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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 1646 p4p, 210 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 2124 p4p, 262 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by The Lost Boy. Darren has chosen Here's to the losers as his entrance music. James Darren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Darren throws out a counter right but Winston avoids it with no problem.
Darren takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston swings for the body but Darren moves out of range.
Darren tries a quick counter leg kick but Winston is wise to it.
Darren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darren scrambles back to his feet.
Darren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Winston.
Winston shoots in but no luck this time.
Darren scores with a jab. Winston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Darren.
Winston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darren pinned against the cage. Darren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darren misses with a body punch
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston misses the body punch
and Darren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Darren.
Darren lands a nice uppercut.
Winston avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Winston cracks Darren with a nice body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Winston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Darren told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winston's defenses.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winston's defenses.
Winston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Winston blocks the elbow strike.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winston's defenses.
Winston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darren scores with a hook to the body.
Winston blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Winston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Winston manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Darren tenderised Winston's leg. Winston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darren stuns Winston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darren.
Winston lands with a right hand.
Darren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darren wants it to stay on the feet.
Darren cracks Winston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Winston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winston misses with a body punch
and Darren counters with a crisp right hand that drops Winston! Darren lets Winston back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Winston is rocked!
Darren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Winston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darren moves into the clinch successfully.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Winston seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston wants to stall.
Winston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winston misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Winston - just one landing.
Winston moves out of range of the strikes.
Darren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Darren counters with a nice uppercut.
Darren throws a leg kick but Winston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Darren with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darren scores with a counter punch that sends Winston to the canvas! Darren smells blood - he's punishing Winston with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Winston has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Darren!
James Darren decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Head (ranked 1104 p4p, 125 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 1401 p4p, 159 weight class). Escobar Chavez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
20 - 5 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrick Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head throws a wild body kick that Escobar Chavez sees coming a mile off.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Head sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Head moves out of range.
Head has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Head bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Head wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Head thows a leg kick but Escobar Chavez checks it
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Head stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Head moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Head moves away.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Head.
Head throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Head with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Escobar Chavez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Head defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Garrick Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Head works on Escobar Chavez's body with a couple of short punches.
Head lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Head can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Head.
Head digs a right hand underneath Escobar Chavez's ribcage. Escobar Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Head doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
Head misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Head.
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Head tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Head misses with a punch on the inside.
Head swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Head tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Head lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Head controls his hands.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Head.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Head tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Head.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Head misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Head fails to land.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head lands an uppercut.
Head can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Head creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Head has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Head controls the action.
Head misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Head fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
Head tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Head.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Head avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Head lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Head misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Head avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Head tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Head tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Escobar Chavez.
Head lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Head lands a shot to the body.
Head misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Head misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Head blocking some punches.
Head fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
Head misses with a hook to the ribs.
Head works on Escobar Chavez's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head tries to throw a body punch but Escobar Chavez avoids it by throwing Head back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
Head misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Head manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Head chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
A low kick from Head is predictable there
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Head lands a head shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez needs to keep his hands up - Head had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Head.
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!
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
Escobar Chavez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar Chavez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Head.
Head connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar Chavez cracks Head with a good jab.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Head scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Head lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Head looks for the body kick but Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Head walks into a straight right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Escobar Chavez lands with a nice body punch.
Head digs a good hook to Escobar Chavez's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head slips under a jab.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Head throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Head. Head obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Head uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Head saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Head.
Head misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Head there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Head avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head feints and then cracks Escobar Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Head's ribs.
Head throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws out a counter right but Head avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as Escobar Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Head misses with a looping left.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Escobar Chavez connects with a high kick.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Head throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with the combination.
Head checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Head appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Head slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
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!
Head slips a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Head connects with a leg kick. Escobar Chavez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
Head swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Head.
Escobar Chavez throws a wild body kick that Head sees coming a mile off.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Head was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Head.
Escobar Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Head has time to react.
Head takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Head checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Head's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Head throws a head kick but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab from Head.
Head looks to land a right hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Head swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Head there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Head will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Head takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Head strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Head.
Head lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head looks to land a combination but Escobar Chavez avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Head.
Nice uppercut there from Head.
Head fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Escobar Chavez tests Head's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Head manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Head throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Head attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. Escobar Chavez catches Head right on the button with a cross.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Head throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Head lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Head finds it's target.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Head, right into the meat.
Head uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Head sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Head displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Head moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Head thuds his right hand into Escobar Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar Chavez blocks the body kick.
Escobar Chavez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Head throws the left hand but Escobar Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Escobar Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Head throws a head punch that misses.
Head tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Head can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Head misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Head goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Head avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Head tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Head's elbow.
Head working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Head tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Head avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Head prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Head scores with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Head.
Head struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Head has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Head fails to land.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Head tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez is leaning against Head and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Head goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrick Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Head tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Garrick Head.
I think Escobar Chavez 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 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
A very excited looking Ramon Escobar Chavez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 1621 p4p, 209 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 886 p4p, 128 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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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range.
Stevenson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trujillo is out of range.
Trujillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevenson's hands.
Trujillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Trujillo as he connects with a hook.
Trujillo throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Trujillo lands with a shot to the body.
Trujillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Trujillo.
Stevenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trujillo.
Stevenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Trujillo.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson throws a leg kick which misses Trujillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Trujillo tries to avoid it.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy right hand. Trujillo should have avoided that one.
A big left from Trujillo misses.
Stevenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trujillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Trujillo lands a nice hook to Stevenson's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trujillo looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Stevenson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trujillo doesn't seem phased though.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trujillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Trujillo circles away.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice cross by Stevenson.
Stevenson defending well as Trujillo loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson walks into a straight right hand from Trujillo.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson throws a front kick aimed at Trujillo's knee but Trujillo avoids it well.
Trujillo blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stevenson.
Trujillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A lazy left from Trujillo finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands with a nice body kick.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Trujillo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trujillo gets a double leg takedown into Stevenson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo postures up in Stevenson's guard and throws a big left but Stevenson blocks it.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Stevenson being controlled here, momentarily.
Stevenson trying to keep a closed guard but Trujillo is proving a slippery customer.
Trujillo throwing strikes from guard but Stevenson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is fighting to break Stevenson's control of his arms but Stevenson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trujillo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trujillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trujillo is working Stevenson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trujillo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trujillo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trujillo trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevenson as he jumps to the side.
Trujillo feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Stevenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo.
Stevenson misses the body punch
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevenson moves out of range as Trujillo throws a body kick.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trujillo throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Stevenson takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson scores with the left hand. Trujillo knows he should have avoided that one.
Stevenson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trujillo is able to avoid easily.
Trujillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Trujillo looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
It looked like Stevenson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Trujillo.
Stevenson lands a leg kick that knocks Trujillo off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to score with a low kick but Trujillo moves his leg out of the way.
Stevenson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trujillo's sensitive parts.
Stevenson cracks Trujillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Trujillo connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
Stevenson clinches up with Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage.
Trujillo can't break the clinch.
Stevenson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trujillo lands a nice uppercut.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo catches Stevenson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stevenson tries to clinch but Trujillo is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Trujillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson dives in for a single leg takedown but Trujillo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trujillo scores with a nice head shot.
Stevenson connects with a leg kick. Trujillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Trujillo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trujillo cracks Stevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trujillo missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevenson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trujillo doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevenson lands with a hook. Trujillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Trujillo cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Adonis Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.
Jab by Stevenson.
A jab from Trujillo misses.
Trujillo is looking to slow Stevenson down with leg kicks.
A big right from Trujillo misses.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Trujillo is out of range.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the body.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Trujillo does it's job there.
Stevenson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trujillo avoids it really well and circles away.
Trujillo throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Trujillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trujillo throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevenson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Trujillo as he checks the leg kick.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson slips a jab from Trujillo.
Stevenson tries a low kick but Trujillo avoids it.
Trujillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevenson lands with a nice body punch.
Stevenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Trujillo throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Stevenson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stevenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trujillo slips under a jab from Stevenson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Stevenson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trujillo lands a nice hook to Stevenson's body. Stevenson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Trujillo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut
letting Stevenson counter with a right hand.
Stevenson misses with a low kick as Trujillo jumps back.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Trujillo moved out of range.
Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson slips a jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo works Stevenson's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stevenson.
Trujillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stevenson tries to clinch up
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trujillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trujillo looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Stevenson.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut
and Stevenson counters with a left and a right that stings Trujillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with a left hand
and Stevenson counters with an outside leg kick.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Stevenson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trujillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Trujillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trujillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trujillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stevenson at a distance.
Stevenson throws a push kick but Trujillo slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Trujillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stevenson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo misses with a hook
and Stevenson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stevenson. That's going to slow Trujillo down.
Stevenson connects with a solid leg kick.
Trujillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trujillo cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.
Stevenson lands a nice shot that snaps Trujillo's head back.
Stevenson misses with a shot to the body
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Trujillo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Trujillo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Trujillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trujillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevenson lands a really nice looking cross but Trujillo seems unphased.
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trujillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevenson's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Stevenson. No joy for Trujillo on that attempt.
Trujillo swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson has closed the distance and engaged Trujillo in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Stevenson - that landed with a thud.
Trujillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Trujillo is controlling him.
Stevenson misses with a punch on the inside.
Trujillo keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson scores with the left hand. Trujillo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevenson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trujillo on the side of the head.
Stevenson defending well as Trujillo loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevenson tries to land a leg kick but Trujillo saw it coming and moves away.
Stevenson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trujillo.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trujillo.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trujillo misses with a straight left.
Trujillo lands with a shot to the body.
Trujillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trujillo 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
Dominic Trujillo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thug Life (ranked 776 p4p, 111 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 549 p4p, 80 weight class). Life comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Van Veen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Give it ALL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thug Life!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Life throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Life.
Life fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Veen throws the kick towards the body but Life avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Veen.
Van Veen moves out of range as Life strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Veen. That snapped Life's head back.
Life works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Life moves away and avoids it.
Van Veen throws out a loose jab but Life uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Life fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Veen on the side of the head.
Life on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Life blocks a low kick nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Life ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Life throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Veen lands an overhand right.
Life defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Veen throws a hook to the side of Life's head but Life sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Veen moves out of range as Life strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Life throws a leg kick but Van Veen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Veen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Life swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Veen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Life.
Sloppy strikes from Life. Those never looked like landing.
Van Veen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Life misses with a body kick.
A big left from Life misses.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Life avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Veen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Life on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Veen lands a nice hook to Life's body. Life takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Veen thuds a left hand into Life's body.
Van Veen lands with a hook. Life tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Veen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Veen tries to land a leg kick but Life saw it coming and moves away.
Life lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Life.
Some bone on bone action there as Life checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Life loads up on a big right hand but Van Veen slips the punch.
Van Veen misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Life.
It seemed like Van Veen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Veen tries to clinch up.
Van Veen moves out of range of the body kick from Life.
Life takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Veen stuns Life with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Life misses with a body shot
and Van Veen counters with a low kick, right behind Life 's knee.
Van Veen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Life misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Life.
Life swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Life connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Veen lands an overhand right.
Life misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Life sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Veen lands with a right hand.
Life swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Veen lands a nice hook to Life's body. Life takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Life uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Veen.
Life swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life throws the left hand but Van Veen avoids the punch easily.
Van Veen throws a leg kick which misses Life's front leg but catches the back leg as Life tries to avoid it.
Van Veen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Veen throws a shot to the body.
Van Veen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Life momentarily.
Van Veen cracks a nice hook into Life's ribs.
Van Veen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Life on the side of the head.
Van Veen with a jab.
Life throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
Van Veen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Life uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Life was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Life takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Van Veen.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut. Life saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Veen blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Veen! But no joy.
Van Veen moves out of range as Life strikes.
Life takes one on the button.
Van Veen misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Life tries to bum rush Van Veen with a series of wild strikes but Van Veen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Van Veen.
Van Veen thuds his right hand into Life's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Veen tests Life's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Veen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Life if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Veen moves out of range as Life strikes.
Life misses with a kick to the body.
Van Veen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Life looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Veen cracks Life with a good jab.
Van Veen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Veen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Veen checks a leg kick.
Life throws a lazy right hand but Van Veen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Veen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Veen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Life misses with a straight right.
Van Veen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Life.
It seemed like Van Veen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Veen tests Life's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Veen throws a hook to the side of Life's head but Life sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Veen moves out of range of the strikes.
Life throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Veen lands with a hook. Life tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Life moves out of range as Van Veen throws a body kick.
Van Veen checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Van Veen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Veen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Life throws a lazy right hand but Van Veen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Veen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Veen throws a hook but Life blocks it.
Van Veen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Life moves away.
Life looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Veen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen walks into a jab.
Van Veen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Life throws a leg kick but Van Veen checks it.
Van Veen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Life looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Life throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Life.
Van Veen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Veen tries to land a front kick but Life steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Veen thuds a left hand into Life's body.
Van Veen needs to keep his hands up - Life had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Van Veen.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Life.
Van Veen throws a hook but Life blocks it.
Life throws a jab when Van Veen was well out of range.
Life connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Veen's hands.
Life avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Life moves away and avoids it.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Veen stuns Life with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Life takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Life swings for the body but Van Veen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen jabs at Life's body.
Van Veen throws a low kick, looking for Life's leg but Life calmly moves out of range.
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Life moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Life misses.
Life slips under a jab from Van Veen.
Life uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Life. That's going to slow Van Veen down.
Van Veen looks for the body kick but Life saw that one coming.
Van Veen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Veen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Life has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Veen lands an overhand right.
Life lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Veen's head.
Life lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Veen is rocked!
Van Veen motions for Life to come forward. Van Veen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Life misses with a looping left.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Life.
A big left from Van Veen misses.
Life throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life's corner calls for a 1-2. Life obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Life throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Veen cracks Life with a right hand to the side of the head.
Life drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Van Veen.
Van Veen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Life moves out of range as Van Veen strikes.
Life blocks the body kick.
Van Veen connects with an inside leg kick.
Life shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Veen.
Life is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Veen throws a shot to the body.
Life pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Veen is out of range and Life settles back down.
Life pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Van Veen misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Life moves away.
Life throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Veen throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice jab there from Life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen lands with a hook. Life tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Veen.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Life staying out of range there.
Van Veen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Life on the side of the head.
Van Veen misses with a head kick.
Life connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Veen thows a body kick. Life tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Life walks into a jab.
Van Veen slips a jab from Life.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Life might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Veen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Life fails to land with a series of punches.
Life moves out of range of the body kick from Van Veen.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Veen looks to throw the jab but Life is out of range.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
Van Veen thuds a left hand into Life's body.
Van Veen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Life throws an overhand right that lands on Van Veen's shoulder, as Van Veen tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Life does no damage.
A slow jab from Van Veen misses its intended target.
Van Veen tries to land a front kick but Life steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Life looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Life misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Life throws a right and a left that both miss.
Life goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Life throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
Van Veen catches Life with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Veen avoids the body shot from Life.
A little jabbing left from Van Veen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Life looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Veen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Life is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Life missing with a left hand there. Van Veen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut.
Van Veen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Life.
Van Veen jabs Life to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Veen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Life misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Life misses with an uppercut. Van Veen saw that one coming.
Van Veen connects with a body shot that sends Life's belly button to the back.
Life throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen connects with a jab.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Van Veen lands.
Van Veen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Veen throws a front kick that sends Life stumbling back into the cage.
Life takes one on the button.
Life looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Veen loads up on a big right hand but Life slips the punch.
Life quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Life looks to land a left hand but Van Veen moved out of range nicely.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Van Veen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Life has time to react.
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!
The crowd cheers as Life lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Veen doesn't seem phased though.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Life.
Van Veen scores with a push kick.
Life will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Veen staying out of range there.
Van Veen jabs Life to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thug Life has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Life coming out on top.
Van Veen looks to land a combination but Life avoids it well.
Life connects with a leg kick. Van Veen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Van Veen catches Life right on the button with a cross.
Van Veen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Veen throws an off balance right hand
and Life counters with an outside leg kick.
Life is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Veen.
Life needs to keep his hands up - Van Veen had a free shot at his head there.
Life misses with a body kick.
Van Veen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Life.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Life was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Van Veen cracks a nice hook into Life's ribs.
Life throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Veen.
No joy there for Life, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Life looks to land a combination but Van Veen avoids it well.
Van Veen thinks about the counter body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Veen connects with a body shot that sends Life's belly button to the back.
Van Veen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Life misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen scores with the left hand. Life knows he should have avoided that one.
Life tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Life misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Van Veen.
A solid body kick from Life.
Life tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Veen is able to avoid easily.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Veen checks a leg kick nicely.
Life thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Veen walks into a left hand.
Nice body kick there by Van Veen.
Life takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Veen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Life.
Life cracks Van Veen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Veen is still on wobbly legs! Can Life finish him?
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!
Van Veen scores with a leg kick.
Van Veen lunges at Life with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Life's hand.
Life tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Veen seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Life does a little dance to reset his feet.
Life chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Veen can pounce on him.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the body.
Life takes one on the button.
Life scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Life waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Veen.
Van Veen blocks a head kick by Life.
Life uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Life throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Van Veen missing with a left hand there. Life was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Veen tests Life's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Veen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Life scrambles back to his feet.
Life stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Life on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Veen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 963 p4p, 58 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 905 p4p, 55 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Murhaa is wise to it.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Thomas coming out on top.
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!
Murhaa throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murhaa's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Thomas tries a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paul Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Thomas misses.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murhaa moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Thomas tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhaa throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
As Thomas backs away, Murhaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Thomas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Murhaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Murhaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there.
Thomas throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Murhaa.
Thomas throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa scores with a body shot.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A quick step to the side and Murhaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murhaa's head backwards.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Thomas tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa slips a jab from Thomas.
Murhaa throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas unleashes a big counter combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murhaa, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Murhaa lands a nice shot that snaps Thomas's head back.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Thomas wants to counter the offense by Murhaa and move into the clinch position.
Thomas takes one to the chin there.
Murhaa needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Murhaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Thomas with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Murhaa slips a jab from Thomas.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas wants to clinch.
A jab from Murhaa does it's job there.
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 Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murhaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas feints a jab promting Murhaa to slip. Thomas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murhaa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murhaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Murhaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Murhaa cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Murhaa lands with an overhand left.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Thomas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paul Murhaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Thomas looks to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Murhaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa lands with a nice body kick.
Thomas throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Tom Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Thomas avoided it.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murhaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas ducks right into an uppercut from Murhaa.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Thomas checks a low kick from Murhaa.
As Murhaa backs off Thomas throws a huge counter combo but Murhaa manages to avoid it all.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murhaa.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thomas will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Murhaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murhaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Murhaa!
In his post fight interview, Paul Murhaa 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 829 p4p, 115 weight class) and Rauta Kansleri (ranked 482 p4p, 65 weight class). Kansleri has chosen U.D.O. - Heart of Gold as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauta Kansleri!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gariniho dodges the punch combination from Kansleri.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Kansleri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gariniho throws a hook but Kansleri avoids it easily.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kansleri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gariniho connects with an inside leg kick.
Kansleri throws a low kick but Gariniho moves out of range easily.
Kansleri's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kansleri's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kansleri ducks under a wild hook from Gariniho.
Kansleri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gariniho throws a hook but Kansleri blocks it.
Gariniho cracks Kansleri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kansleri checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kansleri.
Kansleri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a hook
enabling Kansleri to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gariniho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gariniho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gariniho scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri breaks the clinch.
Gariniho blocks a leg kick.
Kansleri throws a head kick that misses.
Kansleri misses with a head kick.
Gariniho fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kansleri just manages to avoid it.
Kansleri misses with an uppercut. Gariniho saw that one coming.
Gariniho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kansleri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kansleri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kansleri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kansleri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gariniho throwing a counter right hand but Kansleri manages to avoid it.
Kansleri tries to move into range but Gariniho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kansleri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gariniho moves away.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kansleri throws out the jab.
Kansleri loads up on a big right hand but Gariniho slips the punch.
Gariniho was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Gariniho. Beautiful body shot.
Kansleri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kansleri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kansleri avoids the head kick by Gariniho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansleri misses with a hook. Gariniho ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gariniho misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gariniho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kansleri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gariniho circles away quickly and effectively.
Kansleri defending well as Gariniho loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Kansleri tenderised Gariniho's leg. Gariniho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gariniho throws out a loose jab but Kansleri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansleri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kansleri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gariniho.
Gariniho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gariniho cracks Kansleri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kansleri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gariniho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kansleri on the side of the head.
Kansleri connects with a leg kick. Gariniho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gariniho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gariniho scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansleri misses the target.
Kansleri misses with a hook
and Gariniho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kansleri thinking.
Kansleri throws a hook to the side of Gariniho's head but Gariniho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gariniho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but Kansleri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gariniho checks a leg kick.
Gariniho instigates a clinch.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kansleri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gariniho.
A jab lands there for Kansleri.
Gariniho tests Kansleri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gariniho lands a head shot.
Gariniho throws a shot to the body.
Gariniho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Kansleri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gariniho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kansleri motions for Gariniho to come forward. Kansleri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gariniho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gariniho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gariniho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kansleri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A clash of legs there as Gariniho blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kansleri blocks a leg kick.
Gariniho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kansleri's calf.
Gariniho tests Kansleri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kansleri throws a chopping leg kick but Gariniho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gariniho throws a quick counter head kick but Kansleri was just out of range.
Gariniho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kansleri!
Gariniho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gariniho misses with a low kick.
Kansleri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gariniho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kansleri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kansleri. Gariniho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gariniho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gariniho tries to clinch up but Kansleri circles away and keeps his distance.
Gariniho slips under a jab from Kansleri.
Gariniho lands a nice hook to Kansleri's body. Kansleri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kansleri thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neyman Gariniho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Kansleri.
Kansleri throws a looping overhand right but Gariniho ducks down to avoid it.
Kansleri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gariniho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gariniho duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gariniho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gariniho takes one to the chin there.
Kansleri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kansleri looks to throw the jab but Gariniho is out of range.
Kansleri throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Gariniho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kansleri can do to turn this around?
Gariniho connects with a solid leg kick.
Kansleri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kansleri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Gariniho as he checks the leg kick.
Kansleri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gariniho is able to avoid easily.
Gariniho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gariniho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kansleri will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Gariniho.
Kansleri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Gariniho misses the shot to the body.
Gariniho defending well as Kansleri loads up on a big left hand.
Gariniho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gariniho needs to keep his hands up - Kansleri had a free shot at his head there.
Some bone on bone action there as Gariniho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gariniho darts in and clinches Kansleri up against the cage.
Kansleri lands with a right to the head.
Kansleri working aggressively here.
Gariniho misses with a punch to the body.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gariniho just misses with a punch to the body.
Gariniho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gariniho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gariniho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kansleri circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a leg kick
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Kansleri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gariniho connects with the punch.
Gariniho scores with a jab.
Kansleri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gariniho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gariniho misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Kansleri.
Gariniho looks to throw a body kick
and Kansleri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gariniho throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
letting Kansleri counter with a right hand.
Kansleri throws a jab when Gariniho was well out of range.
Kansleri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Gariniho blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Gariniho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gariniho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kansleri under the eye.
Gariniho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kansleri swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kansleri throws a leg kick which misses Gariniho's front leg but catches the back leg as Gariniho tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws an off balance right hand
and Gariniho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gariniho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gariniho slips a straight right by Kansleri.
Gariniho jabs at Kansleri's body.
Gariniho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kansleri lands the left hand.
Kansleri misses the jab.
Kansleri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gariniho defending well as Kansleri loads up on a big left hand.
Kansleri misses the jab.
Gariniho throws a series of punches but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gariniho checks it well.
Kansleri fails to land with a series of punches.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gariniho connects with a single shot there.
Kansleri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gariniho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kansleri throws a hook but Gariniho avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho doesn't manage to clinch there - Kansleri circles away.
Neyman Gariniho is winning the standup battle so far.
Kansleri swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gariniho to counter with a crisp jab.
Gariniho throws a body shot but no joy.
Kansleri throws a lazy body kick
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
Kansleri misses with a wild body shot.
Gariniho cracks Kansleri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gariniho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gariniho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gariniho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kansleri has time to react.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kansleri.
Good leg kick by Gariniho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kansleri throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gariniho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kansleri throws out the jab.
Gariniho cracks the inside of Kansleri's front leg.
Kansleri misses with a hook. Gariniho ducked under it nicely.
Gariniho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kansleri.
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 Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gariniho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gariniho with a jab.
Kansleri throws a series of punches but Gariniho avoids them all with ease.
Kansleri throws a jab when Gariniho was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Gariniho.
Gariniho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kansleri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gariniho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gariniho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kansleri motions for Gariniho to come forward. Kansleri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kansleri throws a poor cross that misses
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gariniho throws a body shot but no joy.
Gariniho's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A jab from Kansleri misses.
Kansleri gets tackled into the cage by Gariniho. Gariniho maintains the clinch.
Gariniho blocks a body shot from Kansleri.
A right hand to the body from Gariniho.
Kansleri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gariniho tries a knee to the head but Kansleri blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kansleri throws a poor cross that misses
and Gariniho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kansleri thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gariniho.
Gariniho appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab from Gariniho.
Gariniho clinches up with Kansleri and pushes him back against the cage.
Kansleri throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
Kansleri misses with a punch on the inside.
Gariniho throws an elbow that misses.
Gariniho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kansleri throws a head punch that misses.
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Gariniho there.
Kansleri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gariniho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gariniho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gariniho has closed the distance and engaged Kansleri in a clinch.
Gariniho pushes Kansleri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gariniho has Kansleri pressed against the cage, preventing Kansleri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rauta Kansleri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansleri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gariniho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gariniho throws a body punch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri feints a counter leg kick.
Gariniho punishes Kansleri's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Kansleri.
Gariniho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Gariniho clinches.
Kansleri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gariniho wants to stall.
Gariniho blocking some punches.
Gariniho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kansleri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri manages to break the clinch.
Kansleri looks to land a left hand but Gariniho moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Gariniho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kansleri scores with a jab.
Neyman Gariniho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kansleri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gariniho digs a good body shot into Kansleri's ribs.
Kansleri throws a body kick that misses
and Gariniho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kansleri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kansleri throws a poor cross that misses
and Gariniho counters with a nice body shot.
Kansleri tries to move into range but Gariniho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gariniho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gariniho moves into the clinch.
Gariniho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansleri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Gariniho looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gariniho!
Kansleri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho misses with a double jab.
Kansleri throws a body kick that misses.
Kansleri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Gariniho.
Kansleri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kansleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gariniho was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansleri.
A clash of legs there as Gariniho blocks the low kick.
Gariniho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gariniho misses with a wild body shot.
Kansleri throws a lazy body kick
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gariniho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kansleri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gariniho misses with a double jab
and Kansleri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kansleri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left lands for Kansleri.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neyman Gariniho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gariniho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neyman Gariniho!
Neyman Gariniho 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaheim Reid (ranked 263 p4p, 37 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 671 p4p, 92 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Never. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford with a poor takedown
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Rutherford.
It looks like Jaheim Reid has been cut.
Rutherford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reid.
Rutherford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Rutherford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reid can pounce on him.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutherford takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Reid throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick by Rutherford misses
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutherford moves away from the strike by Reid.
A combination from Rutherford does no damage.
Rutherford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Reid.
Reid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reid takes one on the button.
Rutherford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaheim Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Rutherford.
Rutherford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reid but Reid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reid cracks Rutherford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reid, right into the meat.
Reid clobbers Rutherford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rutherford blocks a leg kick.
Rutherford looks for a takedown but Reid sprawls well.
A jab from Reid does it's job there.
Rutherford motions for Reid to come forward. Rutherford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Reid moves out of range.
Nice shot by Reid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Rutherford does no damage.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford misses with a low kick as Reid jumps back.
Rutherford is looking to slow Reid down with leg kicks.
Rutherford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutherford tries to move into range but Reid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutherford moves out of range of the body kick.
As Reid backs off Rutherford throws a huge counter combo but Reid manages to avoid it all.
Rutherford throws a leg kick which misses Reid's front leg but catches the back leg as Reid tries to avoid it.
Rutherford misses with the combination.
Reid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Reid moves out of range.
Reid appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reid lands a head shot.
Rutherford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutherford stalks Reid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reid's face. Reid staggers backwards, shaken.
Reid tries to work over Rutherford's front leg with a kick but Rutherford checks it.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Rutherford thows a leg kick but Reid checks it
and Reid counters with a solid body kick.
Rutherford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reid.
Reid moves out of range of the strikes.
Reid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range and Reid settles back down.
Rutherford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rutherford.
Reid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Jab from Reid.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rutherford tries to move into range but Reid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reid.
Reid keeps Rutherford at a distance using the push kick.
Reid throws a head kick that misses.
Rutherford throws a nice looking combination but Reid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Reid as he checks the leg kick.
Rutherford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Rutherford throws a big counter head kick but Reid avoids it with no problem.
Rutherford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaheim Reid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rutherford might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reid has got the better of the exchanges.
Reid leaves Rutherford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Reid avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Reid - just one landing.
Rutherford needs to keep his hands up - Reid had a free shot at his head there.
Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Reid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutherford's knee momentarily.
Reid is looking to land body kicks.
Reid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutherford blocks the body kick.
Rutherford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rutherford somewhat.
Reid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid throws a combination. Rutherford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rutherford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reid's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rutherford throws a combination that misses
and Reid counters with a nice body kick.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.
Reid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutherford tries to move into range but Reid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reid lands with a kick to the temple. Rutherford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutherford.
Reid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reid cracks Rutherford with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Reid.
Rutherford goes for a double leg but Reid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reid continues to drive forward.
Jaheim Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Rutherford.
Reid stuns Rutherford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jaheim Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reid. That's going to slow Rutherford down.
Reid scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rutherford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rutherford just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReid.
Jaheim Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutherford misses with a double jab
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Rutherford's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reid blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
And Reid counters with a quick kick to the body but Rutherford blocks it.
Reid lands a glancing blow to the side of Rutherford's head.
A head kick misses from Reid.
Reid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reid.
The crowd cheers as Rutherford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reid doesn't seem phased though.
Rutherford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutherford tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reid.
Reid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rutherford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Reid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutherford's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rutherford is defended easily by Reid.
Reid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Reid.
Rutherford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Rutherford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutherford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rutherford's calf.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Reid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reid to score with a decent uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
Reid blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Reid connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid pushes Rutherford away with a front kick.
Rutherford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutherford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutherford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutherford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reid dips to his left and cracks Rutherford with an uppercut!
Reid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutherford looks to clinch
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutherford looks to land a body kick but Reid moved away.
Rutherford tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reid appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaheim Reid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaheim Reid's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Reid cracks the inside of Rutherford's front leg.
Reid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutherford.
Reid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutherford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reid.
Reid is looking to slow Rutherford down with leg kicks.
Rutherford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reid is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rutherford.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutherford blocks the leg kick.
Rutherford tries to work over Reid's front leg with a kick but Reid checks it.
Rutherford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reid.
Rutherford misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage!
Reid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Reid lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid lands a front kick.
Rutherford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reid. That did some damage!
Rutherford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reid.
Rutherford misses with the body kick
and Reid moves into the clinch.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutherford looks to land a combination. Reid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reid connects with a nice looking jab.
Reid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford misses with a wild combination.
Rutherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid tried to counter with a leg kick but Rutherford avoided it.
Reid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutherford in his tracks.
Reid throws a lazy head kick
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
Reid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Reid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rutherford throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Reid throws a front kick aimed at Rutherford's knee but Rutherford avoids it well.
Rutherford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford tries a low kick but Reid avoids it.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid scores with a decent looking hook.
Rutherford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot lands for Reid.
Reid lands a nice looking body shot.
Reid thows a body kick. Rutherford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
Reid throws a good cross that connects.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Reid checks a leg kick.
Reid tried to counter with a leg kick but Rutherford avoided it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reid, right into the meat.
Rutherford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Reid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
Reid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reid misses with a leg kick.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford moves forwards but Reid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutherford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Reid.
Reid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a right hand that Reid ducks under and follows up with a left that Reid also avoids with ease.
Reid throws a low kick but Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Rutherford walks into a straight right hand from Reid.
Reid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rutherford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reid. Reid obviously looking to wear him down.
Reid lands a jab to the head.
Reid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reid checks a leg kick nicely.
Reid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford misses with a body shot
and Reid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rutherford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaheim Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaheim Reid!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaheim Reid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gniewomir Lach (ranked 469 p4p, 62 weight class) and Pierre St. Georges (ranked 199 p4p, 28 weight class). Lach comes to the cage accompanied by Soel. St. Georges is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiu Jitsu. Gniewomir Lach had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
St. Georges takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Pierre St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges misses with a few strikes there.
Lach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lach walks into a stiff left hand from St. Georges.
Lach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St. Georges.
Lach swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps Lach's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - St. Georges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges doesn't manage to clinch there - Lach circles away.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lach was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Lach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges tries to clinch up but Lach circles away and keeps his distance.
St. Georges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but Lach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St. Georges has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lach has a couple of punches blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Lach.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges misses with a punch to the body.
Lach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as Lach controls his hands.
Lach prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
A short left from Lach.
Lach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
St. Georges misses with a body punch.
St. Georges tries a body shot but Lach blocks it.
Lach is leaning against St. Georges and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lach on the inside.
St. Georges swings wildly with an uppercut but Lach uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
St. Georges moves to clinch but Lach breaks away
and Lach counters with a thumping low kick.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Lach.
Lach misses with a right hand
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Lach finds it's target.
St. Georges throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lach counters with a crisp right hand that drops St. Georges! Lach lets St. Georges back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lach just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lach throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
Lach misses with an uppercut.
Lach misses with a left hand
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St. Georges momentarily.
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and Lach counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops St. Georges! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Lach!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gniewomir Lach!
In his post fight interview, Gniewomir Lach 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 Solomon Nao (ranked 181 p4p, 25 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 496 p4p, 65 weight class). Nao comes to the cage accompanied by The End. Dimitrov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drake - Energy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Nao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimitrov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dimitrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dimitrov blocks a jab.
Dimitrov connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Dimitrov misses with a hook
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dimitrov - the referee stops the clock and Nao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dimitrov. Nao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nao lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrov throws a head kick that Nao semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
Dimitrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.
A nice side step and Dimitrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dimitrov misses with a hook.
Dimitrov looks to land a right hand but Nao moved out of range.
Dimitrov missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimitrov walks into a straight right hand from Nao.
That has opened up Daniel Dimitrov's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov throws a looping overhand right but Nao ducks down to avoid it.
Dimitrov jabs Nao right on the nose. Nao blinks but takes it well.
Dimitrov works Nao's body with a nice hook.
Dimitrov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao throws out a loose jab but Dimitrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nao throws a front kick aimed at Dimitrov's knee but Dimitrov avoids it well.
Dimitrov connects with a body shot that sends Nao's belly button to the back.
Nao misses with an uppercut
and Dimitrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nao really felt that one!
Nao is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimitrov lands a big uppercut and Nao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nao looks OK. Dimitrov waves Nao back to his feet!
Nao is rocked!
Solomon Nao's cut is getting worse.
Nao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dimitrov fakes the body blow, causing Nao to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Nao goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Dimitrov!
After the fight, Daniel Dimitrov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 28 p4p, 3 weight class) and Gil Jacobson (ranked 182 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Jacobson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bathory is able to avoid easily.
Jacobson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bathory checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Jacobson looks to land a body kick but Bathory moved away.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory slips a jab from Jacobson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Jacobson throws a body kick that misses.
Bathory lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobson tries a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
Bathory throws a jab when Jacobson was well out of range.
Jacobson throws a head kick but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bathory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobson looks for the body kick but Bathory saw that one coming.
Jacobson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Jacobson lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bathory.
Jacobson misses with a body shot.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jacobson is able to avoid easily.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory scores with a sloppy right hand. Jacobson should have avoided that one.
Jacobson missing with a left hand there. Bathory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bathory has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bathory and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jacobson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jacobson's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bathory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jacobson as he connects with a hook.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Jacobson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobson misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bathory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bathory throws a hook but Jacobson avoids it easily.
Jacobson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Jacobson is out of range.
Jacobson throws a shot to the body.
Jacobson scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a hook to the body
and Bathory counters with a nice body shot.
Bathory blocks a head kick by Jacobson.
Bathory with a nice cross.
Bathory takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Bathory throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jacobson feints and then cracks Bathory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bathory down.
Jacobson moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Jacobson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jacobson blocks the body kick.
Bathory jabs Jacobson right on the nose. Jacobson blinks but takes it well.
Jacobson throws a push kick but Bathory slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobson swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jacobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory cracks Jacobson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Bathory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacobson misses the target.
Bathory scoring well with a low kick there.
Jacobson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bathory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bathory connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacobson. Jacobson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Bathory catches Jacobson right on the button with a cross.
Jacobson checks a leg kick.
Jacobson loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Bathory is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bathory dips to his left and cracks Jacobson with an uppercut!
Jacobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Bathory.
Bathory on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory misses with a head kick.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Jacobson moved out of range.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bathory shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jacobson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jacobson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bathory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory checks a low kick from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Bathory ducks down to avoid it.
Bathory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory slips a jab from Jacobson.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacobson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
Jacobson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory lands the left hand.
It looks like Bathory has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jacobson is looking to score with low kicks.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
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 Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jacobson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bathory will feel that in the morning.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jacobson throws a chopping leg kick but Bathory manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jacobson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bathory throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jacobson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacobson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bathory slips under a jab from Jacobson.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bathory lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jacobson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jacobson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jacobson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson looks for the body kick but Bathory saw that one coming.
Bathory fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacobson is out of range.
Jacobson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bathory throws a jab when Jacobson was well out of range.
Jacobson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacobson throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bathory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacobson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Jacobson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jacobson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jacobson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bathory feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bathory misses with the combination.
Jacobson thows a leg kick but Bathory checks it
and Bathory counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacobson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Jacobson slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Jacobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jacobson looks for the body kick but Bathory saw that one coming.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Jacobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Jacobson avoids it.
Jacobson throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Jacobson wants to land a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Bathory punishes Jacobson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bathory checks a low kick from Jacobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bathory misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobson lands a nice shot that snaps Bathory's head back.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory misses with a looping right.
Bathory throws a right and a left that Jacobson avoids nicely.
Jacobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bathory circles away quickly and effectively.
Jacobson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Bathory there.
Jacobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacobson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Jacobson.
Jacobson slips a jab from Bathory.
Jacobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Jacobson finds it's target.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Jacobson slips the punch.
Bathory lands with an overhand left.
Bathory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bathory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bathory should have avoided that one.
Jacobson throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobson looks to land a right hand but Bathory moved out of range.
Jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson is looking to score with low kicks.
Bathory scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobson.
Jacobson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bathory is out of range and Jacobson settles back down.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Jacobson checks it.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bathory.
Bathory throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bathory has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bathory and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jacobson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobson tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jacobson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jacobson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bathory checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobson. Those never looked like landing.
Bathory takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jacobson staying out of range there.
Bathory takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jacobson throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
A cross from Bathory lands.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bathory misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobson throws a good cross that connects.
Bathory will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobson throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gil Jacobson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bathory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jacobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Bathory blocks the leg kick.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bathory lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobson's head.
A jab from Bathory misses.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
Bathory checks the leg kick.
Jacobson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bathory.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Jacobson is out of range.
Jacobson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jacobson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bathory's calf.
Bathory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobson counters with a body kick.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Jacobson there.
Bathory scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacobson in his tracks.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but Bathory moved away.
Jacobson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bathory is out of range and Jacobson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bathory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jacobson checks a low kick from Bathory.
Jacobson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bathory connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jacobson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Bathory getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jacobson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobson slips under a jab from Bathory.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobson moves away.
Jacobson throws a counter combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bathory crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jacobson - the referee stops the clock and Bathory gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jacobson. Bathory manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jacobson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson slips under a jab.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobson. That did some damage!
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jacobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bathory.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Bathory jabs Jacobson right on the nose. Jacobson blinks but takes it well.
Jacobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Jacobson moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Jacobson throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Jacobson misses with a straight right.
Bathory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
Bathory throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Jacobson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bathory momentarily.
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobson.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Jacobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobson moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Jacobson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bathory's head.
Nice body punch from Jacobson.
Bathory fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacobson is out of range.
Jacobson thuds his shin into the meat of Bathory's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bathory.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson tests Bathory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Jacobson checks it.
Jacobson lands a nice hook to Bathory's body. Bathory takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Jacobson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick from Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson checks a low kick from Bathory.
Jacobson swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
A left lands for Bathory.
Jacobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Jacobson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jacobson slips a jab from Bathory.
Jacobson throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobson throws a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
Jacobson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
Jacobson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Jacobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jacobson thows a leg kick but Bathory checks it
and Bathory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Jacobson as he checks the leg kick.
Jacobson connects with a body shot.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Jacobson checks it.
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson throws out a powerful jab.
Jacobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bathory connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Bathory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gil Jacobson just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jacobson walks into a jab.
Bathory misses with a hook. Jacobson ducked under it nicely.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
Bathory slips a jab from Jacobson.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bathory throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory throws a hook to the side of Jacobson's head but Jacobson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacobson scores with a jab.
Jacobson staying out of range there.
Jacobson throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Jacobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
It appears Bathory was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobson throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Jacobson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacobson is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Bathory ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bathory.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jacobson tries to work over Bathory's front leg with a kick but Bathory checks it.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
Jacobson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacobson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bathory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bathory takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory throws out a leg kick but Jacobson moves out of range and Bathory only half commits.
Bathory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacobsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jacobson.
Bathory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jacobson.
Bathory throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacobson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jacobson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bathory lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jacobson will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Jacobson tenderised Bathory's leg. Bathory is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bathory.
Jacobson digs a good body shot into Bathory's ribs.
Jacobson throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bathory takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jacobson lands with a right hand.
Jacobson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bathory at a distance.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jacobson blocks a leg kick.
Jacobson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jacobson checks a low kick from Bathory.
Jacobson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bathory slips a jab from Jacobson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobson throws a lazy body kick
and Bathory counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacobson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bathory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacobson takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Jacobson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jacobson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
Bathory has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jacobson.
Bathory takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacobson. That snapped Bathory's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobson throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jacobson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bathory lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but Bathory moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jacobson there.
A solid body kick from Bathory.
Jacobson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Bathory tried to counter with a leg kick but Jacobson avoided it.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bathory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bathory fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacobson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jacobson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bathory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobson slips a jab from Bathory.
Bathory takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
Jacobson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jacobson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Bathory misses with a hook. Jacobson ducked under it nicely.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a straight left.
Bathory blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jacobson throws out a leg kick but Bathory moves out of range and Jacobson only half commits.
Jacobson throws a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
Bathory shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bathory's calf.
A swing and a miss from Jacobson.
Bathory takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobson staying out of range there.
Jacobson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bathory. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jacobson.
A left lands for Bathory.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory tries to land a front kick but Jacobson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jacobson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bathory in his tracks.
Bathory is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Bathory blocks the leg kick.
Bathory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Jacobson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jacobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jacobson looks to land a right hand but Bathory moved out of range.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobson throws an off balance right hand
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bathory lands a nice looking body kick.
Bathory looks to land a right hand but Jacobson moved out of range.
Jacobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Jacobson defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Jacobson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bathory fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Bathory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Jacobson shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory wants to land a leg kick but Jacobson is out of range.
Bathory drops his hands momentarily and Jacobson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jacobson throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. Jacobson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Jacobson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Jacobson is predictable there
and Bathory counters with an inside leg kick.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Jacobson sees coming a mile off.
Bathory looks to land a body kick but Jacobson moved away.
Jacobson lands a slapping body shot.
Bathory misses with a hook. Jacobson ducked under it nicely.
Jacobson throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Bathory connects with a body shot.
Bathory lands a nice shot that snaps Jacobson's head back.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bathory misses the target.
Bathory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobson.
Jacobson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
Jacobson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson thows a body kick. Bathory tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jacobson lands a head shot.
Bathory throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jacobson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobson moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
A little jabbing left from Jacobson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bathory takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bathory connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jacobson momentarily.
Jacobson scores with a jab.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobson takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Jacobson slips a straight right by Bathory.
Jacobson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobson has time to react.
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!
Jacobson scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Jacobson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson connects with a single shot there.
Jacobson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Bathory misses.
Jacobson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacobson lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Bathory tenderised Jacobson's leg. Jacobson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jacobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jacobson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bathory, right into the meat.
Jacobson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jacobson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson looks to land a body kick but Bathory moved away.
Bathory thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Jacobson avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jacobson blocks the leg kick.
Jacobson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arzlan Bathory.
Well Bathory has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Arzlan Bathory thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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