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BFF 47: Obermueller vs Omega 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jack (ranked 2686 p4p, 229 weight class) and Iruka Hyuuga (ranked 5564 p4p, 363 weight class). Jack comes to the ring accompanied by Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iruka Hyuuga!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyuuga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyuuga defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Hyuuga.
Jack swings for the body but Hyuuga moves out of range.
Hyuuga staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Hyuuga throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyuuga.
Hyuuga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
Hyuuga misses the shot to the body.
Hyuuga throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyuuga lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyuuga misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyuuga.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hyuuga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyuuga.
A big left from Hyuuga misses.
Hyuuga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyuuga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iruka Hyuuga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Hyuuga slips the punch.
Hyuuga slips a jab from Jack.
Hyuuga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyuuga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hyuuga is able to avoid easily.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyuuga.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hyuuga throws a series of punches but Jack avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Hyuuga.
Jack thuds his right hand into Hyuuga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hyuuga stuns Jack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jack lands with a hook. Hyuuga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jack throws a hook but Hyuuga avoids it easily.
Hyuuga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jack defends it well.
Hyuuga just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyuuga throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Hyuuga slips under a jab from Jack.
Jab from Hyuuga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyuuga misses with a looping right.
Hyuuga just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses the jab.
Hyuuga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
Hyuuga throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyuuga throws an off balance right hand
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Hyuuga moved out of range nicely.
Jack misses the jab.
Jack throws a front kick aimed at Hyuuga's knee but Hyuuga avoids it well.
Hyuuga misses with a left hand
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hyuuga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jack on the side of the head.
Jack defending well as Hyuuga loads up on a big left hand.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jack jabs Hyuuga right on the nose. Hyuuga blinks but takes it well.
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Hyuuga checks it.
Hyuuga misses with a hook.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyuuga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Hyuuga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Hyuuga slips under a jab from Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyuuga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hyuuga misses with a right hand
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyuuga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hyuuga might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hyuuga loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Hyuuga looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Hyuuga needs to keep his hands up - Jack had a free shot at his head there.
Hyuuga looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
Hyuuga cracks Jack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hyuuga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hyuuga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyuuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jack blocks a jab.
Hyuuga lands a nice hook to Jack's body. Jack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Jack scores with a four punch combination!
Hyuuga throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands a jab to the head.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyuuga throws out the jab.
Hyuuga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hyuuga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jack defends it well.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Hyuuga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jack misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Hyuuga.
Nice defenses there by Hyuuga.
Hyuuga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jack defends it well.
Jack lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyuuga off the ropes and back into range.
Hyuuga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hyuuga misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Jack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyuuga swinging wildly here.
Hyuuga misses with a looping right.
Hyuuga avoids the body shot from Jack.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyuuga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hyuuga lands the left hand.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyuuga.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Hyuuga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack works Hyuuga's body with a nice hook.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Hyuuga.
A swing and a miss from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyuuga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hyuuga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyuuga looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Hyuuga looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Hyuuga slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack cracks Hyuuga with a good jab.
Jack jabs Hyuuga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack throws a hook but Hyuuga avoids it easily.
Hyuuga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyuuga throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyuuga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's 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!
Hyuuga swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyuuga looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
Hyuuga lands with a shot to the body.
Hyuuga misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack avoids the body shot from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Hyuuga ducks down to avoid it.
Hyuuga tries to counter with a clinch but Jack shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyuuga misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
Hyuuga throws a big shot that misses.
Jack blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hyuuga.
Hyuuga lands a jab to the head.
Jack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hyuuga looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyuuga. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack throws a jab when Hyuuga was well out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hyuuga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hyuuga slips a straight right by Jack.
Hyuuga slips under a jab.
Hyuuga loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hyuuga misses with a straight left.
Hyuuga misses with a body shot.
Hyuuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hyuuga throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Hyuuga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jack momentarily.
Hyuuga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hyuuga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Hyuuga takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Hyuuga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Hyuuga.
A bone on bone clash there as Hyuuga blocks the leg kick.
Jack avoids the body shot from Hyuuga.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Hyuuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Hyuuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Jack slips under a jab from Hyuuga.
Jack staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Jack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jack.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyuuga misses the target.
It appears Jack was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jack misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Hyuuga.
Hyuuga throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyuuga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyuuga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack's corner calls for a 1-2. Jack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jack lands a jab to Hyuuga's midsection.
Jack slips under a jab.
A big right from Jack misses.
Jack cracks Hyuuga with an open hand slap.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyuuga misses with a wild body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hyuuga at a distance.
Hyuuga moves away from the strike by Jack.
Jack moves out of range as Hyuuga strikes.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hyuuga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Hyuuga's shoulder, as Hyuuga tries to avoid the shot.
Hyuuga looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyuuga throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack throws a hook but Hyuuga avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Jack.
Hyuuga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hyuuga ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Hyuuga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Jack misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyuuga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyuuga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyuuga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Hyuuga's shoulder, as Hyuuga tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyuuga throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taylor Jack will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big right from Jack misses.
Hyuuga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hyuuga throws a right and a left that Jack avoids nicely.
Hyuuga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyuuga.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyuuga misses with a wild body shot.
Jack misses with an uppercut. Hyuuga saw that one coming.
Hyuuga is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hyuuga checks a leg kick.
Hyuuga looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
Hyuuga throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack missing with a left hand there. Hyuuga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hyuuga throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack moves away from the strike by Hyuuga.
Hyuuga misses with a hook.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Hyuuga is out of range.
Hyuuga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hyuuga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Hyuuga's head but Hyuuga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hyuuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Hyuuga misses with a body shot
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hyuuga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyuuga throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyuuga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jack.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Hyuuga moved out of range nicely.
Hyuuga throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyuuga looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Hyuuga throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyuuga swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
A jab from Jack misses.
Hyuuga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
The fighters circling - Hyuuga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Hyuuga moved out of range.
Hyuuga with the counter takedown but Jack avoids it easily.
A jab from Hyuuga misses.
Jack staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyuuga just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Jack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyuuga throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack avoids the body shot from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga blocks a jab.
Hyuuga connects with a body shot.
Jack misses the jab.
Hyuuga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hyuuga swinging wildly here.
Taylor Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyuuga throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyuuga misses with an uppercut.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Hyuuga throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Jack.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Hyuuga walks into a jab.
Jack throws the left hand but Hyuuga avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga scores with a jab. Jack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyuuga misses with a hook.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Hyuuga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Jack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hyuuga just manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Hyuuga blocks the low kick.
Hyuuga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyuuga. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack throwing a counter right hand but Hyuuga manages to avoid it.
Good work by Hyuuga as he checks the leg kick.
Jack lands with a right hand.
Jack lands a jab-cross combination.
Jack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyuuga.
Jack throws a leg kick but Hyuuga moved away.
Hyuuga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Hyuuga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyuuga throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Jack throws a hook but Hyuuga blocks it.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Hyuuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack avoids the body shot from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga misses with a double jab.
Hyuuga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jack lands with a straight right. Hyuuga didn't see that one coming.
Hyuuga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Hyuuga misses.
Hyuuga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Hyuuga moves away and avoids it.
Hyuuga missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack scores with a jab. Hyuuga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Hyuuga does it's job there.
A big left from Jack misses.
Hyuuga slips a jab from Jack.
Hyuuga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jack defends it well.
Hyuuga defending well as Jack loads up on a big left hand.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyuuga misses with a looping right.
Hyuuga misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab from Jack.
A punch lands to the side of Hyuuga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Hyuuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hyuuga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyuuga misses the target.
Hyuuga moves away from the strike by Jack.
Hyuuga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Jack.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Jack - just one landing.
Hyuuga digs a good hook to Jack's body.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Hyuuga.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyuuga misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Jack misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jack to score with a decent uppercut.
Jack swings for the body but Hyuuga moves out of range.
And Hyuuga tries to counter it with a takedown but Jack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hyuuga throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack is looking to score with low kicks.
Hyuuga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyuuga.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyuuga.
Jack scores with a punch to the head.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Hyuuga's shoulder, as Hyuuga tries to avoid the shot.
Jack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hyuuga checks it well.
Hyuuga misses with a straight right.
Jack staying out of range there.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Hyuuga ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hyuuga misses its intended target.
Hyuuga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyuuga misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack moves away from the strike by Hyuuga.
Hyuuga misses with a looping right.
Hyuuga throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyuuga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hyuuga misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyuuga. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Hyuuga.
Jack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hyuuga misses with a straight left.
Hyuuga misses with a left hand
and Jack makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hyuuga really felt that one!
Hyuuga throws a sloppy body shot
and Hyuuga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyuuga swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Hyuuga is breathing heavily.
Hyuuga throws a lazy uppercut
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Hyuuga checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Hyuuga misses its intended target.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jack misses.
Jack throws a leg kick that misses.
Hyuuga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jack scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hyuuga misses.
Hyuuga misses with a looping right.
Hyuuga looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack blocks a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyuuga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyuuga looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Hyuuga.
Hyuuga misses with a looping left.
Jack loads up on a big right hand but Hyuuga slips the punch.
Jack throws a low kick, looking for Hyuuga's leg but Hyuuga calmly moves out of range.
Hyuuga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Jack misses.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Hyuuga moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Hyuuga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Hyuuga misses the shot to the body.
Hyuuga looks to land a left hand but Jack moved out of range nicely.
Jack thumps Hyuuga with a low kick.
Jack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hyuugas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jack lands with a hook. Hyuuga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyuuga.
Jack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hyuuga ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hyuuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyuuga misses with a hook.
Jack is looking to score with low kicks.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyuuga.
Jack misses the jab.
Hyuuga throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
Jack throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyuuga.
Jack misses with a hook. Hyuuga ducked under it nicely.
Hyuuga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hyuuga's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Hyuuga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyuuga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyuuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyuuga misses with a hook
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Hyuuga's shoulder, as Hyuuga tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Hyuuga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Iruka Hyuuga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack takes one on the button.
Hyuuga misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Taylor Jack!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Taylor Jack!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Taylor Jack!
Taylor Jack wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Taylor Jack thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arslan Clegg (ranked 2895 p4p, 302 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 8225 p4p, 565 weight class). Clegg comes to the ring accompanied by Immigrant Song . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arslan Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegg misses with a looping right.
Clegg swings widly with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clegg with a poor takedown
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Clegg! Martinyuk lets Clegg back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Clegg is rocked!
It looks like Arslan Clegg has been cut.
Martinyuk lands a brutal uppercut that launches Clegg off his feet! Clegg tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonid Martinyuk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilky Pierre (ranked 3234 p4p, 399 weight class) and Alvarez Croce (ranked 3633 p4p, 429 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Croce 's choice of entrance music: Bleed to Death. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvarez Croce !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre jumps guard but Croce stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pierre pulls Croce into guard.
Croce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Croce wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Croce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Croce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Croce has managed to get both his arms back between Pierre's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Croce 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Croce from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet.
Croce wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Pierre 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.
Croce throws a sloppy strike and Pierre has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Croce is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Pierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wilky Pierre!
A relieved looking Wilky Pierre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Alvarez Croce had this to say: 'I knew that i was gonna lose this fight coz i have been having problems in grapling defense. He submited me and that was it. It is wat it is, and I always stay humble and look for wat is next to be done.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 1146 p4p, 129 weight class) and Kento Kawamata (ranked 3229 p4p, 333 weight class). Inarritu comes to the ring accompanied by Vulcano. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kento Kawamata!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kawamata lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kawamata missing with a left hand there. Inarritu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inarritu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Inarritu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawamata on the side of the head.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut
and Kawamata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Kawamata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inarritu lands a body shot.
Kawamata swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawamata misses with a lunging right hand
and Inarritu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu lands a jab to the head.
Kawamata throws a lazy right hand but Inarritu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inarritu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawamata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Inarritu there.
Inarritu fakes the leg kick and cracks Kawamata in the body.
The crowd cheers as Inarritu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawamata doesn't seem phased though.
Inarritu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kawamata misses with a left hand
and Inarritu counters with a nice right hand that sends Kawamata toppling to the canvas! Kawamata scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Inarritu finish him?!
Kawamata is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inarritu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawamata moves away.
Kawamata swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inarritu cracks Kawamata with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kawamata tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Inarritu pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kawamata is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Inarritu!
A victorious Felix Inarritu 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 1920 p4p, 220 weight class) and Pyrrhus Epirus (ranked 2962 p4p, 315 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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171 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyrrhus Epirus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epirus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lacplesis misses the shot to the body.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Epirus has time to react.
Lacplesis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Epirus tries a low kick but Lacplesis avoids it.
Epirus wants to clinch
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacplesis misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epirus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis backing away here, and Epirus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lacplesis lands with a nice combination. Epirus backs away looking to recover.
We've been informed that Epirus 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epirus ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.
Epirus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Epirus gets tackled into the ropes by Lacplesis. Lacplesis maintains the clinch.
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Lacplesis 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.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Lacplesis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epirus tries to clinch up but Lacplesis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lacplesis looks to land a right hand but Epirus moved out of range.
Lacplesis keeps the fight on the outside.
Lacplesis lands the left hand.
Epirus stuns Lacplesis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lacplesis lands a head shot.
Lacplesis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Epirus's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epirus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epirus is looking to clinch.
As Epirus looks to move away, Lacplesis throws a big counter combo but Epirus just gets out of the way.
Lacplesis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Epirus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Lacplesis stalks Epirus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Epirus's face. Epirus staggers backwards, shaken.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epirus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Epirus has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Epirus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lacplesis's brow.
Lacplesis manages to break the clinch.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Epirus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Epirus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacplesis cracks Epirus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacplesis throws a right hand that misses
and Epirus counters with a series of strikes. Lacplesis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Epirus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacplesis.
Lacplesis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacplesis throws the left hand but Epirus avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Epirus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lacplesis works over Epirus's head and body with a nice combination.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epirus moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epirus pushes Lacplesis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of Epirus's head.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Epirus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epirus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lacplesis lands a slapping body shot.
Lacplesis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacplesis looks to land a combination but Epirus avoids it well.
Epirus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Epirus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lacplesis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacplesis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Epirus momentarily.
Lacplesis moves into range and clinches up with Epirus.
Lacplesis breaks from the clinch.
Epirus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Epirus moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lacplesis instigates a clinch.
Epirus can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lacplesis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Epirus can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
Epirus tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing Epirus back against the ropes.
Lacplesis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Epirus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lacplesis.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lacplesis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacplesis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Epirus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Epirus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Lacplesis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Epirus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis looks to land a combination but Epirus avoids it well.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Lacplesis misses its intended target.
Epirus forces Lacplesis back against the ropes and clinches.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
Epirus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Epirus swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epirus lands a knee to the head.
Epirus lands a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis manages to break the clinch.
Lacplesis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Epirus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lacplesis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lacplesis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epirus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epirus is looking for the big counter here.
Lacplesis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Epirus! But no joy.
Epirus is looking to clinch but Lacplesis is avoiding it.
Lacplesis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Epirus tries to clinch up.
Epirus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epirus.
Epirus clinches with his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Epirus pushes Lacplesis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lacplesis is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis can't break the clinch.
Epirus tries a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis manages to break the clinch.
Lacplesis swings for the body but Epirus moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epirus pushes Lacplesis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Epirus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis breaks from the clinch.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Epirus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epirus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Epirus tries to clinch there but Lacplesis circles away.
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
Lacplesis misses with a straight right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epirus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Epirus tries to clinch
and Epirus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacplesis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Epirus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lacplesis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Epirus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lacplesis.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Lacplesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lacplesis cracks Epirus with a nice body shot.
Epirus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of Epirus backwards.
Epirus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epirus tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Epirus fails to land.
Epirus struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis 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. This is the final round!
Lacplesis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Epirus backs up against the ropes.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacplesis misses with a wild combination.
As Lacplesis backs off Epirus throws a huge counter combo but Lacplesis manages to avoid it all.
Epirus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
Epirus throws a counter combo.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epirus manages to avoid it.
Epirus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lacplesis throws a body shot but no joy.
Epirus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epirus.
Epirus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epirus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lacplesis.
Epirus moves in looking to clinch but Lacplesis pushes him off.
Lacplesis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epirus can do to turn this around?
Lacplesis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epirus moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Lacplesis. Those never looked like landing.
Epirus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacplesis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacplesis clinches up against the ropes.
Epirus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks with his arms.
Epirus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Epirus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lacplesis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis throws out a powerful jab.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Epirus is just out of range.
Epirus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Epirus throws a one two combo.
A jab from Lacplesis misses.
Lacplesis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Epirus counters with a left and a right that stings Lacplesis.
Epirus closes the distance and clinches.
Lacplesis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Epirus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
Lacplesis lands with a good body shot.
Epirus gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis cracks Epirus with a nice body shot.
Epirus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacplesis gets through Epirus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lacplesis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lacplesis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Epirus is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut there from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacplesis is looking to counter punch.
Lacplesis jabs at Epirus's body.
Lacplesis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epirus.
Epirus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Epirus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
Epirus unleashes a big counter combination but Lacplesis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Lacplesis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacplesis throws a nice looking combination but Epirus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacplesis swats away the attempt to clinch by Epirus.
Epirus wants to clinch
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epirus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacplesis.
A punch combination from Lacplesis misses.
Epirus tries to clinch up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epirus.
As Lacplesis backs off Epirus throws a huge counter combo but Lacplesis manages to avoid it all.
Epirus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis fails to land with a series of punches.
Epirus is looking for the big counter here.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epirus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Epirus tries to clinch there but Lacplesis circles away.
Epirus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Epirus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Epirus slips a straight right by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis looks to land a combination but Epirus avoids it well.
It seemed like Epirus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Epirus is looking to clinch but Lacplesis is avoiding it.
Lacplesis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis tries to clinch but Epirus is having none of it.
Epirus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Epirus tries to clinch but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacplesis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Epirus clinches up against the ropes.
Lacplesis manages to break the clinch.
Epirus looks to land a combination but Lacplesis avoids it well.
Epirus tries to clinch but Lacplesis is having none of it.
Lacplesis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Epirus counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epirus wants to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis rushes Epirus and presses him up against the ropes.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Epirus has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
Epirus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epirus missing with knees to the body.
Lacplesis breaks from the clinch.
Epirus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lacplesis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epirus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lacplesis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Epirus can't find room to land a body shot as Lacplesis controls the action.
Epirus misses with some punches.
Lacplesis breaks the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Epirus is just out of range.
Epirus is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Lacplesis misses with a combination
and Epirus counters with a three punch combo that has Lacplesis backing up. Lacplesis nods at Epirus to acknowledge the strikes.
Lacplesis lands with a nice body punch.
Epirus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pyrrhus Epirus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacplesis takes a swing at Epirus's ribcage but misses.
As Lacplesis backs off Epirus throws a huge counter combo but Lacplesis manages to avoid it all.
Lacplesis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lacplesis avoids it.
Lacplesis blocks an uppercut.
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epirus.
Epirus takes a shot to the head.
Epirus lands with a right to the head.
Epirus misses with a knee to the head.
Epirus tries a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks it.
A short right from Lacplesis.
Epirus swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epirus trying to land knees to the body.
Epirus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Epirus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Epirus misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lacplesis 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Humors Lacplesis!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Humors Lacplesis!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Humors Lacplesis, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie Harrell (ranked 1971 p4p, 226 weight class) and Patrick Henry (ranked 1843 p4p, 217 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralphie Harrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Henry!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrell has been working on his balance at Nonstop Works, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Henry.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry jabs Harrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Harrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Harrell has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
Harrell shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralphie Harrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell misses with a body kick.
Harrell tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ralphie Harrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Henry!
Harrell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harrell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Harrell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henry is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Harrell.
Henry is looking to regain half guard here but Harrell keeps moving and retains side control.
Harrell in side control, throwing shots but Henry defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
Harrell is chipping away with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrell working the ground and pound but Henry is defending the strikes.
Harrell wants to take a breather but Henry manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Harrell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harrell landing with the ground and pound.
Henry has momentary wrist control but Harrell slips an elbow through the middle.
Harrell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harrell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Harrell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harrell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harrell throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harrell postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harrell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harrell stands and throws Henry's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Harrell scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrell trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
Harrell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Henry is avoiding damage well.
Harrell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Henry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harrell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henry's legs.
Henry takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harrell cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrell trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.
Harrell landing strikes.
Henry parries the strikes from Harrell easily there. Harrell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henry to escape.
Harrell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henry defending against the ground and pound.
Harrell working the ground and pound.
Harrell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harrell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Harrell.
Harrell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harrell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harrell is chipping away with strikes.
Harrell is chipping away with strikes.
Harrell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harrell working the ground and pound but Henry is defending the strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Henry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrell working the head and body with strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harrell working the head and body with strikes.
Henry is rocked!
Harrell lands a nice forearm strike.
Henry is still in real trouble! Can Harrell finish him?
Harrell scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Henry is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Harrell can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralphie Harrell!
Ralphie Harrell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wen Wongo (ranked 2730 p4p, 288 weight class) and Artur Kasza (ranked 1003 p4p, 117 weight class). Artur Kasza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wen Wongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artur Kasza!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wongo.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kasza has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wongo misses with a straight right.
Kasza closes the distance and clinches up with Wongo, looking for a takedown. Kasza pushes Wongo against the ropes but Wongo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wongo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kasza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wongo throws a series of punches but Kasza moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wongo misses with a body shot.
Wongo throws an overhand right that lands on Kasza's shoulder, as Kasza tries to avoid the shot.
Kasza avoids the body shot from Wongo.
Wen Wongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wongo.
Wongo throws a looping overhand right but Kasza ducks down to avoid it.
Kasza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasza is defended easily by Wongo.
It looked like Wongo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wen Wongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Kasza.
Kasza shoots for a takedown but Wongo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wongo is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wongo sprawls well. Wongo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kasza gets slowly back to his feet.
Kasza moves away from the strike by Wongo.
Kasza walks into a left hand.
Wongo stuns Kasza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasza moves out of range as Wongo strikes.
And Kasza tries to counter it with a takedown but Wongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wongo throws out the jab.
Wongo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wongo throws a looping overhand right but Kasza ducks down to avoid it.
Kasza moves away from the strike by Wongo.
Kasza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wongo misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kasza dives in and grabs Wongo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wongo pushes down on Kasza's head and hops out.
It looked like Wongo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kasza.
Kasza walks into a stiff left hand from Wongo.
Wongo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasza was well out of range. Poor timing from Wongo.
Kasza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wongo counters with a nice body shot.
Kasza has his takedown stuffed
and Kasza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kasza fails with the takedown
and Kasza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wongo throws the left hand but Kasza avoids the punch easily.
Kasza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wongo cracks Kasza with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wen Wongo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Short Badass (ranked 456 p4p, 72 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 1464 p4p, 229 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Short Badass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
Popinski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Popinski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Popinski!
Badass lands a jab to Popinski's midsection.
Popinski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Popinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Popinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badass checks a low kick from Popinski.
Badass seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Popinski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Badass blocks a low kick nicely.
Soda Popinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski throws a leg kick
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Badass counters with a right hand to the body.
Popinski tries to land a front kick but Badass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badass is looking to counter the offense by Popinski and move into the clinch.
Popinski throws a leg kick
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Popinski. That one must have hurt.
Popinski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badass throws a hook but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Popinski is predictable there
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Popinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Popinski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Badass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a left hand
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid body kick from Popinski.
A swing and a miss from Badass.
Popinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Badass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Popinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popinski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Badass crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Popinski - the referee stops the clock and Badass gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Popinski. Badass manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Popinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popinski throws a hook but Badass blocks it.
A jab from Popinski misses.
Badass is looking to counter the offense by Popinski and move into the clinch.
Badass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Badass drives through and clinches with Popinski against the ropes.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popinski.
Badass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Popinski lands an uppercut.
Badass lands with a light punch inside.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Badass misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Badass.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Badass scores with a shoulder strike.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Popinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Badass cracks Popinski with a nice body shot.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Badass.
Badass will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Badass scores with a hook to the body.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski trying to stall but Badass improves his position.
Badass scores with a shot to the side of Popinski's head.
Popinski is trying to break free.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popinski lands a left hand.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Popinski tries a body shot but Badass blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a hook that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Badass tries a body shot but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski wants to stall.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Popinski.
Popinski tries to work over Badass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Badass.
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!
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass tries to throw a body punch but Popinski avoids it by throwing Badass back against the ropes.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
A short right from Badass.
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass digs a right hand into Popinski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Popinski's gas tank.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Popinski misses.
Badass seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Popinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popinski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Popinski misses
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popinski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Popinski misses with a head kick.
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
Popinski throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
Badass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badass drives through and clinches with Popinski against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Popinski.
Popinski tries to break free but Badass pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Badass can't find room to land a body shot as Popinski controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Badass.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popinski working aggressively here.
Popinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass lands a right hand.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Badass pushes Popinski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass prevents a body shot from Popinski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Popinski misses with some punches.
Popinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Badass scores with a shot to the side of Popinski's head.
Popinski tries a body shot but Badass blocks it.
Popinski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Badass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popinski.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Soda Popinski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badass looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
Popinski delivers a nice body kick.
Popinski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Popinski misses with a right hand
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski connects with a nice looking jab.
Badass avoids a kick to the body.
Popinski tries to score with a low kick but Badass moves his leg out of the way.
Badass went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badass checks a low kick from Popinski.
Badass is looking to counter the offense by Popinski and move into the clinch.
Badass checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Badass is out of range.
Popinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badass's sensitive parts.
Popinski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A quick step to the side and Badass tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Popinski is predictable there
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Badass is out of range.
It looked like Badass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Popinski - just one landing.
Badass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Popinski. That one must have hurt.
Badass 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.
Popinski misses with a kick to the body.
Badass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popinski looks for the body kick but Badass saw that one coming.
Popinski misses with a looping left.
Popinski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a head kick but Badass moves out of range.
Badass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badass is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Popinski.
Badass checks a leg kick.
Badass went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Popinski looks to throw a body kick
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Popinski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popinski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Badass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popinski tried to score with a low kick but Badass checks it.
Popinski throws a hook but Badass blocks it.
Popinski throws a lazy body kick
and Badass counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Badass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass presses Popinski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Badass digs a right hand into Popinski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Popinski's gas tank.
Popinski is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Badass misses with a body punch.
Popinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Badass has double underhooks.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Badass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badass misses with the head strike.
A short left from Popinski.
Popinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Popinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass presses Popinski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Badass lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popinski.
Badass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass pushes Popinski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Badass.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badass.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badass.
Popinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badass prevents Popinski from breaking the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Badass lands a left hand.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass struggles to land a body shot inside as Popinski controls his hands.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
Badass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Badass.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Badass as the two fighters clinch.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Popinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski takes a shot to the head.
Short Badass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Popinski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Popinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Badass lands a body shot.
Badass scores with a hook to the body.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass lands a body punch.
Badass blocking some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Badass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Popinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badass lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Badass.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Badass lands with a left to the head.
Popinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Badass cracks Popinski with a nice body shot.
Popinski blocks a body shot from Badass.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Badass.
Popinski misses with some punches.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Badass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popinski's elbow.
Popinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass scores with a hook to the body.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski tries to throw a body punch but Badass avoids it by throwing Popinski back against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Badass.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Badass - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Badass.
Popinski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Popinski tries to break the clinch but Badass is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Badass prevents a body shot from Popinski.
Popinski lands with a right to the head.
Popinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Badass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popinski's elbow.
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 Short Badass will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Popinski is looking to score with low kicks.
Popinski walks into a stiff left hand from Badass.
Badass moves out of range of the leg kick from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a head kick.
Badass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Badass tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popinski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Popinski misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Popinski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Popinski throws out a leg kick but Badass moves out of range and Popinski only half commits.
Popinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Popinski. Popinski obviously looking to wear him down.
Popinski throws a hook but Badass blocks it.
Popinski throws a right hand that misses
and Badass makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Popinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badass scores with a shot to the body.
Popinski throws a leg kick
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badass walks forward, straight into a front kick from Popinski.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Popinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badass is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Popinski.
Badass moves out of range as Popinski throws a body kick.
Badass seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a chopping leg kick but Badass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Badass wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Popinski throws a chopping leg kick but Badass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Popinski throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Soda Popinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badass wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Popinski misses with a kick to the body
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Popinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski missing with a left hand there. Badass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popinski tries to keep at a distance but Badass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Popinski prevents a body shot from Badass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Popinski pushes Badass back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski lands a body punch.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popinski's elbow.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Popinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Badass.
Popinski working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Badass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass misses with the head strike.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Popinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Badass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badass lands a right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Badass can't find room to land a body shot as Popinski controls the action.
Popinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass gets through Popinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Popinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badass's elbow.
Good body shot from Badass.
Badass digs a right hand underneath Popinski's ribcage. Popinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Badass tries to throw a body punch but Popinski avoids it by throwing Badass back against the ropes.
Badass lands a left hand.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Popinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badass misses with a body punch.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Popinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Badass digs a right hand underneath Popinski's ribcage. Popinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popinski misses with some punches.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass tries to throw a body punch but Popinski avoids it by throwing Badass back against the ropes.
Popinski manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass wants to clinch but Popinski slips to the side
and Popinski counters with a thumping low kick.
Popinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Badass misses the target.
Popinski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Popinski wants to clinch but Badass slips to the side
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badass takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popinski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Popinski walks into a stiff left hand from Badass.
Popinski looks for the body kick but Badass saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Badass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Popinski.
Popinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popinski throws a body kick that misses.
Popinski scores with the left hand. Badass knows he should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Badass.
Popinski misses with a shot to the body
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popinski misses with an uppercut
and Badass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Badass controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Badass is leaning against Popinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Badass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Popinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Badass misses with the head strike.
Badass lands a nice uppercut.
Badass tries to throw a body punch but Popinski avoids it by throwing Badass back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Badass misses with a punch to the body.
Badass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badass blocking some punches.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass misses with a body punch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Badass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski prevents a body shot from Badass.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Badass.
Popinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Badass lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Soda Popinski.
I think Popinski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Soda Popinski!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Soda Popinski!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight as a draw!
Soda Popinski wins by majority decision!
Soda Popinski is the new light heavyweight champion!
Soda Popinski 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Boone (ranked 997 p4p, 119 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 947 p4p, 111 weight class). Steele has chosen Manowar - Heart of Steel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Boone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele misses with a body shot
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
Steele tries to clinch
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele wants to clinch up but Boone keeps it at a distance.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Steele takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steele blocks a jab.
Boone throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boone is defending well for now.
Boone misses with some punches.
Steele landing knees to the head.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone manages to break the clinch.
Steele tries to clinch up but Boone circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele tests Boone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boone throws a shot to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boone.
It looked like Boone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Boone both land. Nice combination.
Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Boone controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boone is defending well for now.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele misses with a knee to the head.
Boone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Boone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Boone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boone blocks a body shot from Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone lands with a left to the head.
Boone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Boone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Boone lands a body punch.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Boone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele misses with a body punch
and Boone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Stanley Steele's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Boone.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Boone circles away.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Steele ducks right into an uppercut from Boone.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boone throws out the jab.
Boone looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boone, pushing him back against the ropes.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Boone blocks it.
Boone lands an uppercut.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele tries a body shot but Boone blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boone.
Steele misses with some punches.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Boone avoids it by throwing Steele back against the ropes.
Boone working aggressively here.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boone prevents a body shot from Steele.
Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boone is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boone.
The cut above Stanley Steele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boone lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boone is rocked!
Boone lands an uppercut.
Oh Boone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele working aggressively here.
Boone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boone throws a head punch that misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Boone blocks with his arms.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boone seems to have got his legs back now.
Boone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Boone.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boone blocks an uppercut.
Boone lands a right hand.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boone lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Steele lands a shoulder strike.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boone's efforts to push away.
Boone blocking some punches.
Boone prevents a body shot from Steele.
Boone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele pushes Boone back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele working aggressively here.
Boone lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Boone breaks from the clinch.
Boone misses with a straight right.
Steele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steele walks into a jab.
Stanley Steele's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Good shot there by Boone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boone rushes Steele and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boone or not.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Boone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Boone controls the action.
A short right from Boone.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Boone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Boone.
Boone lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boone misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Boone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steele looks to land a right hand but Boone moved out of range.
Boone throws a combination that misses
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boone.
Boone takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Boone.
Boone misses with a punch on the inside.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Boone.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Boone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone lands a right hand.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
A knee to the head by Steele.
Steele tries a body shot but Boone blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Boone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boone misses with some punches.
Boone tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Boone back against the ropes.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boone.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele working Boone over with knees to the body.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Boone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boone blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Boone misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Boone.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boone's elbow.
Boone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone lands a shoulder strike.
Boone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boone tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boone.
Boone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Steele prevents a body shot from Boone.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boone.
Steele gets through Boone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Boone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele takes a swing at Boone's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Boone misses the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Boone's ribs.
Steele swings for the body but Boone moves out of range.
Boone throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Boone thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Steele misses
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanley Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jackson Boone!
Jackson Boone retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Jackson Boone started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernd Obermueller (ranked 538 p4p, 64 weight class) and Alpha Omega (ranked 977 p4p, 114 weight class). Bernd Obermueller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernd Obermueller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Omega!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega swats away the attempt to clinch by Obermueller.
Omega replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Obermueller blocks it well.
Obermueller tries to clinch there but Omega circles away.
Omega feints a counter leg kick.
Obermueller clinches with his opponent.
Obermueller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Obermueller has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Obermueller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omega letting Obermueller take a breather here.
Omega breaks the clinch.
Bernd Obermueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obermueller looks to clinch
and Omega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obermueller moves in looking to clinch but Omega pushes him off.
Obermueller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Omega scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obermueller tries to clinch but Omega moves away
and Omega counters with a good low kick that Obermueller was not able to check.
Omega lands an overhand right.
Obermueller throws a body shot but no joy.
Obermueller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromOmega.
Obermueller clinches with his opponent.
Omega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obermueller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Omega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obermueller is breathing heavily.
Omega works on Obermueller's body with a couple of short punches.
Omega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Omega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obermueller prevents a body shot from Omega.
Omega struggles to land a body shot inside as Obermueller controls his hands.
Omega scores with a hook to the body.
Omega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Omega tries a head kick but it misses.
Obermueller throws a hook but Omega avoids it easily.
Obermueller moves forwards but Omega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obermueller gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Omega gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alpha Omega!
Alpha Omega is the new heavyweight champion!
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