ramazanov defends it.
Boromir not doing much here.
Boromir continues to stall.
Boromir is trying to control. Ramazanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Boromir clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Ramazanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Ramazanov misses its intended target.
Ramazanov scores with a nice head shot.
Boromir throws a lazy right hand but Ramazanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boromir misses with a right hand
letting Ramazanov counter with a right hand.
Boromir throws out a powerful jab.
Ramazanov misses with an uppercut. Boromir saw that one coming.
Boromir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramazanov in his tracks.
Boromir throws out a loose jab but Ramazanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boromir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boromir ducks under a wild hook from Ramazanov.
Boromir throwing a counter right hand but Ramazanov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramazanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov slips under a jab.
Ramazanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boromir's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a jab to the body
and Ramazanov counters with a straight right hand.
Ramazanov misses with a hook. Boromir ducked under it nicely.
Boromir is looking to counter punch.
Boromir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boromir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramazanov in his tracks.
Ramazanov throws the left hand but Boromir avoids the punch easily.
Boromir lands a right hook to the body.
Boromir misses with a looping right.
Ramazanov tries to score with a low kick but Boromir moves his leg out of the way.
A counter left hand to the body from Boromir misses its target.
Ramazanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boromir moves away.
Ramazanov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Boromir to counter with a crisp jab.
Boromir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramazanov misses with a body kick.
Boromir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramazanov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov throws a lazy right hand but Boromir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boromir slips under a jab from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov thows a leg kick but Boromir checks it
and Boromir counters with a nice body kick.
Ramazanov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramazanov works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Boromir.
Ramazanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramazanov misses with a right hand
and Ramazanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boromir throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramazanov lands a right hook to the body.
Ramazanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boromir.
Boromir does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boromir throws a big shot that misses.
Boromir misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a hook
and Boromir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boromir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Ramazanov.
Boromir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boromir is looking to counter punch.
Boromir misses with a body shot.
Boromir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boromir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boromir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramazanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Boromir.
Ramazanov throws a leg kick
and Boromir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Boromir.
Ramazanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boromir pushes Ramazanov away with a front kick.
Boromir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramazanov takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramazanov misses the target.
Ramazanov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boromir looks to land a right hand but Ramazanov moved out of range.
Boromir throws a leg kick
and Ramazanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boromir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramazanov.
Ramazanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boromir gets tackled into the cage by Ramazanov. Ramazanov maintains the clinch.
Boromir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramazanov backwards.
Ramazanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramazanov, right into the meat.
Boromir ducks under a wild hook from Ramazanov.
Boromir lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Captain Boromir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Ramazanov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Boromir there.
Ramazanov throws a lazy right hand but Boromir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramazanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov lands with a hook. Boromir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boromir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramazanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramazanov defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand.
Boromir throws a hook but Ramazanov avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramazanov ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Ramazanov looks to throw the jab but Boromir is out of range.
Boromir throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
It seemed like Ramazanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Boromir.
Ramazanov swings for the body but Boromir moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boromir is able to avoid easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boromir.
A jab from Boromir does it's job there.
Ramazanov throws a sloppy body shot
and Boromir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boromir throws a hook but Ramazanov avoids it easily.
Boromir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boromir throws a front kick aimed at Ramazanov's knee but Ramazanov avoids it well.
Ramazanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boromir lands with a good body shot.
Boromir connects with a body shot.
A jab from Ramazanov finds it's way through Boromir's defenses.
Ramazanov ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Pavlo Ramazanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramazanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramazanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boromir.
Ramazanov lands a jab to the nose.
Boromir looks to land a body kick but Ramazanov moved away.
Ramazanov throws out a counter right but Boromir avoids it with no problem.
Ramazanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Boromir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boromir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramazanov misses the target.
Boromir slips a jab from Ramazanov.
Boromir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramazanov.
Boromir scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Boromir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boromir lands a head shot.
Boromir bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Ramazanov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Boromir controlling from the top position.
Boromir's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boromir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramazanov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boromir has managed to get both his arms back between Ramazanov's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir trying to control but Ramazanov is working from the bottom.
Boromir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ramazanov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ramazanov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boromir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramazanov is able to avoid easily.
Boromir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramazanov's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Boromir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boromir 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Boromir!
Captain Boromir retains his super heavyweight title!
Captain Boromir decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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