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BFF 82: Lesnar vs. Takeishi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hill (ranked 2941 p4p, 319 weight class) and Dragomir Savic (ranked 1881 p4p, 229 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic staying out of range there.
Hill swings for the body but Savic moves out of range.
Hill thuds a left hand into Savic's body.
Savic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill backing away here, and Savic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Savic lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill dives in and scores a takedown into Savic's guard.
Savic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill forces his way into half guard.
Hill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Savic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hill is thwarting Savic's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.
Hill wants to pass to mount but Savic is defending the position.
Savic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill prevents Savic from getting back to his feet.
Hill trying to control but Savic is working from the bottom.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Savic is retaining full guard.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savic wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Savic is keeping the position.
Savic pulls Hill in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hill somewhat.
Hill tests Savic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice takedown defense from Savic. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Savic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt
and Savic counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Savic throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savic circles away.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick.
Hill dives in and grabs Savic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savic pushes down on Hill's head and hops out.
Hill fails with the takedown.
Savic looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Savic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
Savic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill shoots and misses
and Savic counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Hill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savic counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Savic.
Savic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
Savic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hill fails with the takedown
and Savic counters with a nice body shot.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savic moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Savic misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots in looking for a takedown but Savic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Savic tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Savic to the ground. Savic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Savic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Savic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savic circles away.
Savic feints a counter leg kick.
Savic leaves Hill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hill shoots for a takedown but Savic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Savic saw that one coming.
Savic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Donk. Hill catches Savic right on the button with a cross.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hill is looking to wear down Savic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savic circles away.
Savic unleashes a big counter combination but Hill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Savic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill fails with the takedown.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Savic's hands.
Savic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savic looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Savic throws a body shot but no joy.
Savic misses the jab.
Savic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savic pushes Hill up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
I was talking to Hill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Savic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill looking to throw knees to the head but Savic is blocking nicely.
Hill tries for a takedown but Savic manages to get underhooks.
Savic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savic. That's going to slow Hill down.
Savic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Savic moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Savic to the mat! Savic manages to get full guard.
Savic working a defensive guard here.
Savic pulls Hill in close to his closed guard and prevents Hill from doing any damage or advancing position.
Savic working a defensive guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to control but Savic is working from the bottom.
Hill throwing strikes from guard but Savic blocks nicely.
Savic pulls Hill in close to prevent any damage.
Savic trying to control the position.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Savic tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Savic's waist but Savic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savic tries to move into range but Hill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill throws a body punch but Savic moves out of range.
Savic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Savic avoids the body shot from Hill.
Savic just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savic blocks a jab.
Savic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Savic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dragomir Savic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill tries for a takedown but Savic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Savic's waist but Savic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Hill's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Savic throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt
and Savic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Savic, which made it look bad.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savic as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill goes for a double leg but Savic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Savic continues to drive forward.
Hill fails with the takedown.
Savic has Hill up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Savic.
A short uppercut from Savic.
Hill looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Savic.
Savic works on Hill's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hill takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Savic.
Savic misses with a body punch.
Savic is pressed up against the ropes. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Savic down to the mat. Savic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savic drops Hill with a big left hand! Hill is injured, injured bad! Savic jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragomir Savic!
Dragomir Savic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Scott Hill had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 2580 p4p, 311 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 1778 p4p, 240 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Due West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Martin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martin is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith is trying to keep Martin in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Smith gets caught napping as Martin dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at Smitty's inform us that Smith has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Smith keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Smith is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Smith wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Martin wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Martin gets back to half guard.
Martin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking for subs from the bottom but Smith mounts him!
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martin is looking to escape.
Martin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
Martin actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martin!
Martin is trying to escape the mount.
Smith looking to secure an arm triangle but Martin defends it well.
Smith tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Smith prevents Martin from getting the reversal.
Martin tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Martin working to try and regain half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Martin is controlling an arm, preventing Smith from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith trying to control but Martin is having none of it.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Martin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
Martin is trying to reverse the position but instead Smith has taken his back - oops!
Martin tries to escape the position.
Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Smith has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Smith doesn't have the hooks in and Martin manages to turn into his guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Smith looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Martin off! Martin jumps back into Smith's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Smith wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Martin wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith controls the position from side control.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Martin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martin trying to control from Smith's half guard. Smith has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Martin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martin tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smith holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Martin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith prevents Martin from moving into mount.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Martin keeps moving and retains side control.
Martin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith won't allow Martin to pass to mount.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Martin wants to advance to full mount but Smith doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Martin trying to move into half guard but instead Smith has managed to sweep!
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith looking to control.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Frank Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin passes into half guard.
Martin wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Martin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Martin is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Martin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martin working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Smith's thigh. Smith counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Martin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Martin wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Martin is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Martin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martin.
Martin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Smith has picked Martin up and slammed him! Martin can't keep hold of the triangle and Smith manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
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 Frank Martin.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Austin Smith!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Austin Smith!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Austin Smith!
Austin Smith wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Austin Smith took to the microphone: 'I beat that monkey down! Yall like that shit?!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 1650 p4p, 223 weight class) and Keijo Maki (ranked 1471 p4p, 200 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maki counters with a low kick, right behind Popinski 's knee.
Keijo Maki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Maki misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maki.
Maki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popinski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popinski.
Good leg kick by Maki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Popinski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maki at a distance.
Maki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maki cracks Popinski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maki misses with a looping right.
Popinski throws a hook but Maki avoids it easily.
Popinski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popinski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popinski there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski looks to land a right hand but Maki moved out of range.
Popinski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Popinski looks to land a combination but Maki avoids it well.
Popinski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tessin's Toughest in the buildup to the fight.
Popinski walks into a jab.
Popinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maki misses with a low kick.
Maki looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
Maki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Popinski lands a leg kick that knocks Maki off balance momentarily.
A combination from Popinski does no damage.
Popinski throws a leg kick which misses Maki's front leg but catches the back leg as Maki tries to avoid it.
Maki misses with a body shot.
Popinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popinski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maki avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki lands a jab to the head.
Maki jabs Popinski right on the nose. Popinski blinks but takes it well.
Maki scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Maki as he connects with a hook.
Maki throws a leg kick
and Popinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Maki throws a jab when Popinski was well out of range.
Popinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maki missing with a left hand there. Popinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maki circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Maki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popinski. That did some damage!
Popinski throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Maki misses its intended target.
Maki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki ducks under a wild hook from Popinski.
Maki checks the leg kick.
Maki throws a front kick aimed at Popinski's knee but Popinski avoids it well.
Popinski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maki misses with a low kick as Popinski jumps back.
Maki dodges the punch combination from Popinski.
Maki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Popinski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maki avoids it.
Donk. Popinski catches Maki right on the button with a cross.
Maki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Popinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maki.
Maki misses with the body kick
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Popinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Keijo Maki has been cut.
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!
Maki slips under a jab.
Popinski misses with a low kick as Maki jumps back.
Maki misses with a straight left.
Maki takes one to the chin there.
Maki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Popinski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Popinski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maki.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popinski lands the left hand.
Maki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maki tries a low kick but Popinski avoids it.
Maki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Popinski throws a wild body kick that Maki sees coming a mile off.
Popinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maki.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maki checks the leg kick.
Maki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popinski.
Popinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maki.
Maki moves away from the strike by Popinski.
Popinski throws a sloppy head kick
and Popinski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Popinski looks to throw the jab but Maki is out of range.
Maki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maki misses with an uppercut. Popinski saw that one coming.
Maki scoring well with a low kick there.
Maki swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski walks into a stiff left hand from Maki.
Popinski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Maki looks to move away, Popinski throws a big counter combo but Maki just gets out of the way.
A head kick misses from Popinski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popinski looks to land a combination. Maki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maki ducks under a wild hook from Popinski.
Maki throws a hook but Popinski blocks it.
Maki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Popinski lands with a nice combination. Maki backs away looking to recover.
Maki misses with a hook.
Popinski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Popinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maki.
Maki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popinski throws out the jab.
Maki lands a glancing blow to the side of Popinski's head.
Maki misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Maki slams his shin into Popinski's torso.
Maki looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
Popinski throws a hook but Maki blocks it.
Maki lands a nice hook to Popinski's body. Popinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maki lands with a shot to the body.
Popinski connects with a looping right hand.
Popinski checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Maki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Popinski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maki throws out the jab.
Popinski blocks the body kick.
Popinski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maki. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Popinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Popinski blocks a head kick by Maki.
Popinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Popinski feints and then cracks Maki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maki down.
Popinski scores with a nice strike.
Popinski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maki's calf.
Popinski misses with a leg kick
and Maki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Popinski's knee momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maki, as that shot connected.
Maki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maki jabs at Popinski's body.
Popinski keeps Maki at a distance using the push kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Maki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popinski misses with a head kick.
Popinski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maki lands a jab to the nose.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maki - that will leave a mark!
Maki looks to score with a jab to the body but Popinski is just out of range.
Popinski thinks about countering with a head kick.
Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski throws a leg kick but Maki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maki cracks Popinski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Maki takes a swing at Popinski's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keijo Maki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keijo Maki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A swing and a miss from Popinski.
Popinski blocks a leg kick.
Popinski is looking to counter the offense by Maki and move into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maki, right into the meat.
Keijo Maki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popinski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Popinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popinski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Popinski slips under a jab from Maki.
Popinski jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maki looks to land a body kick but Popinski moved away.
Popinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Maki counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maki. Popinski shrugs it off though.
Popinski blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maki throws the kick towards the body but Popinski avoids it.
Popinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maki's sensitive parts.
Popinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maki moves away.
Maki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.
Maki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Popinski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Popinski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Popinski scores with a shot to the body.
Popinski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soda Popinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popinski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Popinski throws a counter high kick but Maki was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki misses with a right hand
and Popinski counters with a three punch combo that has Maki backing up. Maki nods at Popinski to acknowledge the strikes.
Popinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maki connects with a solid leg kick.
Maki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Popinski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maki moves out of range as Popinski throws a body kick.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Maki moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Maki - just one landing.
Maki throws a big shot that misses.
Maki blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maki throws a leg kick
and Popinski counters with a two punch combo.
Maki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Keijo Maki's cut even more.
Maki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Popinski.
Maki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maki throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Popinski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Popinski is looking to land body kicks.
Maki slips under a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Maki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters circling a little - Maki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Maki slams his shin into Popinski's torso.
Maki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Popinski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Maki.
Popinski checks the leg kick.
Maki thumps Popinski with a low kick.
Maki scores with a jab.
Maki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Popinski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Popinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Popinski ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
Maki swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Maki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popinski in his tracks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maki's calf.
Maki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popinski's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Maki.
Popinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popinski throws a right and a left that Maki avoids nicely.
Maki flicks out a counter leg kick but Popinski steps away.
Maki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Popinski checks the leg kick.
Popinski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Popinski's knee momentarily.
Maki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popinski.
A low kick from Maki is predictable there
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popinski looks to land a combination but Maki avoids it well.
Popinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Popinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maki can pounce on him.
Popinski's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maki 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.
It looked like Popinski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maki.
Popinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maki looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
Popinski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a looping left.
Popinski throws a leg kick which misses Maki's front leg but catches the back leg as Maki tries to avoid it.
Maki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Popinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popinski slips a straight right by Maki.
Maki moves out of range of the leg kick from Popinski.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a body punch but Maki moves out of range.
A big left from Maki misses.
The fighters circling - Maki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popinski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maki misses with a wild combination.
Popinski throws a body punch but Maki moves out of range.
Popinski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popinski on the side of the head.
Popinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Maki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popinski connects with a single shot there.
Popinski cracks Maki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maki moves out of range of the leg kick from Popinski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Popinski.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Popinski is predictable there
and Maki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Popinski's knee momentarily.
Popinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Popinski throws a looping overhand right but Maki ducks down to avoid it.
Popinski walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki checks a leg kick.
Maki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popinski.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maki.
A low kick from Popinski misses
and Maki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soda Popinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popinski walks into a straight right hand from Maki.
Popinski looks to land a body kick but Maki moved away.
Maki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popinski scores with a head kick.
Maki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Popinski is out of range and Maki settles back down.
Maki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Popinski as he checks the leg kick.
Maki scores with a hook.
Popinski motions for Maki to come forward. Popinski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Popinski misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Maki.
Maki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice combination there by Popinski.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keijo Maki.
I think Maki 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Keijo Maki!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Keijo Maki!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Keijo Maki!
Keijo Maki wins by unanimous decision!
Keijo Maki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Soda Popinski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Please Mac take me back, my new manager is clueless and didn't even check my profile!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 620 p4p, 77 weight class) and Conor Larkin (ranked 580 p4p, 71 weight class). Conor Larkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Larkin slips the punch.
Banner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larkin throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Larkin 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.
Larkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banner .
Larkin moves out of range as Banner strikes.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Banner connects with a high kick.
Banner works Larkin's body with a nice hook.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Larkin.
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!
Larkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Banner misses the jab.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Larkin moved out of range nicely.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin slips a jab from Banner .
Banner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin slips under a jab from Banner .
Larkin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Banner misses with a head kick.
Banner tried to score with a low kick but Larkin checks it.
It seemed like Larkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Banner .
Banner throws a front kick that sends Larkin stumbling back into the ropes.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Banner throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Larkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larkin misses with a straight left.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Larkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banner to score with a decent uppercut.
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
Banner scores with a sloppy right hand. Larkin should have avoided that one.
Banner lands a leg kick that knocks Larkin off balance momentarily.
Banner misses with a left hand
and Larkin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good shot there by Banner .
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!
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Larkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner slips under a jab from Larkin.
Banner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banner scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larkin closes the distance and clinches up with Banner , looking for a takedown. Larkin pushes Banner against the ropes but Banner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larkin avoids a kick to the body.
Larkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Larkin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banner is fending him off so far but Larkin persists. Nope, Banner circles away and we're back to standing.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Banner .
Larkin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Larkin shoots in and drives through. Banner sprawls well.
Lamont Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
Larkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banner throws the left hand but Larkin avoids the punch easily.
Larkin needs to keep his hands up - Banner had a free shot at his head there.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Larkin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Larkin walks into a stiff left hand from Banner .
Banner moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
Larkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Larkin lands a lovely overhand right.
Larkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Larkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banner circles away.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner throws a counter high kick but Larkin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Larkin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banner 's waist but Banner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larkin off to one side.
Larkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Banner does it's job there.
A jab from Banner misses.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Larkin moved out of range nicely.
Larkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin throws a leg kick which misses Banner 's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
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!
Larkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Larkin's head but Larkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Larkin saw that one coming.
Banner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Banner lands.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Banner moved out of range.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner .
Banner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banner as he jumps to the side.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot.
Larkin needs to keep his hands up - Banner had a free shot at his head there.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larkin.
Larkin misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Banner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!
Larkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larkin looks for a takedown but Banner sprawls well.
Banner lands with a cross.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Larkin's head but Larkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Banner lands.
Larkin shoots in and drives through. Banner sprawls well.
Banner avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Larkin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banner 's waist but Banner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larkin off to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Larkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larkin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Banner misses.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larkin.
Banner moves out of range as Larkin throws a body kick.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larkin slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Banner . That snapped Larkin's head back.
Banner lands with a slapping head kick.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larkin's calf.
Larkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Banner feints and then cracks Larkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larkin down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Banner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Banner misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larkin.
Banner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Larkin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Banner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Banner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Larkin is controlling him well.
Larkin decides to stand back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Banner as he connects with a hook.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner .
Larkin flicks out a counter leg kick but Banner steps away.
Larkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larkin.
Banner swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
A punch combination from Banner misses.
Larkin throws the left hand but Banner avoids the punch easily.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Banner . That snapped Larkin's head back.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Larkin misses with a straight right.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Larkin is out of range.
Banner feints a jab promting Larkin to slip. Banner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Larkin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab.
Banner misses the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Larkin slips under a jab from Banner .
Larkin staying out of range there.
Banner looks for the body kick but Larkin saw that one coming.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larkin lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larkin.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
Banner slips under a jab.
Larkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larkin defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Larkin momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner connects with a crisp jab.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Larkin saw that one coming.
Lamont Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Banner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Larkin looks for a takedown but Banner sprawls well.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larkin can do to turn this around?
Larkin shoots for a takedown but Banner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larkin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Larkin somewhat.
Lamont Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
Banner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larkin takes one to the chin there.
Banner moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larkin.
Larkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Banner 's head.
Lamont Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner throws the left hand but Larkin avoids the punch easily.
Larkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner .
Banner throws a hook to the side of Larkin's head but Larkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Larkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Larkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Banner .
Larkin throws a leg kick but Banner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner .
A swing and a miss from Banner .
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larkin.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larkin feints and then cracks Banner 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banner down.
Larkin scores with a takedown into Banner 's guard.
Larkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Banner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Larkin working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner is looking to stand up but Larkin isn't so interested in that idea.
Banner trying to control the position.
Banner keeping moving, preventing Larkin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin passes Banner 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Larkin throwing shots but Banner is blocking nicely.
Larkin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Banner scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Banner .
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Larkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banner .
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banner throws a right hand that misses
and Larkin counters with a nice body shot.
Banner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Larkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larkin takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
Banner misses with a hook
and Larkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larkin slips a jab from Banner .
Larkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Larkin ducks down to avoid it.
Larkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larkin misses with the combination.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Larkin moved out of range nicely.
Larkin misses with a kick to the body.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Larkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands the left hand.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Larkin finds it's target.
Larkin slips under a jab from Banner .
Larkin flicks out a counter leg kick but Banner steps away.
Larkin moves out of range as Banner strikes.
Larkin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Banner blocks it well.
Larkin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Larkin staying out of range there.
Larkin has a takedown stuffed.
Larkin misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Larkin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Larkin saw that one coming.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Larkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banner misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larkin.
Banner walks into a left hand.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Larkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Banner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larkin on the side of the head.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Larkin slips the punch.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Larkin slips the punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larkin.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner misses with a body punch
letting Larkin counter with a right hand.
Banner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Larkin misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Banner . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banner .
Larkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banner as he avoids it easily.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larkin throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larkin tries for a takedown but Banner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larkin is breathing heavily.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Larkin ducks down to avoid it.
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Larkin saw that one coming.
Larkin feints a counter leg kick.
Larkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Banner in the body.
Banner 's corner calls for a 1-2. Banner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larkin misses with a takedown attempt - Banner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
A jab from Banner does it's job there.
Banner throws a body punch but Larkin moves out of range.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larkin will feel that in the morning.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Larkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larkin throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Lamont Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Banner .
Banner lands with a shot to the body.
Banner lands a nice hook to Larkin's body. Larkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
A little jabbing left from Larkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Larkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner .
Larkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Conor Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamont Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Lamont Banner !
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Lamont Banner !
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Lamont Banner !
Lamont Banner wins by unanimous decision!
Lamont Banner 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 854 p4p, 112 weight class) and Latrobe Arundel (ranked 683 p4p, 93 weight class). Arundel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shook Ones. Latrobe Arundel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rogerio De Souza's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza tries for a takedown but Arundel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rogerio De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arundel lands a body shot.
De Souza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arundel.
Arundel digs a good hook to De Souza's body.
Arundel throws a shot to the body.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arundel as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogerio De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Arundel's head back.
Arundel digs a good body shot into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza fails with the takedown
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Souza is out of range and Arundel settles back down.
De Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Souza scores with a jab.
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Arundel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arundel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arundel lands a high kick!
A solid body kick from Arundel.
De Souza throws a sloppy body shot
and Arundel counters with a crisp right hand that drops De Souza! Arundel lets De Souza back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
De Souza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arundel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arundel closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks De Souza out cold! De Souza corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Latrobe Arundel!
A very excited looking Latrobe Arundel 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seamus MacNamara (ranked 184 p4p, 12 weight class) and Ian Laperierre (ranked 314 p4p, 19 weight class). MacNamara comes to the ring accompanied by The Ramones - I Wanna Live. Laperierre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tha Shiznit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laperierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacNamara moves away.
MacNamara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Laperierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacNamara manages to avoid it.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
Laperierre misses with a looping right.
Laperierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacNamara.
Laperierre misses the shot to the body.
As Laperierre backs away, MacNamara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacNamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laperierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacNamara manages to avoid it.
Laperierre misses with a looping right.
Laperierre takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
Laperierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MacNamara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacNamara lands a really nice looking cross but Laperierre seems unphased.
Laperierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacNamara on the side of the head.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Laperierre misses its intended target.
Laperierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacNamara moves away.
Laperierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laperierre throws a right hand that misses
and MacNamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laperierre lands with a nice body punch.
MacNamara scores with a punch to the head.
MacNamara lands with a straight right. Laperierre didn't see that one coming.
Laperierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Laperierre swings for the body but MacNamara moves out of range.
Laperierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Laperierre.
Laperierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
MacNamara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MacNamara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
MacNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laperierre.
Laperierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacNamara doesn't seem bothered though.
MacNamara is looking to slow Laperierre down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacNamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
Laperierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Laperierre blocks the low kick.
Nice body punch from Laperierre.
Laperierre throws a right hand that misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Laperierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacNamara moves away.
MacNamara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre is looking to clinch but MacNamara is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from MacNamara misses its target.
Nice jab there from Laperierre.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laperierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laperierre scores with a shot to the body.
MacNamara moves out of range as Laperierre strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Laperierre misses the target.
MacNamara looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacNamara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laperierre swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling MacNamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
MacNamara thinks about countering with a body kick.
A good leg kick by MacNamara.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laperierre manages to avoid it.
Laperierre tries to counter by closing the distance.
Laperierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacNamara.
MacNamara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laperierre just manages to avoid it.
Laperierre tries to clinch there but MacNamara circles away.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Laperierre misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice kick to the body.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Laperierre trying to control the position but instead, MacNamara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laperierre into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laperierre.
MacNamara managing to block the knees to the body from Laperierre.
Laperierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre crunches a lovely knee into MacNamara's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacNamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacNamara misses with a punch to the body.
MacNamara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacNamara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laperierre is trying to pull guard but MacNamara has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Laperierre.
MacNamara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laperierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laperierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacNamara is trying to push Laperierre away but Laperierre has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Laperierre looking to slow down the pace here.
MacNamara pushes Laperierre back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacNamara breaks the clinch.
MacNamara is looking to land body kicks.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laperierre manages to avoid it.
Laperierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laperierre avoids a kick to the body.
MacNamara moves out of range as Laperierre strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Laperierre throws a lazy right hand but MacNamara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacNamara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MacNamara swings for the body but Laperierre moves out of range.
Laperierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laperierre scores with the left hand. MacNamara knows he should have avoided that one.
MacNamara misses with a two punch combination.
MacNamara throws a shot from downtown. Laperierre moves away and avoids it.
Laperierre lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Laperierre.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
Laperierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laperierre loads up on a big right hand but MacNamara slips the punch.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Laperierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laperierre is looking to clinch.
It appears MacNamara was looking to counter with a kick there.
Laperierre is looking to clinch but MacNamara is avoiding it.
Laperierre lunges at MacNamara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacNamara's hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging MacNamara to the ground. Laperierre is now in MacNamara's guard.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. MacNamara manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacNamara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacNamara managing to block the knees to the body from Laperierre.
MacNamara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laperierre has him pressed against the ropes.
MacNamara breaks from the clinch.
Laperierre avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Ian Laperierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laperierre scores with the left hand. MacNamara knows he should have avoided that one.
Laperierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
A countering left hand to the body from Laperierre misses.
Laperierre misses with a looping right.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre misses with a lunging right hand
and MacNamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laperierre doesn't manage to clinch there - MacNamara circles away.
MacNamara misses with a straight left.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
Laperierre throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
A shot to the liver by Laperierre. Beautiful body shot.
MacNamara ducks right into an uppercut from Laperierre.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre throws out a loose jab but MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacNamara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laperierre will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from MacNamara misses the target.
Laperierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacNamara on the side of the head.
Laperierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from MacNamara misses the target.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laperierre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! MacNamara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laperierre misses the body punch
and MacNamara counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from MacNamara.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacNamara.
A shot to the body from Laperierre misses
and MacNamara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
MacNamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laperierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laperierre misses with a takedown attempt
and MacNamara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Laperierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre ducks under a wild hook from MacNamara.
Laperierre is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacNamara with a body shot.
Laperierre closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling MacNamara to counter with a crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laperierre.
Laperierre is looking to clinch.
Laperierre shoots in looking for a takedown. MacNamara tries to sprawl out of it but Laperierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. MacNamara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seamus MacNamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Laperierre.
Laperierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laperierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laperierre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laperierre misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
MacNamara throws a hook to the side of Laperierre's head but Laperierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laperierre is looking to clinch.
MacNamara misses with an uppercut.
Laperierre misses with a left hand
and MacNamara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laperierre's knee momentarily.
Laperierre misses with a left hand
and MacNamara counters with a nice body kick.
Laperierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara keeps the fight on the outside.
Laperierre loads up on a big right hand but MacNamara slips the punch.
MacNamara throws a body kick that misses.
MacNamara is looking to wear down Laperierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laperierre manages to avoid it.
Laperierre looks to land a left hand but MacNamara moved out of range nicely.
It looked like MacNamara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacNamara avoids the body shot from Laperierre.
Laperierre misses with a right hand
and MacNamara counters with a head kick.
Laperierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacNamara can pounce on him.
Laperierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
MacNamara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacNamara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laperierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Laperierre.
A big right from MacNamara misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Laperierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara looks for the body kick but Laperierre saw that one coming.
Laperierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laperierre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laperierre moves into the clinch successfully.
Laperierre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
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 Seamus MacNamara will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacNamara pushes Laperierre away with a front kick.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
Laperierre lands an overhand right.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacNamara.
Laperierre misses with an uppercut.
MacNamara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MacNamara delivers a nice body kick.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre misses with a looping right.
Laperierre tries to clinch there but MacNamara circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laperierre closes the distance and clinches.
Laperierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laperierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacNamara avoids it.
MacNamara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laperierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacNamara avoids it.
MacNamara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laperierre avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Laperierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacNamara.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre moves in looking to clinch but MacNamara pushes him off.
MacNamara moves out of range as Laperierre strikes.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laperierre.
Laperierre lands a nice looking body shot.
MacNamara connects with an inside leg kick.
Laperierre jabs MacNamara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Laperierre moves out of range.
Laperierre throws out a counter right but MacNamara avoids it with no problem.
Laperierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacNamara defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from MacNamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
Laperierre throws a hook but MacNamara avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacNamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre lands a right hook to the body.
Laperierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laperierre.
MacNamara throws a body shot but no joy.
Laperierre throws a body punch but MacNamara moves out of range.
MacNamara is looking to counter punch.
Laperierre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laperierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacNamara counters with a left 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!
MacNamara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
MacNamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from MacNamara.
It seemed like Laperierre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laperierre blocks a head kick by MacNamara.
Laperierre digs a good hook to MacNamara's body.
Laperierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laperierre misses the shot to the body.
Laperierre misses with a right hand
and MacNamara counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seamus MacNamara is winning the standup battle so far.
Laperierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laperierre fails with the takedown.
MacNamara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laperierre momentarily.
Laperierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from MacNamara does no damage.
Laperierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from MacNamara misses its target.
MacNamara lands a nice hook to Laperierre's body. Laperierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
MacNamara scoring well with a low kick there.
MacNamara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laperierre's calf.
Laperierre throws a hook but MacNamara blocks it.
Laperierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacNamara looks to land a body kick but Laperierre moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Laperierre throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
Laperierre misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of MacNamara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laperierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacNamara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laperierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacNamara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laperierre looks to land a left hand but MacNamara moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Laperierre.
Laperierre takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laperierre misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laperierre just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by MacNamara.
Laperierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laperierre feints a jab promting MacNamara to slip. Laperierre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. MacNamara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Laperierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MacNamara. That one must have hurt.
Laperierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laperierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Laperierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laperierre.
MacNamara defending well as Laperierre loads up on a big left hand.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but Laperierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laperierre blocks the body kick.
Laperierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with a one-two to the body.
Laperierre avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
MacNamara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
MacNamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Laperierre.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laperierre throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laperierre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laperierre throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Laperierre.
Laperierre throws a body punch but MacNamara moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacNamara.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from MacNamara. Laperierre shrugs it off though.
Laperierre throws a body shot but no joy.
MacNamara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laperierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
MacNamara thumps Laperierre with a low kick.
Laperierre throws a looping overhand right but MacNamara ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by MacNamara.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacNamara throws a push kick but Laperierre slaps the foot to one side.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laperierre manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Laperierre misses its intended target.
MacNamara swings for the body but Laperierre moves out of range.
Laperierre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laperierre connects with the punch.
MacNamara staying out of range there.
A low kick from MacNamara misses
enabling Laperierre to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Laperierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laperierre walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laperierre. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laperierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Laperierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Laperierre's body.
MacNamara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacNamara scores with a push kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre throws an off balance right hand
and MacNamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
That kick from MacNamara tenderised Laperierre's leg. Laperierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacNamara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laperierre misses with a body shot.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laperierre 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.
MacNamara lands with a nice body kick.
MacNamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laperierre takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
Laperierre swings for the body but MacNamara moves out of range.
MacNamara keeps the fight on the outside.
Laperierre checks the leg kick.
MacNamara scores with a jab to the body.
MacNamara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laperierre throws a body punch but MacNamara moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by MacNamara as he connects with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacNamara lands a nice shot that snaps Laperierre's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laperierre. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laperierre moves away.
MacNamara throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacNamara misses the jab.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laperierre just misses with a punch to the body.
MacNamara slips under a jab.
MacNamara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laperierre. That did some damage!
Laperierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laperierre swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacNamara counters with an outside leg kick.
MacNamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacNamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laperierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacNamara misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laperierre looks to score with a jab to the body but MacNamara is just out of range.
It looked like MacNamara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ian Laperierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacNamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laperierre throws out the jab.
MacNamara half committed to a counter leg kick.
MacNamara throws a low kick but Laperierre avoids it.
A big left from Laperierre misses.
Laperierre works the jab nicely.
Laperierre avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Laperierre staying out of range there.
MacNamara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacNamara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacNamara throws a push kick but Laperierre slaps the foot to one side.
MacNamara scores with a hook to the body. Laperierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laperierre.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Laperierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
Laperierre throws a hook but MacNamara avoids it easily.
Laperierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Laperierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre lands a slapping body shot.
Laperierre misses with a straight right.
MacNamara misses with a straight right.
MacNamara connects with a body shot that sends Laperierre's belly button to the back.
Laperierre misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Laperierre finds it's target.
Laperierre slips a jab from MacNamara.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laperierre has closed the distance and engaged MacNamara in a clinch.
Ian Laperierre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MacNamara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laperierre misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacNamara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laperierre gets a clinch.
MacNamara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laperierre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Laperierre on the inside.
MacNamara is trying to force a seperation but Laperierre has the dominant position.
MacNamara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laperierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacNamara.
MacNamara lands with a short shot to the head.
Laperierre struggles to land a body shot inside as MacNamara controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laperierre.
MacNamara managing to block the knees to the body from Laperierre.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
MacNamara tries to work over Laperierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacNamara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacNamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laperierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacNamara throws a quick counter head kick but Laperierre was just out of range.
MacNamara lands with a good body shot.
Laperierre tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacNamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Laperierre.
A swing and a miss from Laperierre.
As Laperierre backs away, MacNamara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara throws a front kick that sends Laperierre stumbling back into the ropes.
Laperierre connects with a crisp jab.
Laperierre cracks MacNamara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laperierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laperierre cracks MacNamara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Laperierre moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Laperierre.
MacNamara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laperierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laperierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacNamara.
MacNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacNamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre lands a right hook to the body.
Laperierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laperierre avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Laperierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara circles away from the clinch attempt
and MacNamara counters with a leg kick.
MacNamara avoids the body shot from Laperierre.
MacNamara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Laperierre.
You can see the frustration on MacNamara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laperierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by MacNamara, who protects the arm well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara is looking for a sweep.
Laperierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. MacNamara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
MacNamara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Laperierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacNamara defending well though.
Laperierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MacNamara sees it coming and defends easily.
MacNamara looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
MacNamara tries to get to full guard but Laperierre has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laperierre wants to take a breather but MacNamara is having none of it.
MacNamara is defending against the submission attempts here by Laperierre.
Laperierre is trying to work for a kimura but MacNamara is defending well.
Laperierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laperierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
MacNamara gets back to full guard.
Laperierre won't allow MacNamara to sweep him here.
Laperierre drops back looking for a leg! MacNamara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacNamara manages to kick Laperierre off! Laperierre jumps back into MacNamara's guard.
MacNamara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laperierre manages to get himself to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara wanted to stand there but Laperierre had control of the position.
MacNamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laperierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacNamara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laperierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacNamara has managed to get both his arms back between Laperierre's legs - danger averted.
Laperierre is looking for a triangle but MacNamara pushes his legs off easily.
MacNamara wants to control from the top but Laperierre keeps moving.
MacNamara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
MacNamara pushes down on Laperierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Seamus MacNamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
MacNamara tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Laperierre is looking to improve his position.
Laperierre is refusing to be controlled, as MacNamara sits in half guard.
Laperierre is looking to control MacNamara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laperierre avoid being mounted?
MacNamara wants to get back to his feet.
Laperierre is refusing to be controlled, as MacNamara sits in half guard.
MacNamara wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Laperierre uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laperierre is proving hard to escape from.
Laperierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacNamara defends it easily.
Laperierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MacNamara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
MacNamara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
MacNamara would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
MacNamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Laperierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laperierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacNamara defends well.
MacNamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Laperierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ian Laperierre.
I think MacNamara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Seamus MacNamara!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ian Laperierre!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Seamus MacNamara!
Seamus MacNamara wins by split decision!
Our winner, Seamus MacNamara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Mfer (ranked 837 p4p, 122 weight class) and Rey Roy Roy (ranked 515 p4p, 75 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Roy Roy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer is looking to clinch but Roy Roy is avoiding it.
Roy Roy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Roy Roy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roy Roy has closed the distance and engaged Mfer in a clinch.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roy Roy blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roy Roy prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Roy Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roy Roy is keeping busy.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Roy Roy avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the ropes.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Roy Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roy Roy lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Roy Roy.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Roy Roy lands with a short shot to the head.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy Roy prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy Roy scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Rey Roy Roy has been cut.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
A head punch on the inside from Roy Roy fails to land.
Roy Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Roy Roy takes a shot to the head.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roy Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy Roy prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy lands a body punch.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Roy Roy lands an uppercut.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Roy Roy.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roy Roy backwards.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy Roy is leaning against Mfer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Roy Roy.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mfer.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Roy Roy controls the action.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Roy Roy tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Roy Roy misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mfer tries to stall but Roy Roy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roy Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mfer tries to work over Roy Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy Roy lands a nice uppercut.
Roy Roy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Roy Roy tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Roy Roy prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer misses with some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Roy Roy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Roy Roy avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the ropes.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Roy Roy.
A nice left hand lands by Roy Roy.
It looks like Bull Mfer has been cut.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mfer digs a right hand underneath Roy Roy's ribcage. Roy Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roy Roy misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer lands a left hand.
Mfer trying to control the position but instead, Roy Roy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mfer into the ropes.
Roy Roy misses with some punches.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roy Roy as Mfer tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Roy Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer is pushing Roy Roy up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Roy Roy prevents a body shot from Mfer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mfer digs a right hand underneath Roy Roy's ribcage. Roy Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roy Roy takes a shot to the head.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy Roy controls his hands.
Roy Roy misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Roy Roy avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the ropes.
Mfer trying to stall but Roy Roy improves his position.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Roy Roy controls the action.
A hook to the body from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Mfer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Roy Roy throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
A big left from Mfer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy Roy. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy Roy can do to turn this around?
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Roy Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Roy Roy moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Roy Roy throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy Roy.
Mfer misses the body punch
and Roy Roy counters with a three punch combo that has Mfer backing up. Mfer nods at Roy Roy to acknowledge the strikes.
Roy Roy clinches up with Mfer and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy Roy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Mfer leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Roy Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer digs a right hand into Roy Roy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roy Roy's gas tank.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Mfer lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy Roy blocks an uppercut.
Roy Roy tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer tries to work over Roy Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roy Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer tries a body shot but Roy Roy blocks it.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Roy Roy.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mfer.
Roy Roy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mfer or not.
Roy Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Roy Roy lands with a short shot to the 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!
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mfer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roy Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer slowing the pace effectively.
Mfer looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roy Roy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Mfer.
Bull Mfer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Roy Roy.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Roy Roy cracks Mfer with a nice body shot.
Roy Roy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy Roy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy Roy.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Roy Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer stalling in the clinch but Roy Roy improves position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
A body shot lands from Roy Roy.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roy Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roy Roy tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Roy Roy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Roy Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
A right hand to the body from Roy Roy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roy Roy gets through Mfer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roy Roy.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Roy Roy can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Roy Roy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy Roy.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy lands with a left to the head.
Roy Roy lands a body shot.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy Roy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy Roy.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Roy Roy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Roy Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roy Roy lands with a left to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Roy Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy Roy blocking some punches.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Roy Roy.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer trying to stall but Roy Roy improves his position.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mfer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy lands with a left to the head.
Roy Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Roy Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer is rocked!
A short right from Roy Roy.
Oh Mfer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roy Roy mutters something to Mfer before pushing him back against the ropes. As Mfer comes back towards him, Roy Roy unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Mfer clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rey Roy Roy!
A very excited looking Rey Roy Roy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Oriola (ranked 204 p4p, 33 weight class) and Gasan Yakolev (ranked 1041 p4p, 129 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Oriola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gasan Yakolev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakolev tests Oriola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakolev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yakolev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oriola appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yakolev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oriola.
Oriola feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yakolev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oriola on the side of the head.
Oriola throws out a leg kick but Yakolev moves out of range and Oriola only half commits.
As Oriola backs off Yakolev throws a huge counter combo but Oriola manages to avoid it all.
Yakolev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oriola feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yakolev throws the left hand but Oriola avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriola lands with a slapping head kick.
Yakolev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yakolev throws a series of punches but Oriola moves out of range.
Yakolev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yakolev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oriola backs up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yakolev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for Yakolev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oriola appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yakolev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oriola tries to counter with a takedown but Yakolev is quick to defend against it.
Yakolev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oriola.
Oriola appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oriola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yakolev!
Oriola advances to full mount.
Oriola trying to control but Yakolev is having none of it.
Yakolev wants to control but Oriola is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriola has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yakolev's face.
The referee warns Yakolev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yakolev is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oriola connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yakolev is still in real trouble! Can Oriola finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Oriola! Yakolev is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Oriola!
Diego Oriola was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 44 p4p, 3 weight class) and Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 114 p4p, 8 weight class). Takeishi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kabuki Gomen-Jyo. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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340 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitsugu Takeishi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeishi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mitsugu Takeishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Takeishi misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar slips a straight right by Takeishi.
Takeishi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takeishi's head.
Lesnar with the ground and pound but Takeishi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takeishi can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takeishi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control but Takeishi is working from the bottom.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Takeishi trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnar cracks Takeishi with a solid left hand.
Takeishi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lesnar distracts Takeishi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Takeishi is retaining full guard.
Takeishi is pulling down on Lesnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lesnar, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lesnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Takeishi misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Takeishi throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Takeishi takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Takeishi's guard.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lesnar is fighting to break Takeishi's control of his arms but Takeishi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takeishi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeishi keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Takeishi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeishi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takeishi's head.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeishi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Takeishi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takeishi's head.
Takeishi working a defensive guard here.
Lesnar stands up over Takeishi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar pushing down on Takeishi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lesnar is stalling here. Takeishi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lesnar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Takeishi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lesnar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lesnar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takeishi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lesnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takeishi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar is in close to Takeishi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Takeishi keeps moving.
Lesnar throws a strike but Takeishi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lesnar is pulling down on Takeishi's head. It's preventing any offense from Takeishi, at least for the moment.
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Takeishi postures up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takeishi is one step ahead there.
Lesnar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lesnar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.
Lesnar postures up in Takeishi's guard and throws a big left but Takeishi blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up in Takeishi's guard and throws a big left but Takeishi blocks it.
Lesnar postures up in Takeishi's guard and throws a big left but Takeishi blocks it.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeishi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takeishi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lesnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Takeishi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Takeishi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesnar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takeishi because Lesnar loaded up on that one.
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Takeishi looks a forlorn figure.
Lesnar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takeishi because Lesnar loaded up on that one.
The referee warns Takeishi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the 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!
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeishi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar breaks from Takeishi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lesnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Takeishi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Takeishi to control.
Takeishi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lesnar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar landing punches.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lesnar tries to control but Takeishi wriggling away.
Lesnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takeishi?
Takeishi is rocked!
Lesnar lands a big shot to the head and Takeishi winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar retains his super heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Mark Lesnar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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