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PFC 253 Golovkin vs Joy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anti Half Assed (ranked 2402 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 272 p4p, 166 weight class). Bamalog has chosen Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
Half Assed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Half Assed, as that shot connected.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Bamalog is out of range.
Bamalog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Bamalog.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Bamalog is out of range.
Bamalog gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Half Assed counters with a nice uppercut.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Bamalog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bamalog lets loose with a powerful body kick. Half Assed will feel that in the morning.
Bamalog scores with a hook to the body. Half Assed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bamalog looks to clinch
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bamalog misses with a few strikes there.
Half Assed was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamalog misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Bamalog throws a right and a left that Half Assed avoids nicely.
Half Assed just misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed digs a right hand into Bamalog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bamalog's gas tank.
Half Assed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Half Assed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamalog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Half Assed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Half Assed.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Half Assed.
Half Assed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bamalog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Half Assed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bamalog misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Half Assed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bamalog.
Half Assed blocks an uppercut.
Half Assed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Half Assed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Half Assed misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed working aggressively here.
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Half Assed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Half Assed.
Half Assed working aggressively here.
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamalog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Half Asseds head.
Half Assed misses with a punch on the inside.
Half Assed misses with some punches.
Bamalog lands with a short shot to the head.
Bamalog breaks from the clinch.
Bamalog slips a jab from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Half Assed moves out of range as Bamalog strikes.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Half Assed misses its intended target.
Half Assed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Half Assed swings for the body but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog slips a jab from Half Assed.
Bamalog slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Bamalog missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed just misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bamalog's head.
Bamalog tries to clinch up.
Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Bamalog.
A counter left hand to the body from Half Assed misses its target.
Bamalog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Half Assed checks a leg kick.
Half Assed tries to counter with a takedown but Bamalog is quick to defend against it.
Bamalog lands a right hook to the body.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Bamalog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bamalog only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bamalog looks to land a left hand but Half Assed moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bamalog!
Nice uppercut there from Bamalog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bamalog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bamalog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog takes one to the chin there.
Half Assed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bamalog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bamalog gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Half Assed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Half Assed.
Bamalog lands a right hand.
Bamalog throws a head punch that misses.
Half Assed working aggressively here.
Bamalog lands a hook to the side of the head.
Half Assed lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Half Assed scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Half Assed on the inside.
Half Assed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Half Assed misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Half Assed jumps guard.
Half Assed pulls Bamalog in close to prevent any damage.
Bamalog is looking to stand up but Half Assed won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Half Assed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Bamalog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bamalog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed works Bamalog's body with a nice hook.
Bamalog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Half Assed moves out of range of the body kick from Bamalog.
Bamalog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Half Assed.
Bamalog lands a front kick.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed checks a low kick from Bamalog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed misses with a looping right.
Bamalog misses with the combination.
Half Assed was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Half Assed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bamalog. Bamalog circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamalog stuns Half Assed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Half Assed checks a leg kick.
Bamalog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bamalog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Half Assed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bamalog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Half Assed to score with a decent uppercut.
Bamalog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bamalog connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Half Assed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bamalog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Bamalog finds it's way through Half Assed's defenses.
Jab, jab by Half Assed - just one landing.
Half Assed slips a straight right by Bamalog.
Half Assed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Half Assed's corner calls for a 1-2. Half Assed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Bamalog moves away and avoids it.
Half Assed looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamalog is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Half Assed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bamalog can do to turn this around?
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Bamalog saw that one coming.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Bamalog moves away and avoids it.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Bamalog ducked under it nicely.
Bamalog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Half Assed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Half Assed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Half Assed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Half Assed throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Half Assed.
Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bamalog.
Bamalog stuns Half Assed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bamalog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Half Assed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bamalog throws a head kick that misses.
Bamalog slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a left hand
and Bamalog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bamalog just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Half Assed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog misses with a two punch combination.
Bamalog slips a jab from Half Assed.
Half Assed tries to score with a low kick but Bamalog moves his leg out of the way.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Bamalog moves away and avoids it.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Bamalog moves away and avoids it.
Half Assed throws a hook but Bamalog avoids it easily.
Bamalog looks to land a combination but Half Assed avoids it well.
Half Assed misses with a looping left.
A big left from Bamalog misses.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Bamalog.
Half Assed checks a low kick from Bamalog.
Half Assed throws a body shot but no joy.
Half Assed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
Teke Bamalog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bamalog does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Half Assed attempts a counter takedown but Bamalog avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut.
Half Assed scores with a body shot.
Bamalog walks into a stiff left hand from Half Assed.
Nice body punch from Half Assed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamalog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bamalog avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
Bamalog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Half Assed throws a right and a left that Bamalog avoids nicely.
Half Assed moves out of range of the body kick from Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a sloppy head kick
and Half Assed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Half Assed.
Bamalog lands a left hand.
Bamalog lands a body shot.
Half Assed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anti Half Assed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Half Assed lands a really nice looking cross but Bamalog seems unphased.
Bamalog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bamalog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Half Assed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bamalog darts in and clinches Half Assed up against the cage.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Half Assed controls his hands.
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog lands a shot to the body.
Bamalog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anti Half Assed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Half Assed controls his hands.
Half Assed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
Half Assed tries to throw a body punch but Bamalog avoids it by throwing Half Assed back against the cage.
Half Assed tries to work over Bamalog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Half Assed lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamalog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Half Assed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bamalog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Half Assed blocks a body shot from Bamalog.
Half Assed misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamalog digs a right hand into Half Assed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Half Assed's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed lands a right hand.
Half Assed fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from Half Assed as the two fighters clinch.
Half Assed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Half Assed fails to land.
Half Assed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bamalog working aggressively here.
Half Assed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Half Assed misses with a body punch.
Bamalog lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Bamalog.
Bamalog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Half Assed misses with the head strike.
Half Assed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Half Assed swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Half Assed misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Half Assed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Half Assed.
A shot in the inside from Bamalog.
Anti Half Assed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Half Assed can't find room to land a body shot as Bamalog controls the action.
Half Assed swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamalog can't find room to land a body shot as Half Assed controls the action.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Half Assed controls his hands.
Bamalog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teke Bamalog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Half Assed avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
Half Assed working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Bamalog.
Half Assed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamalog's elbow.
Nice body punch from Bamalog.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bamalog cracks Half Assed with a nice body shot.
Half Assed blocks a body shot from Bamalog.
Bamalog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Half Assed prevents a body shot from Bamalog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Half Assed.
Bamalog lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Half Assed.
Half Assed blocks an elbow strike.
Half Assed tries to pull guard but Bamalog won't allow it.
Bamalog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bamalog misses with some punches.
Bamalog lands a shot to the body.
Bamalog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bamalog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Half Assed slips a straight right by Bamalog.
Bamalog scores with a hook to the body. Half Assed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Half Assed throws a sloppy body shot
and Bamalog counters with a nice leg kick.
Half Assed misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Half Assed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Half Assed.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Bamalog.
Bamalog misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Half Assed moves out of range of the body kick from Bamalog.
Half Assed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Half Assed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bamalog.
Half Assed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bamalog.
Bamalog misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Half Assed.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamalog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bamalog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bamalog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Half Assed throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Half Assed just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Half Assed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Half Assed throws a body punch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Half Assed scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teke Bamalog.
Well Half Assed 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anti Half Assed!
Anti Half Assed got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Teke Bamalog was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll kick ass this bastard'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Sagaki (ranked 485 p4p, 350 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 30 p4p, 20 weight class). Sagaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Piece - AMV - We Are! (Full Song). Nagasaki has chosen Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takumi Sagaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagasaki. Sagaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the side of Sagaki's head but Sagaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasaki slips a jab from Sagaki.
A swing and a miss from Nagasaki.
Sagaki tries to counter with a takedown but Nagasaki is quick to defend against it.
A slow jab from Nagasaki misses its intended target.
Sagaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sagaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Sagaki shoots in and drives through. Nagasaki sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a right hook to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a hook.
Santosh Nagasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Nagasaki coming out on top.
Sagaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Nagasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sagaki avoids the body shot from Nagasaki.
Sagaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sagaki blocks a jab.
Sagaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sagaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagasaki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sagaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sagaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nagasaki sprawls well initially but Sagaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sagaki wants to pass the guard but Nagasaki is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Sagaki'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.
Nagasaki controlling the position for now.
Nagasaki wants to improve his position but Sagaki is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki trying to control from half guard but Nagasaki is working away.
Sagaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nagasaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki is staying active underneath Sagaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nagasaki is trying to control but can't.
Nagasaki has hold of Sagaki's hands but Sagaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sagaki 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.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Sagaki.
Sagaki is trying to control the action in half guard but Nagasaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nagasaki is looking for a sweep. Sagaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nagasaki has his hands clasped together around Sagaki's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki gets back to full guard.
Nagasaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sagaki manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sagaki has his foot on Nagasaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nagasaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Sagaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Sagaki keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sagaki trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Sagaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nagasaki escapes and throws Sagaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nagasaki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nagasaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sagaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sagaki is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santosh Nagasaki 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.
Sagaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nagasaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sagaki is in Nagasaki's guard.
Sagaki wants to control from the top but Nagasaki keeps moving.
Sagaki wants to pass the guard but Nagasaki is keeping the position.
Nagasaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagasaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sagaki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki lands a couple of elbows.
Nagasaki keeping full guard, as Sagaki tries to pass.
Sagaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki passes Nagasaki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sagaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nagasaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nagasaki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Takumi Sagaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagasaki is keeping the position for now.
Nagasaki is controlling Sagaki's posture.
Sagaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki throwing strikes from guard but Nagasaki blocks nicely.
Sagaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sagaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Sagaki from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nagasaki pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Sagaki moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Nagasaki.
Sagaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagasaki is out of range and Sagaki settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nagasaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sagaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nagasaki throws a series of punches but Sagaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Santosh Nagasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagaki moves out of range as Nagasaki strikes.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nagasaki as he avoids it easily.
Nagasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sagaki.
Sagaki throws a head kick but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki thows a leg kick but Sagaki checks it
so Sagaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki pulls Sagaki in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagaki passes Nagasaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sagaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nagasaki wants to get back to full guard.
Sagaki is trying for a kimura here. Nagasaki looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sagaki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takumi Sagaki!
An intense looking Takumi Sagaki took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My Mat Mofo.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 127 p4p, 226 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 17 p4p, 32 weight class). Pesonen comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. Pique has chosen Piranha as his entrance music. Jallu Pesonen 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Pique lands.
Pique 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.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pique connects with a looping right hand.
Pique throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pesonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen looks up at the clock and then as Pique takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pesonen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pique gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pique works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen 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.
Pique is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pesonen is fighting to break Pique's control of his arms but Pique is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Pique blocks nicely.
Pique looking for a sweep. Not yet Pique, not yet.
Pique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pesonen landing with the ground and pound.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pique pulls Pesonen in to control the position.
Pique is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pesonen won't allow Pique to get back to his feet.
Pesonen is pushing down on Pique's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pique is fighting to maintain full guard but Pesonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pique is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pesonen is nestled in close to Pique, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg.
Pique keeps trying to improve his position.
Pique has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pesonen is working away from the top position though.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pesonen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pique is trying to get back to full guard.
Pique is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pesonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pesonen's back!
Pesonen trying to control the hands but Pique breaks the grip.
Pesonen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pique.
Pesonen turns into Pique and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique wants to sweep but no luck.
Pique preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen postures up in Pique's guard and throws a big left but Pique blocks it.
Pesonen landing with the ground and pound.
Pesonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pique working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pesonen.
Pesonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pique bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pesonen's guard.
Pique wants to pass the guard but Pesonen is keeping the position.
Pique showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pique passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pesonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pique performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pique prevents Pesonen from improving his position.
Pesonen wants to control but Pique is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pique in particular looking to stall.
Pesonen is looking for a sweep. Pique is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jallu Pesonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
Pique swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pique throws a head kick that misses.
Pique fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pique sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Pesonen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique digs a good hook to Pesonen's body.
Pique throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Pesonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pesonen tries to avoid it.
Pique chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pique there.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pique scores with a nice right hand.
Pique misses with a looping left.
Pique rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juan Pique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pique connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pique lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Pique connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Pique.
Pesonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pique checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 It looks like Juan Pique has been cut.
Pesonen looks to throw the jab but Pique is out of range.
Pique looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen misses with a body shot
and Pique counters with a stiff right hand.
Pique getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pique connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Pesonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pique scores with a shot to the body.
Pique throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Pique cracks Pesonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
Pique scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juan Pique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pique just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPesonen.
Pique does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pesonen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Juan Pique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
Pesonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A leg kick checked by Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to counter punch.
Pique swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Pique.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
Pique misses with a jab to the body
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Pique releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique tries to score with a low kick but Pesonen moves his leg out of the way.
Pique throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pesonen to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique scores with a body shot.
Pesonen tries to work over Pique's front leg with a kick but Pique checks it.
Pique feints a counter leg kick.
Pique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pique scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pesonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
Pique fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pique ducks right into an uppercut from Pesonen.
Pesonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pique. Pique obviously looking to wear him down.
Pesonen throws a hook to the side of Pique's head but Pique sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pique scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Pique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pique throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pique throws a poor cross that misses
and Pesonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Pique throws out a loose jab but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen cracks Pique with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pique lands a nice looking body shot.
Pique swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pique. That's going to slow Pesonen down.
A solid body kick from Pique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Pesonen checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Pique - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique misses with a body shot.
Pesonen thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pique throws a shot from downtown. Pesonen moves away and avoids it.
Pesonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pique throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pique just manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Pique.
Pique scores with a kick to the body.
Pique closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pesonen is looking to chop away at Pique's legs.
Pique fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pesonen on the side of the head.
Pesonen throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
Pique throws a jab when Pesonen was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pesonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pesonen. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pique.
Pique scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pique just manages to avoid it.
Pique lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Pique lands with a nice body kick.
Pesonen misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pesonen.
Pesonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pique.
Pique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Pique.
A low kick from Pique is predictable there
and Pesonen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pique is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pesonen throws a hook but Pique blocks it.
Pique lands a jab to the head.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pesonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pesonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pique is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique lands a jab to the nose.
Pique thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pique cracks Pesonen with a good jab.
Pique swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
Pesonen is looking for a counter combo.
Pique lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Pique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pique 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pique!
Juan Pique 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Closet Case Conservative (ranked 570 p4p, 858 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 76 p4p, 102 weight class). Closet Case Conservative 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Closet Case Conservative!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Conservative moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Conservative.
Conservative misses with a combination
and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Conservative controls his hands.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Conservative working hard to break the clinch.
Conservative scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Murhaa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conservative.
Conservative fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conservative prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Conservative breaks from the clinch.
Conservative takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhaa has Conservative up against the cage in a clinch.
Conservative wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conservative wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhaa won't allow it.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conservative tries to circle away but Murhaa has him pinned against the cage.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Conservative.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conservative backwards.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conservative swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa keeps control of Conservative as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conservative misses with the head strike.
Conservative tries to break the clinch but Murhaa is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
Conservative is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Murhaa gets through Conservative's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Conservative's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conservative's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Conservative's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa presses Conservative against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Conservative.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.
Conservative breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhaa closes the distance and pushes Conservative back into the cage.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Conservative.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conservative backwards.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conservatives head.
Conservative escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa catches Conservative with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Conservative sprawls well initially but Murhaa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Conservative manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Murhaa keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Conservative can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Conservative tries to break free but Murhaa pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conservatives head.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Conservative misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conservative or not.
Murhaa lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa is working Conservative over against the cage.
Conservative looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conservative tries to circle away but Murhaa has him pinned against the cage.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Conservative controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa works on Conservative's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Conservative's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Conservative's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
 Conservative is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands an uppercut that drops Conservative! Murhaa follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Oh Conservative is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Conservative is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Murhaa can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murhaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 269 p4p, 400 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 43 p4p, 57 weight class). Aorigele comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nao's choice of entrance music: The End. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aorigele lands a right hook to the body.
Nao misses with a hook.
Aorigele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aorigele manages to avoid it.
Nao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aorigele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aorigele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Nao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aorigele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aorigele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aorigele manages to avoid it.
Aorigele lands with a hook. Nao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aorigele closes the distance and clinches.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Nao blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele is stalling here.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Aorigele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nao digs a right hand into Aorigele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aorigele's gas tank.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Nao tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but Aorigele avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aorigele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aorigele slows down the pace here.
Aorigele working aggressively here.
Nao cracks Aorigele with a nice body shot.
Aorigele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Nao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Aorigele.
Nao misses with some punches.
Nao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aorigele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aorigele lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aorigele.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aorigele was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Aorigele darts in trying to clinch
enabling Nao to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
Aorigele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nao backs up against the cage.
Nao slips a jab and a cross from Aorigele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele moves away from the strike by Nao.
Nao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aorigele misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Nao takes one to the chin there.
Nao throws a jab when Aorigele was well out of range.
Jab from Aorigele.
That has opened up Solomon Nao's cut even more.
Aorigele catches Nao with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nao forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Panda Aorigele!
During a confident post fight interview, Panda Aorigele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 492 p4p, 268 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 68 p4p, 40 weight class). Kieran McArthur had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - McArthur coming out on top.
Rodriguez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McArthur is able to avoid easily.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
McArthur misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
McArthur lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
McArthur misses the shot to the body.
McArthur scores with a punch to the head.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
McArthur connects with a looping right hand.
McArthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
McArthur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McArthur.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
McArthur throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
McArthur misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McArthur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
McArthur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Rodriguez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping body kick lands there for McArthur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McArthur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
McArthur throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body punch from McArthur.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McArthur.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodriguez. Rodriguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McArthur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from McArthur misses.
Rodriguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McArthur misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
McArthur scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodriguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McArthur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McArthur tries to move into range but Rodriguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and moves out of range.
McArthur moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez 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 a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodriguez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McArthur - the referee stops the clock and Rodriguez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McArthur. Rodriguez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McArthur feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McArthur wants to land a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
McArthur avoids a kick to the body.
McArthur scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and McArthur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez tries to land a front kick but McArthur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
It looks like McArthur has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McArthur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A lazy left from McArthur finds it's target.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a front kick that sends McArthur stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez takes one to the chin there.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
As Rodriguez backs away, McArthur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. McArthur ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez.
A counter left hand to the body from McArthur misses its target.
McArthur scores with a jab. Rodriguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McArthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick.
McArthur punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from McArthur.
McArthur checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kieran McArthur will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McArthur can pounce on him.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McArthur scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by McArthur. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kieran McArthur is winning the standup battle so far.
McArthur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
McArthur catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McArthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
McArthur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Rodriguez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McArthur throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McArthur looks to throw a body kick
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
McArthur is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McArthur slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
McArthur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rodriguez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McArthur has got the better of the exchanges.
Rodriguez needs to keep his hands up - McArthur had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McArthur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McArthur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rodriguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodriguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McArthur lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McArthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McArthur.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McArthur lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McArthur.
McArthur moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McArthur moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from McArthur lands.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from McArthur.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
McArthur fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodriguez in the body.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McArthur slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur with a hook.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
McArthur misses with a body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
McArthur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodriguez.
McArthur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodriguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from McArthur.
McArthur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! McArthur slams his shin into Rodriguez's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Kieran McArthur has been cut.
Rodriguez clobbers McArthur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
McArthur thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
McArthur feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
McArthur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
McArthur with the inside leg kick.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Rodriguez moved away.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but McArthur avoids it with no problem.
McArthur walks into a straight right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from McArthur.
An inside leg kick lands from McArthur.
Nice body kick from McArthur.
McArthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McArthur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
McArthur motions for Rodriguez to come forward. McArthur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodriguez lunges at McArthur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McArthur's hand.
Rodriguez tests McArthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McArthur tries to work over Rodriguez's front leg with a kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from McArthur.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McArthur scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur lands with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McArthur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
McArthur lands with a nice body kick.
McArthur takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
McArthur slips under a jab.
McArthur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks McArthur with an uppercut!
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McArthur.
McArthur ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McArthur.
Rodriguez is trying to counter with his kicks.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McArthur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur throws a leg kick
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into McArthur's body.
McArthur throws a solid leg kick but Rodriguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McArthur.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
A lazy left from McArthur finds it's target.
McArthur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
McArthur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
McArthur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryan Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
McArthur clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McArthur.
McArthur slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
McArthur moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by McArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from McArthur.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Rodriguez saw that one coming.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from McArthur lands but Rodriguez takes it in his stride.
McArthur swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McArthur.
McArthur moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
McArthur slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McArthur half committed to a counter leg kick.
McArthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McArthur can pounce on him.
McArthur looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. McArthur ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. McArthur shakes it off.
A low kick lands for McArthur.
McArthur lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw.
McArthur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from McArthur.
McArthur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran McArthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McArthur 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 344 p4p, 420 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 53 p4p, 59 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Dupree.
Philips throws a series of punches but Dupree avoids them all with ease.
Dupree connects with the punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dupree.
Dupree tests Philips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dupree was well out of range. Poor timing from Philips.
Dupree connects with a crisp jab.
Philips avoids the head kick by Dupree.
Donk. Philips catches Dupree right on the button with a cross.
Dupree swings for the body but Philips moves out of range.
Dupree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupree throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Philips misses the target.
Philips throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Philips lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philips throws a leg kick
and Dupree counters with a nice body kick.
Philips lands a really nice looking cross but Dupree seems unphased.
Dupree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Philips staying out of range there.
Dupree misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Dupree.
Philips closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Philips has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dupree avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
Philips tries a knee to the head but Dupree blocks it.
Dupree wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Dupree avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
Philips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupree avoids it.
Philips lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips is leaning against Dupree and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dupree breaks the clinch.
Philips throws a body punch but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree slips under a jab from Philips.
Dupree doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab from Dupree.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips with a jab.
Philips swings widly with a right hand
and Dupree counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dupree manages to avoid it.
Dupree blocks a low kick nicely.
Philips throws an off balance right hand
and Dupree counters with a good, hard body kick but Philips shrugs it off.
Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dupree was well out of range. Poor timing from Philips.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips wants to land a leg kick but Dupree is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Philips blocks the low kick.
Dupree misses the shot to the body.
Dupree stuns Philips with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree throws a big counter head kick but Philips avoids it with no problem.
Dupree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dupree throws a leg kick
and Philips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dupree swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dupree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Philips rather than just go for the knockout.
Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dupree, pushing him back against the cage.
Dupree breaks the clinch.
Philips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dupree.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree drops his hands momentarily and Philips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dupree.
Philips lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips throws a leg kick
and Dupree counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dupree throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Philips moves into the clinch.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Dupree avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
Philips is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Philips wants to stall.
Dupree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Philips.
Philips just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christophe Dupree will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Philips misses its intended target.
It looks like Radio Philips has been cut.
Dupree misses with a series of wild punches.
Dupree misses with a looping right.
Dupree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. Philips saw that one coming.
Philips looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Philips lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dupree dodges the punch combination from Philips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
As Dupree tries to get set, Philips tries to push him back and clinch up but Dupree manages to avoid the attempt.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Dupree misses its intended target.
Dupree lands with a nice body punch.
Philips scores with the left hand. Dupree knows he should have avoided that one.
Dupree ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
Dupree misses with a head kick.
That kick from Philips tenderised Dupree's leg. Dupree is trying to keep his angry face on.
Philips scores with a jab to the head.
Philips lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dupree swats away the attempt to clinch by Philips.
Christophe Dupree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dupree.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips misses with an uppercut. Dupree saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dupree! But no joy.
Dupree cracks Philips with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips throws a leg kick but Dupree sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dupree scores with a nice strike.
Dupree avoids the body shot from Philips.
Dupree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupree misses with a head kick.
Philips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dupree misses the shot to the body.
Dupree on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dupree takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dupree throws out the jab.
Philips tries to clinch up but Dupree circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Philips misses
and Dupree counters with a nice low kick that buckles Philips's knee momentarily.
Dupree fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Philips on the side of the head.
Philips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dupree misses with a head kick.
Philips avoids the head kick by Dupree.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Philips looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dupree.
Philips misses with a wild combination.
Dupree throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dupree scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dupree misses.
Dupree works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Philips throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dupree chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips is looking to clinch but Dupree is avoiding it.
Philips throws a push kick but Dupree slaps the foot to one side.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Philips.
A slapping body kick lands there for Philips.
Philips throws a sloppy head kick
and Dupree counters with a nice uppercut.
Dupree lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dupree chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Dupree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Radio Philips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dupree throws a push kick but Philips slaps the foot to one side.
Dupree misses with a head kick.
Dupree misses with a body shot.
Dupree throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Dupree throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
Philips blocks a head kick by Dupree.
Philips is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dupree throws out a loose jab but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philips scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
As Dupree tries to get set, Philips tries to push him back and clinch up but Dupree manages to avoid the attempt.
Dupree throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Philips on the side of the head.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupree throws a sloppy body shot
and Philips counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips moves in looking to clinch but Dupree pushes him off.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips feints a jab promting Dupree to slip. Philips then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dupree slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Philips jabs Dupree to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Philips tries to clinch up.
Dupree throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dupree throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Philips.
Dupree moves out of range of the body kick.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philips blocks a leg kick.
Philips throws a body punch but Dupree moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree lands a jab to Philips's midsection.
Philips wants to clinch up but Dupree keeps it at a distance.
Dupree tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips misses with a low kick as Dupree jumps back.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
Good leg kick by Dupree.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips tries to clinch there but Dupree circles away.
Philips moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDupree.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Dupree tries to get set, Philips tries to push him back and clinch up but Dupree manages to avoid the attempt.
Dupree ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Philips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dupree.
Philips jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dupree is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philips thows a body kick. Dupree tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dupree takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dupree walks into a left hand.
Philips swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Philips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Philips throws a jab but it's blocked by Dupree.
Dupree misses with a looping left.
Dupree missing with a left hand there. Philips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dupree checks a low kick from Philips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philips.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dupree.
Dupree throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Philips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
Dupree has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Philips throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dupree is trying to push Philips away but Philips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dupree tries to circle away but Philips has him pinned against the cage.
Christophe Dupree is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dupree is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Radio Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dupree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christophe Dupree.
I've got Dupree 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christophe Dupree!
Christophe Dupree was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 154 p4p, 222 weight class) and Dimitri Buriak (ranked 26 p4p, 39 weight class). Marceau comes to the cage accompanied by Feist - Tout Doucement. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marceau blocks a head kick by Buriak.
Buriak throws an overhand right that lands on Marceau's shoulder, as Marceau tries to avoid the shot.
Marceau throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buriak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marceau throws a hook to the side of Buriak's head but Buriak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marceau misses with an uppercut. Buriak saw that one coming.
Buriak looks to clinch
and Marceau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Marceau misses.
Marceau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium in the buildup to the fight.
Buriak throws a leg kick but Marceau moved away.
A punch combination from Marceau misses.
Buriak connects with a solid leg kick.
Buriak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marceau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marceau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak dips to his left and cracks Marceau with an uppercut!
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau avoids the body shot from Buriak.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marceau manages to avoid it.
Marceau lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Buriak doesn't manage to clinch there - Marceau circles away.
A head kick misses from Buriak.
Marceau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buriak throws a solid leg kick but Marceau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buriak.
Marceau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice body punch from Buriak.
Marceau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buriak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buriak throws a leg kick
and Marceau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buriak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buriak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buriak lands with a nice combination. Marceau backs away looking to recover.
Marceau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marceau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marceau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buriak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marceau throws a counter high kick but Buriak was just alert enough to avoid it.
Buriak throws a lazy head kick
and Marceau counters with a body kick that stops Buriak in his tracks momentarily.
Buriak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buriak misses with a head kick.
Buriak throws a low kick but Marceau moves out of range easily.
Marceau thinks about countering with a head kick.
Buriak moves in looking to clinch but Marceau pushes him off.
Marceau misses with a head kick.
Marceau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buriak pushes Marceau up against the cage in a clinch.
Marceau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buriak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marceau checks a leg kick.
Buriak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marceau back to the cage. Buriak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marceau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Marceau.
Buriak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marceau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buriak moves away.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marceau.
Buriak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Buriak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marceau rather than just go for the knockout.
Marceau scores with a push kick.
Buriak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is getting worse.
Buriak pushes Marceau up against the cage in a clinch.
Marceau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Marceau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buriak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak misses with a kick to the body
and Marceau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Buriak! Marceau lets Buriak back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Buriak is rocked!
Marceau lands a brutal uppercut that launches Buriak off his feet! Buriak tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean-Claude Marceau!
A relieved looking Jean-Claude Marceau thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 27 p4p, 102 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 3 p4p, 14 weight class). Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 25 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar thuds a left hand into Wade's body.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Wade connects with a jab.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar scores with a head kick.
Escobar scores with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Wade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wade. Wade obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar with a hook.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Wade finds it's target.
It looks like Diego Escobar has been cut.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wade.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Wade thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body.
Wade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Wade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Wade misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wade blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar lands a high kick!
Wade misses with a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Wade throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar lands a head kick. Wade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Escobar thuds a left hand into Wade's body.
Wade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Wade does it's job there.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wade tries to break the clinch but Escobar is controlling the position.
Escobar working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
Escobar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Wade is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wade swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar digs a good hook to Wade's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar lands a jab.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wade tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escobar throws a nice head kick!
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wade.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar counters with a left to the body.
Wade throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Wade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wade throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar has Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Escobar.
Escobar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wade.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Wade.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Wade blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Wade seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
Wade now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade blocks a jab.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Wade misses with a straight left.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Wade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Wade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wade at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Wade.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wade misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a right hand to the body.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Wade's head back.
Wade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Wade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Escobar cracks Wade with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wade.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Escobar's head backwards.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar with a hook.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade misses with a straight left.
Escobar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wade misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Wade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wade doesn't seem phased though.
Wade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Wade's leg. Wade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade misses the jab.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar tried to counter with a leg kick but Wade avoided it.
Wade blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wade.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Wade throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wade.
Wade throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Wade in a clinch.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade breaks the clinch.
Wade lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Wade misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wade.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Escobar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade blocks a jab.
Wade slips under a jab from Escobar.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wade with a jab.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade avoids the head kick by Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade scores with a jab. Escobar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Wade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escobar checks it well.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar lands a head kick. Wade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Wade throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar is looking to counter with head kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar digs a good hook to Wade's body.
Wade moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar slips a straight right by Wade.
Wade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wade there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar lands with an uppercut that bounces Wade off the cage and back into range.
Wade lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Wade misses.
Escobar throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade misses with a low kick.
Escobar throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar.
Wade slips a straight right by Escobar.
Wade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wade takes one on the button.
Escobar connects with a high kick.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Wade misses with a hook.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Wade should have avoided that one.
A big right from Wade misses.
Wade uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escobar has time to react.
Wade lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
Escobar is rocked!
Wade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade blocks a head kick by Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar tries to clinch but Wade is having none of it.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Wade misses.
Escobar moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Escobar seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar throws a head kick but Wade moves out of range.
Wade throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Wade ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade scores with a one two! Escobar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Diego Escobar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Diego Escobar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escobar works the jab nicely.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar clobbers Wade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Wade's leg. Wade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice cross by Escobar.
Wade with a jab.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Wade throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Wade lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar lands with a good body shot.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar throws a head kick but Wade moves out of range.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Wade blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Wade misses with a hook to the body
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wade! But no joy.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar slips under a jab from Wade.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, jab by Escobar - just one landing.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wade to score with a decent uppercut.
Wade throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wade lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wade 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.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar throws a counter high kick but Wade was just alert enough to avoid it.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wade takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Wade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Wade.
Escobar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.
Wade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
Escobar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice straight punches there by Wade. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wade.
Wade avoids the head kick by Escobar.
A nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade drops Escobar with a straight right hand, right on the button! Wade follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Wade!
Morgan Wade is the new lightweight champion!
Morgan Wade very nearly forgot to thank HARDCORE Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 17 p4p, 3 weight class) and Vadim Golovkin (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a left to the body.
Ho Joy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
Ho Joy throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
Golovkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Joy moves into range and clinches up with Golovkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Ho Joy blocking some punches.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch.
Ho Joy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ho Joy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
Ho Joy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Ho Joy misses with a straight left.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
Ho Joy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy trying to control the position but instead, Golovkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ho Joy into the cage.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
Ho Joy is trying to stall.
A short right from Golovkin.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Ho Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the side of Ho Joy's head.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Golovkin.
Ho Joy cracks Golovkin with a nice body shot.
Ho Joy is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage.
Golovkin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ho Joy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Golovkin can turn it around.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Joy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ho Joys head.
Ho Joy lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Joy manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Golovkin's sensitive parts.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Ho Joy.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy clinches with his opponent.
Ho Joy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Ho Joy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho Joy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy blocking some punches.
Ho Joy breaks from the clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin scores with a jab. Ho Joy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Golovkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Joy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Joy scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a low kick.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Golovkin tests Ho Joy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Ho Joy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Joy tried to counter with a leg kick but Golovkin avoided it.
Ho Joy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Golovkin motions for Ho Joy to come forward. Golovkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golovkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ho Joy with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Golovkin.
Ho Joy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy is looking to clinch but Golovkin is avoiding it.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Golovkin misses.
Ho Joy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick that knocks Golovkin off balance momentarily.
Ho Joy throws the kick towards the body but Golovkin avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Ho Joy.
Golovkin cracks Ho Joy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ho Joy has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Ho Joy lands with a light punch inside.
Ho Joy wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ho Joy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy feints and then cracks Golovkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Golovkin down.
Golovkin jabs Ho Joy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Ho Joy tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Golovkin blocks a leg kick.
Golovkin lands a nice hook to Ho Joy's body. Ho Joy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Joy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ho Joy wants to clinch up but Golovkin keeps it at a distance.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Ho Joy does it's job there.
Ho Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Joy momentarily.
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!
Golovkin lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Joy's head back.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Golovkin checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Joy.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Golovkin blocks a head kick by Ho Joy.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
Golovkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Golovkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Golovkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Joy.
Golovkin cracks Ho Joy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho Joy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho Joy lands the left hand.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Golovkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho Joy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin avoids the head kick by Ho Joy.
Golovkin checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
The crowd cheers as Golovkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho Joy doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Ho Joy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick by Ho Joy misses
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Joy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick.
Ho Joy wants to slow Golovkin down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Joy clinches with his opponent.
Ho Joy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ho Joy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Golovkin back against the cage.
Golovkin gets through Ho Joy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin has Ho Joy pressed against the cage, preventing Ho Joy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
Golovkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
and Ho Joy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Golovkin blocks the low kick.
Golovkin checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy with the inside leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Golovkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Ho Joy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
A little jabbing left from Golovkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Joy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Golovkin punishes Ho Joy's body with a nice straight punch.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Ho Joy ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Golovkin as he checks the leg kick.
Ho Joy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ho Joy in his tracks.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ho Joy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Golovkin checks it well.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Golovkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Golovkin circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
Golovkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Golovkin connects with a right hand. Ho Joy shakes it off.
Golovkin feints a jab promting Ho Joy to slip. Golovkin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ho Joy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ho Joy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, jab by Golovkin - just one landing.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Ho Joy tries to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Joy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Golovkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Joy closes the distance but Golovkin moves to the side
and Golovkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ho Joy pushes Golovkin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Joy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Ho Joy.
A short right from Ho Joy on the inside.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Ho Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy looking to stall.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy is looking to break free of the clinch but Golovkin has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands a shot to the body.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ho Joy taking a breather.
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin lands a nice uppercut.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Golovkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Vadim Golovkin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Ho Joy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ho Joy.
Still in the clinch, Golovkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho Joy misses with some punches.
Ho Joy has had enough of the clinch but Golovkin keeps him there for the moment.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy tries to circle away but Golovkin has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Joy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Ho Joy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golovkin lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that misses.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Joy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy is looking to score with low kicks.
Ho Joy slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Ho Joy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Golovkin just manages to avoid it.
Golovkin defending well as Ho Joy loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Golovkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Joy scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Golovkin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Joy.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Ho Joy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Golovkin can pounce on him.
Ho Joy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golovkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho Joy's head.
Golovkin cracks a nice hook into Ho Joy's ribs.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho Joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Golovkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Golovkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Joy. That did some damage!
Golovkin clobbers Ho Joy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Joy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Golovkin lands with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin 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.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho Joy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Joy moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Golovkin as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Golovkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho Joy throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
Ho Joy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Ho Joy knows he should have avoided that one.
Golovkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Golovkin cracks Ho Joy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick.
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Golovkin swings widly with a right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but Golovkin moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golovkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Golovkin backs away, Ho Joy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Golovkin blocks a low kick nicely.
Ho Joy walks into a stiff left hand from Golovkin.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Golovkin scores with a nice strike.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Golovkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Golovkin blocks a head kick by Ho Joy.
Golovkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
Ho Joy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws the kick towards the body but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin connects with a crisp jab.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golovkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Ho Joy off the cage and back into range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Golovkin checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Ho Joy is predictable there
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin jabs at Ho Joy's body.
A jab from Ho Joy does it's job there.
Ho Joy looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Golovkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Ho Joy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Joy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ho Joy is looking to clinch but Golovkin is avoiding it.
Ho Joy lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ho Joy throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that Ho Joy avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick from Golovkin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Golovkin takes a step back to recover.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick which misses Golovkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Golovkin tries to avoid it.
Golovkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
Ho Joy scores with a leg kick.
Golovkin gets tackled into the cage by Ho Joy. Ho Joy maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Joy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy is trying to force a seperation but Golovkin has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Ho Joy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Golovkin blocks it.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin swings for the body but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Golovkin manages to circle out of the way.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Ho Joy connects with a right hand. Golovkin shakes it off.
Golovkin checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Golovkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Ho Joy ducks down to avoid it.
Golovkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ho Joy takes one to the chin there.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Golovkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Ho Joy moved out of range nicely.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golovkin.
Ho Joy misses with a body kick.
Golovkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho Joy counters with a good low kick that Golovkin was not able to check.
Ho Joy scoring well with a low kick there.
Do Ho Joy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Golovkin lands.
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!
Ho Joy scores with a leg kick.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho Joy clinches up against the cage.
Golovkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho Joy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho Joy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Golovkin jabs at Ho Joy's body.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick.
Ho Joy moves into the clinch.
You can see that Golovkin has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Joy throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Ho Joy is trying to push Golovkin away but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Golovkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Nice body punch from Golovkin.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with a body punch.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy tries to break the clinch but Golovkin is controlling the position.
Golovkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho Joy lands an uppercut.
Ho Joy lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Golovkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Joy's elbow.
Ho Joy is leaning against Golovkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Ho Joy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Joy breaks from the clinch.
Golovkin connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Golovkin.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but Golovkin avoids it.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick as Golovkin jumps back.
Golovkin lands a jab to Ho Joy's midsection.
Golovkin sizes up Ho Joy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin lands with a hook. Ho Joy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ho Joy looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Golovkin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin! Vadim Golovkin retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Vadim Golovkin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Do Ho Joy was interviewed post fight and said 'It is not important to be better then someone else, but to be better then yesterday. Jigoro Kano'.
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