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RapidFC Tokyo 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Blight (ranked 7141 p4p, 533 weight class) and Steave Orliely (ranked 23475 p4p, 568 weight class). Luca Blight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steave Orliely!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blight checks a leg kick.
Orliely moves into the clinch.
Blight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orliely prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orliely prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blight keeps control of Orliely as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orliely is trying to break the clinch but Blight has him pressed against the cage.
Blight prevents Orliely from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orliely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blight walks away with a smile on his face. Orliely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orliely closes the distance and clinches.
Blight tries a body shot but Orliely blocks it.
Orliely is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blight drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orliely pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Blight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orliely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blight tries to avoid it but Orliely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blight to the ground. Blight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steave Orliely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orliely will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orliely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orliely somewhat.
Orliely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orliely throws a right hand that Blight ducks under and follows up with a left that Blight also avoids with ease.
Orliely pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blight back to the cage. Orliely follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blight is looking to clinch.
Orliely fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blight checks it well.
Orliely misses with a series of wild punches.
Blight half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Orliely misses with a body shot.
Orliely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orliely throws a head kick but Blight moves out of range.
A big left from Orliely misses.
As Orliely tries to get set, Blight tries to push him back and clinch up but Orliely manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orliely lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight moves out of range of the leg kick from Orliely.
Orliely attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blight goes for a double leg but Orliely avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orliely continues to drive forward.
Orliely lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blight, right into the meat.
Orliely keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orliely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orliely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orliely tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orliely throws an overhand right that lands on Blight's shoulder, as Blight tries to avoid the shot.
Blight changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orliely misses with a two punch combination.
Blight half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Orliely tries to clinch but Blight moves out of range.
Blight looks to score with a jab to the body but Orliely is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Orliely. Those never looked like landing.
Blight changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blight doesn't manage to clinch there - Orliely circles away.
Orliely closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blight to the mat! Blight manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blight is on top in guard.
Blight 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.
Blight looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing that Blight has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blight forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blight is looking to take a break and control but Orliely is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steave Orliely dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orliely clinches with his opponent.
Blight working aggressively here.
Orliely wants to take the fight to the mat but Blight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Orliely throws a head punch that misses.
Blight can't find room to land a body shot as Orliely controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orliely wants to break free but Blight has control.
Blight is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight tries to work over Orliely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orliely avoids it.
Orliely is looking to break free of the clinch but Blight has double underhooks.
Blight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orliely or not.
Orliely tries to pull guard but Blight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Orliely manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orliely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orliely throws a jab but it's blocked by Blight.
Orliely takes the fight into the clinch.
Orliely is trying to break the clinch but Blight is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orliely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steave Orliely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orliely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orliely gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orliely blocks it with crossed arms.
Blight misses with a punch on the inside.
Blight has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orliely is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orliely working hard to break the clinch.
Blight is trying to stall.
Orliely tries to break free but Blight pushes him back against the cage.
Blight landing knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orliely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orliely tries to break the clinch but Blight is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steave Orliely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Blight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orliely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blight tries to land a knee to the head but Orliely blocks with his arms.
Orliely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blight walks away with a smile on his face. Orliely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orliely has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orliely scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orliely works the jab nicely.
Orliely misses the shot to the body.
Blight feinted with a counter takedown.
Blight moves out of range of the strikes.
Blight tries to counter with a takedown but Orliely is quick to defend against it.
Blight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orliely changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blight looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blight manages to work his way to half guard, despite Orliely's best efforts.
Orliely wants to stand up but Blight is controlling the position.
Orliely takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blight wants to control but Orliely is keeping busy.
Orliely is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orliely pushing down on Blight's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blight holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orliely is controlling the pace.
Orliely wants to get back to his feet.
Blight won't allow Orliely to pass to mount.
Orliely seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Orliely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orliely controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight is looking to clinch but Orliely is avoiding it.
Blight ducks under a wild hook from Orliely.
Blight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orliely throws out the jab.
Blight tries to counter by clinching up but Orliely breaks away and moves out of range.
Orliely looks to score with a jab to the body but Blight is just out of range.
Blight attempts a counter takedown but Orliely avoids it well and moves away.
Orliely shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Orliely was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Orliely trying to control the action but Blight is working from the bottom.
Orliely is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Blight's shoulder. That is not cool.
Orliely looking to control but instead Blight has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Blight is trying to maintain the position but Orliely is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orliely tries to stand and escape but Blight actually recovers to full guard.
Orliely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blight has a closed guard, preventing Orliely from standing up.
Orliely stands and steps away. Blight gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Steave Orliely is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steave Orliely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orliely attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orliely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orliely throws out a leg kick but Blight moves out of range and Orliely only half commits.
Orliely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Orliely.
Luca Blight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steave Orliely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orliely winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steave Orliely!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 4452 p4p, 449 weight class) and Yves Trudeau (ranked 6853 p4p, 521 weight class). Krawlee comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trudeau sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krawlee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trudeau swivels and escapes.
Nice shot by Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a series of punches but Krawlee moves out of range.
Trudeau misses with the combination.
Krawlee throws a right and a left that Trudeau avoids nicely.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown but Trudeau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krawlee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krawlee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trudeau to the mat! Trudeau manages to get full guard.
Krawlee tries to free his leg and advance position but Trudeau is retaining full guard.
Trudeau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krawlee wants to control from the top but Trudeau keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krawlee tries to free his leg and advance position but Trudeau is retaining full guard.
Krawlee drops back looking for a leg! Trudeau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trudeau manages to kick Krawlee off! Krawlee jumps back into Trudeau's guard.
Krawlee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau is trying to control the position but Krawlee postures up.
Trudeau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krawlee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krawlee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing good reports from Krawlee's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Krawlee wants to pass the guard but Trudeau is keeping the position.
Krawlee slips nicely into half guard.
Krawlee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trudeau defends it well.
Trudeau manages to get to full guard.
Trudeau escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krawlee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Krawlee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trudeau 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trudeau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krawlee forces his way into half guard.
Trudeau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krawlee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krawlee is looking for a kimura here.
Krawlee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau wants to control but Krawlee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trudeau is staying active underneath Krawlee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Krawlee tries to pass to full mount but Trudeau defends it.
Krawlee is working for a submission of some sort.
Krawlee is looking for a kimura but Trudeau is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Krawlee to get the leverage.
Krawlee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trudeau has managed to free his arm - good work.
Krawlee prevents Trudeau from improving his position.
Trudeau manages to get to full guard.
That's four 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.
Krawlee trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krawlee stopping the sweep attempt from Trudeau.
Krawlee trying to control the position from guard on top but Trudeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau trying to control the position here.
Trudeau looking to control.
Krawlee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Trudeau is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krawlee tries for a kimura but Trudeau is defending well.
Krawlee has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Trudeau is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Krawlee yanks on the arm and Trudeau is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Krawlee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kree P Krawlee!
After the big win, Kree P Krawlee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Landry (ranked 2865 p4p, 358 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 3462 p4p, 404 weight class). Ryan Landry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry thuds a left hand into Bonin's body.
Bonin 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.
Landry dodges the punch combination from Bonin.
Landry digs a good body shot into Bonin's ribs.
Bonin tries a head kick but it misses.
Landry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landry connects with a body shot that sends Bonin's belly button to the back.
Landry scores with a jab.
Landry tried to score with a low kick but Bonin checks it.
Bonin lands with a shot to the body.
Landry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Landry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonin throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.
Landry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry slips a jab from Bonin.
Landry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Landry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Landry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonin. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonin momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin walks into a stiff left hand from Landry.
Landry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Landry slips a jab and a cross from Bonin.
Landry tried to counter with a leg kick but Bonin avoided it.
Landry with a hook.
Jab, jab by Landry - just one landing.
Landry shoots in and gets a takedown into Bonin's guard.
Landry stands and throws Bonin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Landry throws a strike aimed at the side of Bonin's head but Bonin avoids it well.
Landry tries to score with some ground and pound. Bonin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Landry taking a breather here.
Bonin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Landry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry taking a breather here.
Bonin is looking for a sweep.
Bonin wants to control but Landry postures up.
Landry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bonin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Landry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonin, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Landry taking a breather here.
Landry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Landry controls the position.
Landry working away.
Landry working the ground and pound but Bonin is defending the strikes.
Landry working the strikes but Bonin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Landry 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.
Landry slows the pace down in half guard.
Bonin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Landry looking to secure an arm triangle but Bonin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Landry dominated that round.
That's time! Landry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonin misses with a straight left.
Landry scores with a nice head shot.
Landry with a hook.
William Bonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Bonin.
Bonin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Landry looks to land a combination. Bonin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bonin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Landry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonin eats them both and turns towards Landry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landry misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonin! But no joy.
Landry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Landry cracks a nice hook into Bonin's ribs.
Bonin misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Landry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Landry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bonin on his heels. He'll look to pass Bonin's guard now, I'm sure.
Bonin wants to control but Landry passes easily into half guard.
Ground and pound from Landry.
Landry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Landry thows a huge punch but Bonin dodges it nicely.
Landry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Landry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Landry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Landry tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bonin controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonin looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Landry pushes past his half guard into mount!
Landry throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Landry controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry looking to finish with strikes here!
Bonin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Landry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Landry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bonin tries to reverse the position but Landry maintains control.
Landry thowing shots but they're missing.
Landry controlling from the full mount.
Landry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bonin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Landry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonin looks a forlorn figure.
Landry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Landry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Landry throws a looping overhand right but Bonin ducks down to avoid it.
Bonin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonin blocks the body kick.
Landry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonin.
Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Landry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landry misses the jab.
Landry connects with a looping right hand.
Landry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Landry tries a low kick but Bonin avoids it.
Landry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonin takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Bonin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Landry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonin has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Landry's corner calls for a 1-2. Landry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonin can do to turn this around?
Landry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landry sizes up Bonin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonin drops his hands momentarily and Landry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Landry slips a jab from Bonin.
Landry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonin takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
Landry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bonin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry throws an off balance right hand
and Bonin counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Landry!
Ryan Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Landry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Landry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry avoids the head kick by Bonin.
A jab from Landry does it's job there.
Landry throws a leg kick but Bonin checks it.
Bonin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Landry lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Landry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Landry gets the takedown into side control.
Landry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bonin is trying to escape the position but Landry is controlling the position.
Landry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bonin seems a little lost for a moment, as Landry dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bonin dodges the ground and pound from Landry.
Landry controls the position.
Ryan Landry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Landry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ryan Landry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Landry working the head and body with strikes.
Landry working the ground and pound but Bonin is defending the strikes.
Bonin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Landry lands with a punch from half guard.
Landry is controlling the pace.
Bonin is looking for a sweep. Landry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Landry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Landry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Cutlas (ranked 2883 p4p, 360 weight class) and Tim Drive (ranked 2296 p4p, 283 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcin Cutlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutlas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drive manages to avoid it.
Drive looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cutlas takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Drive avoids the body shot from Cutlas.
Drive avoids the body shot from Cutlas.
A little jabbing left from Drive on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drive misses with a hook.
Cutlas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Drive lunges at Cutlas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cutlas's hand.
Drive on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drive dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drive waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cutlas.
Marcin Cutlas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutlas staying out of range there.
Drive lands with a shot to the body.
Cutlas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drive takes a swing at Cutlas's ribcage but misses.
Drive misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cutlas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutlas cracks Drive with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cutlas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drive's guard.
Cutlas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drive working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cutlas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cutlas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cutlas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drive swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cutlas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cutlas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drive's head.
Cutlas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cutlas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing that Cutlas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cutlas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cutlas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drive trying to control the position.
Drive is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cutlas is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drive is looking for a triangle but Cutlas pushes his legs off easily.
Drive has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cutlas distracts Drive with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drive is trying to control the position but Cutlas postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cutlas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drive keeping moving, preventing Cutlas from controlling successfully.
Drive preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cutlas landing some decent shots from guard.
Drive controlling the position.
Cutlas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drive swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drive not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cutlas is looking to wear down Drive with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cutlas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drive.
Cutlas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutlas scores with a hook to the body. Drive takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drive with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cutlas to score with a decent uppercut.
Drive ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drive waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cutlas.
Drive dips to his left and cracks Cutlas with an uppercut!
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutlas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutlas moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cutlas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drive avoids the body shot from Cutlas.
A countering left hand to the body from Drive misses.
Cutlas moves away from the strike by Drive.
Drive scores with the left hand. Cutlas knows he should have avoided that one.
Cutlas lands a jab.
Drive takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Drive will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cutlas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cutlas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutlas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cutlas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drive moves away.
Cutlas just misses with a punch to the body.
Drive misses with a straight left.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Cutlas takes one on the button.
Drive gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drive keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drive doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cutlas lands with a right hand.
Drive lands a jab to the head.
Cutlas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drive counters with a straight right hand.
Cutlas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive drops Cutlas with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cutlas! Drive dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Drive!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Drive thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Marcin Cutlas spoke after the fight, saying '110 iq'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ameqran Anto (ranked 2363 p4p, 269 weight class) and Charlie Astro (ranked 2496 p4p, 281 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ameqran Anto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charlie Astro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Anto with that takedown attempt.
Anto gets the takedown into side control.
Astro dodges the ground and pound from Anto.
Astro is pushing Anto's head away, looking to escape. Anto manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Astro some visible discomfort.
Anto decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Anto moves into the clinch.
Anto has a couple of punches blocked by Astro.
Anto prevents Astro from breaking the clinch.
Anto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Astro breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Astro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Astro is looking to land body kicks.
Astro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Astro.
Anto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anto is nestled in close to Astro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anto decides to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astro throws a hook but Anto avoids it easily.
It looked like Anto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Astro misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astro. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anto slips under a jab.
Astro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Astro takes a swing at Anto's ribcage but misses.
Anto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Astro.
Anto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Astro quickly recovers to half guard.
Astro tries to kick Anto off but Anto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anto slips a nice elbow through Astro's hands, connecting with Astro's forehead.
Anto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Astro is trying to stand back up but Anto is controlling him
Anto escapes and gets back to his feet.
Anto lands a nice shot to the body.
Astro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anto tries to counter with a takedown but Astro is quick to defend against it.
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astro.
Astro misses the body punch
and Anto counters with a stiff right hand.
Astro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Astro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anto has his takedown stuffed
and Astro counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anto shoots for a double leg takedown but Astro sprawls well. He's pushed Anto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Astro misses with an uppercut
and Anto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anto wants to control but Astro is keeping him busy.
Anto decides to stand and escape the position.
Astro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anto.
Anto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Astro!
Astro is trying to get back to his feet.
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 Ameqran Anto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anto tries to move into range but Astro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Astro swivels and escapes.
Astro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Astro avoids it really well and circles away.
Astro scores with a jab. Anto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charlie Astro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anto shoots and misses
enabling Astro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astro misses with a hook. Anto ducked under it nicely.
Anto feinted with a counter takedown.
Anto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice sprawl there from Astro as Anto shoots in.
Astro throws a jab when Anto was well out of range.
Anto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Astro.
Anto blocks a jab.
Anto attempts a counter takedown but Astro avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Astro throws a big shot that misses.
Anto feinted with a counter takedown.
Anto scores with a decent looking hook.
Anto shoots for a double leg takedown but Astro sprawls well. He's pushed Anto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Astro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anto somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Astro misses.
Astro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anto.
Anto has a takedown stuffed.
Astro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Anto just misses with a punch to the body.
Anto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Astro is trying to defend but Anto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Astro has one foot on Anto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Astro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Astro slaps away a takedown attempt from Anto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Astro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Astro lands a nice looking body shot.
Astro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Astro.
Astro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Astro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anto.
Nice body kick there by Astro.
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astro cracks Anto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Astro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Astro throws out a powerful jab.
Anto cracks Astro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Astro swats away the attempt to clinch by Anto.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Astro as he jumps to the side.
Astro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Astro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astro connects with a body shot that sends Anto's belly button to the back.
Anto tries for a takedown but Astro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Astro throws a lazy uppercut
and Anto counters with a straight right hand.
Anto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Astro.
Astro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astro looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Astro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Astro.
Anto is looking to counter the offense by Astro and move into the clinch.
Anto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Astro swivels and escapes.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astro.
Anto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Astro just misses with a punch to the body.
Astro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Astro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Astro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anto with a poor takedown
letting Astro counter with a right hand.
Astro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Astro scores with a nice head shot.
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astro.
Anto attempts a counter takedown but Astro avoids it well and moves away.
Astro cracks a nice hook into Anto's ribs.
Anto lands with a right hand.
Astro connects with a looping right hand.
Anto looks for a takedown but Astro sprawls well.
Anto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Astro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anto scrambles back to his feet.
Anto moves away from the strike by Astro.
Astro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anto lands a really nice looking cross but Astro seems unphased.
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!
Anto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anto has time to react.
Astro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anto closes the distance and pushes Astro back into the cage.
Anto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Astro walks away with a smile on his face. Anto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Astro misses.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Anto moves away from the strike by Astro.
Astro throws a nice looking combination but Anto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Astro to score with a decent uppercut.
Anto darts in looking for a takedown but Astro gets double underhooks and turns Anto into the cage.
Astro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anto has time to react.
Astro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anto. Anto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Anto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto slips a jab from Astro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astro. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astro looks to throw the jab but Anto is out of range.
Anto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Astro defends it nicely.
Astro looks to land a combination but Anto avoids it well.
Anto slips a straight right by Astro.
Anto tries to clinch but Astro moves out of range.
Anto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Astro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anto.
Decent striking displayed by Astro there.
Anto closes the distance but Astro moves to the side
enabling Astro to counter with a crisp jab.
Anto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Astro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Anto slips under a jab.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anto darts in trying to clinch
and Astro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anto slips under a jab from Astro.
Astro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astro. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Astro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Charlie Astro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Astro defends well and Anto ends up having to push Astro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Astro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Astro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Astro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anto.
Astro has his feet on Anto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Astro misses.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt.
Astro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anto passes into half guard.
Astro is trying to stand up here but Anto is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Astro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Astro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Astro!
Charlie Astro 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.
The defeated Ameqran Anto had this to say: 'Thanks for coming '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 2461 p4p, 305 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 2796 p4p, 349 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn connects with a looping right hand.
Quinn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dokov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dokov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quinn lands a nice hook to Dokov's body. Dokov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quinn.
Dokov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dokov throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quinn.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn lands a head shot.
Quinn lunges at Dokov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dokov's hand.
Quinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quinn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dokovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dokov is just out of range.
Quinn catches Dokov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
Billy Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Dokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dokov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quinn to score with a decent uppercut.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Dokov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dokov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Billy Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Dokov.
It looked like Quinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dokov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quinn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn dips to his left and cracks Dokov with an uppercut!
Dokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quinn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dokov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quinn lands an overhand right.
Quinn tests Dokov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn lands with a good body shot.
Dokov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dokov moves into the clinch.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Quinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body. Dokov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quinn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quinn tests Dokov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quinn connects with a jab.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Quinn keeps it at a distance.
Dokov forces Quinn back against the cage and clinches.
Dokov managing to block the knees to the body from Quinn.
Quinn has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Quinn manages to break the clinch.
Quinn works Dokov's body with a nice hook.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn scores with a hook to the body. Dokov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quinn misses with a body shot.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Quinn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinn scores with a nice head shot.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Dokov slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dokov.
Dokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Quinn.
Dokov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dokov pulls guard effortlessly.
Quinn pushes down on Dokov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quinn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quinn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Quinn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dokov on the side of the head.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billy Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dokov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dokov.
Quinn jabs Dokov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quinn.
Quinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Dokov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn moves away
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Quinn there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dokov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dokov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quinn.
Dokov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quinn but Quinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Quinn scores with a leg kick.
Quinn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Quinn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dokov clinches with his opponent.
Dokov tries to pull guard but Quinn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dokov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a body punch.
Quinn landing knees to the head.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Dokov blocks it.
Dokov struggles to land a body shot inside as Quinn controls his hands.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but Dokov blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dokov eats them both and turns towards Quinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dokov has his takedown stuffed
and Quinn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dokov's knee momentarily.
Billy Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
Dokov instigates a clinch.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quinn scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Dokov fails to land.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but Dokov blocks with his arms.
Quinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dokov stalling in the clinch.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn misses with the head strike.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn lands an elbow inside.
Dokov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokov has double underhooks.
Dokov manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a right hand that Dokov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dokov also avoids with ease.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn misses with an uppercut
and Dokov counters with a crisp one two that drops Quinn! Dokov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Quinn to his feet! Quinn is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Dokov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Quinn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn connects with the punch.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Quinn. Those never looked like landing.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Quinn is avoiding it.
Quinn throwing a counter right hand but Dokov manages to avoid it.
Dokov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Quinn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dokov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dokov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quinn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dokov in his tracks.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quinn.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Quinn keeps it at a distance.
Quinn gets tackled into the cage by Dokov. Dokov maintains the clinch.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dokov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dokov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dokov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quinn backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quinn tries to land a knee to the head but Dokov blocks with his arms.
Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Dokov walks into a left hand.
Quinn works the jab nicely.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dokov moves away.
Quinn scores with a sloppy right hand. Dokov should have avoided that one.
Dokov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Quinn misses with a right hand
and Dokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quinn, as that shot connected.
Quinn cracks Dokov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Dokov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Quinn circles away.
A left lands for Quinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov walks into a straight right hand from Quinn.
Dokov closes the distance and pushes Quinn back into the cage.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dokov uses from the top position.
Dokov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quinn pulls Dokov in close to his closed guard and prevents Dokov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dokov manages to get himself to full guard.
Dokov wants to stand and escape but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Dokov keeps moving.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Quinn any problems.
Dokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Dokov, not yet.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
Quinn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov wants to stand but Quinn is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Dokov blocks nicely.
Dokov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet but Quinn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dokov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Quinn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Dokov, not yet.
Quinn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dokov's guard.
Quinn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dokov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dokov hang on?
Quinn breaks from Dokov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Billy Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Dokov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dokov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Quinn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quinn continues to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
Billy Quinn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Waters (ranked 3505 p4p, 319 weight class) and Jonny Baker (ranked 3979 p4p, 347 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrious Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Baker!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baker defends well and Waters ends up having to push Baker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Waters backs off Baker throws a huge counter combo but Waters manages to avoid it all.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.
Waters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch.
Waters can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waters is looking to take this one to the mat.
Baker has Waters pushed against the cage.
Baker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Waters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Waters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Waters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Waters has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Waters tries for a takedown. No joy.
Waters can't get the takedown.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Waters tries for a takedown but Baker manages to get underhooks.
Waters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Waters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baker is defending well.
Waters wants to take the fight to the mat but Baker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baker is pushing Waters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baker leaning against his opponent.
Baker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A right hook to the body lands for Baker.
Baker lands a right hand.
Baker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker slowing the pace effectively.
Baker stalling.
The crowd are getting on Baker's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonny Baker.
Waters shoots in but no luck this time.
Waters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waters dives in and grabs Baker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baker pushes down on Waters's head and hops out.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baker as he jumps to the side.
Baker stuffs the takedown.
Waters is breathing heavily.
Waters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baker defends well and Waters ends up having to push Baker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Waters dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Baker to work.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Waters up against the cage.
Waters being controlled against the cage.
Waters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Baker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonny Baker.
Horrible takedown attempt by Waters or perhaps it was just good defense by Baker, which made it look bad.
Baker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four 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.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Waters rather than just go for the knockout.
Waters has his takedown stuffed
and Baker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Waters misses with a takedown
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch.
Waters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baker stalling against the cage.
Waters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Waters needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baker sprawls well. Baker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Baker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waters doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Waters.
Waters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baker connects with the punch.
Waters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waters shoots and misses
and Baker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waters can't get the takedown.
Baker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baker prevents it.
Waters changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker scores with the left hand. Waters knows he should have avoided that one.
Baker scores with a jab to the body.
Baker stuffs the takedown.
Jonny Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baker looks to land a combination. Waters sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Waters is defended easily by Baker.
Waters misses with a takedown
and Baker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baker lands a body punch.
Jonny Baker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Baker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baker receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Baker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Baker lands a shot to the body.
Baker has Waters pushed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonny Baker.
Waters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baker slaps away a takedown attempt from Waters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker stuffs the takedown.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baker swivels and escapes.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker is leaning against Waters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Baker - that landed with a thud.
Waters has Baker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a shot to the body.
Waters being controlled against the cage.
Baker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Waters.
Baker is pressed up against the cage. Waters has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baker down to the mat. Baker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Waters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Waters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Waters shoots and misses
and Baker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
Baker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baker avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Waters gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baker lands a body shot.
Waters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baker jabs Waters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waters fails with the takedown
and Baker counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker is pushing Waters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waters tries to score a body lock takedown but Baker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waters tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Baker - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Waters up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Baker.
Waters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Waters is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Waters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baker prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker has Waters pressed against the cage.
Baker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker stalls.
Come on Baker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Waters goes for a takedown attempt but Baker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Waters tries for a takedown but Baker circles away easily
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters shoots for a takedown but Baker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jonny Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waters shoots and misses
and Baker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Waters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Waters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baker lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker scores with a hook to the body.
Waters letting Baker take a breather here.
Waters has Baker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Baker.
A hook to the body from Baker.
Baker pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baker is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waters or not.
Waters is working for takedown but Baker is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Waters drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Waters closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Waters pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Waters walks into a stiff left hand from Baker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker leaves Waters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baker jabs Waters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waters at a distance.
Demetrious Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonny Baker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baker lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Baker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Baker!
Jonny Baker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gonzales (ranked 2913 p4p, 363 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 2162 p4p, 273 weight class). Gonzales comes into the arena with Stormzy - Shut Up blaring out of the sound system. Abdul Rahman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luis Gonzales's chin.
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales forces Rahman back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Rahman.
Rahman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gonzales throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Rahman slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Gonzales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzales fails to land.
Gonzales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzales controls the action.
Rahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzales misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzales.
Rahman lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Gonzales.
Good body shot from Rahman.
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rahman.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzales's elbow.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman cracks Gonzales with a nice body shot.
Rahman lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rahman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahman throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
Rahman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rahman cracks Gonzales with a nice body shot.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Rahman.
Gonzales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rahman.
Rahman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzales's elbow.
Rahman just leaning against Gonzales, taking a breather.
Rahman lands a left hand.
Gonzales tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Gonzales back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahman lands with a left to the head.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
Rahman lands a left hand.
Gonzales is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Oh Gonzales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
Rahman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rahman creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gonzales with a big uppercut! Gonzales tries to clinch up but Rahman pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gonzales to the mat! Gonzales covers up and Rahman unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abdul Rahman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 266 p4p, 38 weight class) and John Titor (ranked 678 p4p, 96 weight class). Bissainthe comes into the arena with African Voodoo Drum Music blaring out of the sound system. Titor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John Titor-Going To Space kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Titor feints the counter takedown.
Titor throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titor.
Bissainthe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bissainthe slips under a jab from Titor.
Titor throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Titor cracks Bissainthe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Titor swinging wildly here.
John Titor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Titor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Titor finds it's target.
Titor tests Bissainthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Titor tries to work over Bissainthe's front leg with a kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Bissainthe defending well as Titor loads up on a big left hand.
Bissainthe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Titor throws a shot from downtown. Bissainthe moves away and avoids it.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Titor down with leg kicks.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bissainthe tests Titor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bissainthe jabs Titor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick that knocks Titor off balance momentarily.
Titor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bissainthe cracks Titor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws out a leg kick but Titor moves out of range and Bissainthe only half commits.
Titor dips to his left and cracks Bissainthe with an uppercut!
Titor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Titor throws a sloppy head kick
and Titor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Titor throws a looping overhand right but Bissainthe ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Titor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Titor moved out of range nicely.
Titor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Titor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bissainthe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Titor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bissainthe in his tracks.
Bissainthe misses with a series of wild punches.
Titor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Titor throws a chopping leg kick but Bissainthe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bissainthe misses with a left hand
and Titor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bissainthe scores with a hook.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titor manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titor! But no joy.
Bissainthe misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Titor throws a right hand that Bissainthe ducks under and follows up with a left that Bissainthe also avoids with ease.
Titor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bissainthe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Bissainthe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titor at a distance.
Titor lands a jab to the nose.
Titor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bissainthe counter with a right hand.
Bissainthe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Titor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Titor blocks a jab.
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 Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Bissainthe blocks the low kick.
Titor dips to his left and cracks Bissainthe with an uppercut!
Bissainthe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Titor.
Titor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Bissainthe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Titor throws a body punch but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titor moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bissainthe misses with a hook.
Bissainthe lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Titor. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titor moves away.
Titor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Titor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range.
Bissainthe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Titor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Titor moves out of range of the body kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Titor avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
It looked like Bissainthe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Titor.
Bissainthe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Titor.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe lands a nice shot that snaps Titor's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Titor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bissainthe.
Titor with a jab.
Titor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bissainthe counters with a nice leg kick.
Titor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bissainthe to score with a decent uppercut.
Titor stalks Bissainthe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bissainthe's face. Bissainthe staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Bissainthe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bissainthe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Titor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Titor scores with a sloppy right hand. Bissainthe should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Titor slips a jab and a cross from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe scores with a shot to the body.
Titor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Titor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Titor.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Titor misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bissainthe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bissainthe throws the kick towards the body but Titor avoids it.
Bissainthe lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick by Titor misses
and Bissainthe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Titor thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bissainthe cracks the inside of Titor's front leg.
Bissainthe throws a lazy uppercut
and Titor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Titor takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Bissainthe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Titor moved out of range.
Titor raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Titor misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe throws a shot to the body.
Bissainthe connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from Bissainthe tenderised Titor's leg. Titor is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the body kick from Titor.
Jab, jab by Bissainthe - just one landing.
Titor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Titor with the counter takedown but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe clobbers Titor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bissainthe misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Titor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe lands a front kick.
Titor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bissainthe.
Titor throws a looping overhand right but Bissainthe ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe lands a front kick.
Bissainthe stuffs the takedown.
Titor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body kick.
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titor can do to turn this around?
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Titor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Titor lands the left hand.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titor.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titor manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Bissainthe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a body shot.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Titor checks a leg kick nicely.
Bissainthe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Titor throws a head kick that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titor misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Titor ducked under it nicely.
Titor with the counter takedown but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Bissainthe looks to land a right hand but Titor moved out of range.
Titor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Titor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bissainthe lands a right hook to the body.
Titor throws a right hand that misses
and Bissainthe counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. Titor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Bissainthe there.
Titor dives in and scores a takedown into Bissainthe's guard.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bissainthe wants to sweep but no luck.
Bissainthe seems keen to control Titor's posture.
Titor is looking to work some ground and pound but Bissainthe has wrist control.
Titor throws a big elbow that misses.
Bissainthe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bissainthe thows a huge punch but Titor dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Titor tries to reverse the position but Bissainthe maintains control.
Bissainthe controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Titor is squirming around, avoiding Bissainthe's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bissainthe misses with a wild body shot.
Titor misses with a head kick.
Titor throws a big shot that misses.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Titor misses with a looping right.
Titor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Titor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Titor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bissainthe, as that shot connected.
Bissainthe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Titor.
Titor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bissainthe manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bissainthe circles away quickly and effectively.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe lands a jab to the nose.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Titor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Titor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bissainthe throws a right hand that misses
and Titor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Titor from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe 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.
Titor postures up and lands a big shot to Bissainthe's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor being controlled here momentarily.
Titor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bissainthe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titor wants to control from the top but Bissainthe keeps moving.
Bissainthe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bissainthe controls Titor momentarily but Titor frees himself.
Titor preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Titor.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titor! But no joy.
Donk. Bissainthe catches Titor right on the button with a cross.
Titor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bissainthe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bissainthe sizes up Titor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Titor misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Titor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Titor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Titor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Titor jabs Bissainthe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Titor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Titor throws a lazy body kick
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Titor throws a sloppy head kick and Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Titor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bissainthe can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Titor does no damage.
Bissainthe tried to counter with a leg kick but Titor avoided it.
Titor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bissainthe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe had his way with John Titor in 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!
Bissainthe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bissainthe throws a wild body kick that Titor sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bissainthe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bissainthe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Titor is rocked!
Titor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Titor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bissainthe defends well and Titor ends up having to push Bissainthe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bissainthe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Titor is still on wobbly legs! Can Bissainthe finish him?
Titor shoots in but no luck this time.
Bissainthe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bissainthe slips a straight right by Titor.
Titor misses with a left hand
and Bissainthe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Titor seems to have recovered his senses.
Titor checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Titor throws a body kick.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Titor misses with a lunging right hand
and Bissainthe comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Titor stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Bissainthe is on him like rabid pit bull! Titor slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe retains his welterweight title!
Toussaint Bissainthe 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 Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 1407 p4p, 181 weight class) and Blake Westcutt (ranked 834 p4p, 113 weight class). Westcutt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nick Nolan - Life of Sin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Westcutt!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Westcutt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Blake Westcutt has been cut.
Gonya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonya slaps away a takedown attempt from Westcutt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Gonya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Westcutt.
Westcutt shoots for a takedown but Gonya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice cross by Gonya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya lands a big head kick that sends Westcutt tumbling to the mat! Gonya takes a step backwards and waves Westcutt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Westcutt is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westcutt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gonya throws a counter high kick but Westcutt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ronaldo Gonya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Westcutt.
Westcutt shoots in but Gonya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick by Gonya misses
and Westcutt counters by clinching up.
Westcutt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Gonya is pressed up against the cage. Westcutt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonya down to the mat. Gonya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gonya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ronaldo Gonya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Blake Westcutt's cut even more.
Westcutt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've been told by Gonya's head coaches at Hilo Hit Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Westcutt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Westcutt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Westcutt has his takedown stuffed
and Gonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya lands with a cross.
Westcutt with a poor takedown
and Gonya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Westcutt with a poor takedown
and Gonya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Westcutt thinking.
Gonya works the jab nicely.
The cut above Blake Westcutt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westcutt dives in and grabs Gonya's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonya pushes down on Westcutt's head and hops out.
Westcutt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonya counters with a big head kick but Westcutt shrugs it off.
Gonya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake Westcutt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Westcutt dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
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!
Westcutt dives in and grabs Gonya's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonya pushes down on Westcutt's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gonya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Westcutt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Westcutt misses with a takedown attempt - Gonya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Westcutt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonya counters with a nice body shot.
Gonya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westcutt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westcutt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonya sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Westcutt somewhat.
Gonya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ronaldo Gonya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Westcutt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westcutt tries for a takedown but Gonya circles away easily
and Gonya counters with a straight right hand.
Westcutt blocks a head kick by Gonya.
Westcutt feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Gonya finds it's way through Westcutt's defenses.
Westcutt darts in and clinches Gonya up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Westcutt wants a takedown but no success here.
Westcutt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonya prevents it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gonya lands a nice knee to the body.
Westcutt is looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonya.
Gonya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Westcutt tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonya shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonya works on Westcutt's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonya prevents a takedown attempt there.
Westcutt is breathing heavily.
Gonya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westcutt takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westcutt takes a shot to the head.
Gonya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Westcutt backwards.
Gonya lands with a left to the head.
Gonya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Westcutt is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonya finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blake Westcutt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ronaldo Gonya!
Ronaldo Gonya seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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