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C139: De Minaur vs. Perkele PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 945 p4p, 875 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 122 p4p, 110 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Rishkinov misses.
Rishkinov misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rishkinov checks it well.
Rishkinov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rishkinov thinking.
Rishkinov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rishkinov is nestled in close to Tepes Iii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tepes Iii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tepes Iii.
Rishkinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tepes Iii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tepes Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tepes Iii pulls Rishkinov in close to his closed guard and prevents Rishkinov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rishkinov 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.
Rishkinov landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov postures up in Tepes Iii's guard and throws a big left but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Rishkinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rishkinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rishkinov postures up in Tepes Iii's guard and throws a big left but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Tepes Iii keeps moving.
Rishkinov is fighting to break Tepes Iii's control of his arms but Tepes Iii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rishkinov stopping the sweep attempt from Tepes Iii.
Rishkinov looking to pass the guard.
Rishkinov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rishkinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rishkinov trying to control but Tepes Iii is working from the bottom.
Rishkinov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rishkinov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tepes Iii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tepes Iii is looking to reverse the position.
Rishkinov tries for a kimura but Tepes Iii is defending well.
Tepes Iii is not content to let Rishkinov control the position.
Tepes Iii is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov working over Tepes Iii with some ground and pound. Tepes Iii looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rishkinov trying to control from half guard but Tepes Iii is working away.
Tepes Iii looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rishkinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tepes Iii is looking to improve his position.
Rishkinov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tepes Iii manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rishkinov trying to control but Tepes Iii is working from the bottom.
Rishkinov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rishkinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Tepes Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tepes Iii keeping full guard, as Rishkinov tries to pass.
Rishkinov postures up and lands a big shot to Tepes Iii's brow.
Tepes Iii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rishkinov defends it easily.
Rishkinov is in close to Tepes Iii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rishkinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rishkinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tepes Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Rishkinov lands a lovely overhand right.
Rishkinov wants to land a leg kick but Tepes Iii is out of range.
Rishkinov misses with a hook
letting Tepes Iii counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Serhey Rishkinov has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rishkinov.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Rishkinov.
Tepes Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Rishkinov lands the left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rishkinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Tepes Iii, which made it look bad.
Tepes Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov works the jab nicely.
Rishkinov avoids a kick to the body.
Rishkinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rishkinov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rishkinov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tepes Iii is out of range and Rishkinov settles back down.
Tepes Iii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tepes Iii tries to land a front kick but Rishkinov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Rishkinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vlad Tepes Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rishkinov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tepes Iii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serhey Rishkinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rishkinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tepes Iii on the side of the head.
Rishkinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tepes Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rishkinov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tepes Iii!
Tepes Iii takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rishkinov working the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii sneaks back into half guard.
Rishkinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes Iii can do to turn this around?
Tepes Iii is refusing to be controlled, as Rishkinov sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tepes Iii trying to control from the bottom.
Tepes Iii moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rishkinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes Iii has wrist control.
Rishkinov pushing down on Tepes Iii's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tepes Iii controlling the position well.
Rishkinov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tepes Iii tries to roll over but Rishkinov keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is trying to control but Rishkinov manages to pass to mount!
Tepes Iii keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rishkinov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tepes Iii can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Serhey Rishkinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rishkinov controlling from mount.
Tepes Iii tries to hold on but Rishkinov postures up.
Tepes Iii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rishkinov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rishkinov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov with the ground and pound from mount.
Rishkinov breaks from Tepes Iii's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rishkinov is landing with some decent strikes but Tepes Iii is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rishkinov lands with some strikes.
Rishkinov is landing with some decent strikes but Tepes Iii is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tepes Iii is bucking up trying to escape but Rishkinov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rishkinov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rishkinov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rishkinov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
 Tepes Iii is rocked!
Rishkinov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tepes Iii is looking to escape.
Tepes Iii is still in real trouble! Can Rishkinov finish him?
Tepes Iii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tepes Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Rishkinov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Serhey Rishkinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Serhey Rishkinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Rishkinov closes the distance and clinches up with Tepes Iii, looking for a takedown. Rishkinov pushes Tepes Iii against the cage but Tepes Iii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rishkinov just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Rishkinov.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rishkinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Tepes Iii, which made it look bad.
Rishkinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Serhey Rishkinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rishkinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rishkinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Rishkinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes Iii tries to work over Rishkinov's front leg with a kick but Rishkinov checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepes Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov catches Tepes Iii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tepes Iii connects with a crisp jab.
Rishkinov misses with an uppercut
enabling Tepes Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Tepes Iii misses with a straight left.
A jab from Rishkinov misses.
A little jabbing left from Tepes Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rishkinov is looking to counter punch.
Rishkinov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tepes Iii scores with a leg kick.
Tepes Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tepes Iii connects with a right hand. Rishkinov shakes it off.
Tepes Iii looks to land a right hand but Rishkinov moved out of range.
Rishkinov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tepes Iii is able to avoid easily.
Rishkinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rishkinov.
Rishkinov tries for a takedown but Tepes Iii circles away easily
and Tepes Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serhey Rishkinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes Iii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Rishkinov.
Tepes Iii throws a leg kick which misses Rishkinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Rishkinov tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Tepes Iii blocks the low kick.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Tepes Iii.
Nice takedown defense from Tepes Iii. No joy for Rishkinov on that attempt.
Rishkinov misses with a leg kick.
Tepes Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rishkinov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rishkinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Tepes Iii.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rishkinov 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 Tepes Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tepes Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rishkinov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tepes Iii swivels and escapes.
Rishkinov gets a takedown into half guard.
Tepes Iii moves into full guard.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rishkinov wants to control from the top but Tepes Iii keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rishkinov won't allow Tepes Iii to sweep him here.
Rishkinov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tepes Iii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rishkinov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tepes Iii trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tepes Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rishkinov - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes Iii. Rishkinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rishkinov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rishkinov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tepes Iii swings for the body but Rishkinov moves out of range.
Rishkinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes Iii. That did some damage!
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot.
Rishkinov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rishkinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tepes Iii misses with a low kick as Rishkinov jumps back.
Rishkinov cracks Tepes Iii with a good jab.
Rishkinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tepes Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rishkinov is out of range and Tepes Iii settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Tepes Iii.
I think Rishkinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobig Tofail (ranked 591 p4p, 721 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 92 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobig Tofail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista looks to throw the jab but Tofail is out of range.
Tofail moves out of range of the strikes.
Tofail is looking to counter punch.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body
and Tofail counters with a nice body kick.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Tofail.
Tofail jabs Bautista to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bautista avoids the body shot from Tofail.
Tofail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Bautista tries to land a body kick
and Tofail counters with a nice uppercut.
Tofail takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tofail jabs Bautista right on the nose. Bautista blinks but takes it well.
Tofail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
It looked like Tofail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bautista fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tofail looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tofail looks to land a right hand but Bautista moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tofail motions for Bautista to come forward. Tofail throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tofail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bautista.
It looked like Tofail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bautista pushes Tofail away with a front kick.
Bautista scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bautista throws a lazy body kick
and Tofail counters with a good low kick that Bautista was not able to check.
Bautista looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tofail is looking to counter punch.
Tofail takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tofail scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bautista tries to land a body kick
and Tofail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
Tofail moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bautista checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bautista steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tofail on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tofail tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Tofail.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tofail ducks right into an uppercut from Bautista.
Bautista tests Tofail's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautista misses with a left hand
and Tofail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tofail takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tofail defending well as Bautista loads up on a big left hand.
Tofail blocks a jab.
Tofail lands the left hand.
Bautista is rocked!
A jab from Tofail misses.
Bautista misses with an uppercut.
Tofail digs a good hook to Bautista's body.
Bautista throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tofail backs up against the cage.
Tofail changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bautista throws a leg kick but Tofail sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drax Bautista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista thows a leg kick but Tofail checks it
and Tofail counters with a solid body kick.
Tofail moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
Tofail appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bautista.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Tofail's head but Tofail sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tofail swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bautista works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tofail throws out a leg kick but Bautista moves out of range and Tofail only half commits.
Tofail bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Bautista misses with a leg kick
and Tofail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista is still on wobbly legs! Can Tofail finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tofail ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bautista seems to have recovered his senses.
Bautista swings widly with a right hand
and Tofail scores with a counter punch that sends Bautista to the canvas! Tofail smells blood - he's punishing Bautista with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bautista has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobig Tofail!
Tobig Tofail bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 127 p4p, 268 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 17 p4p, 38 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Ko Nachi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Echoing Thunder. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison lands with a straight right. Ko Nachi didn't see that one coming.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko Nachi is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Ko Nachi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Ko Nachi slips a jab from Morrison.
Ko Nachi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morrison connects with a body shot that sends Ko Nachi's belly button to the back.
Morrison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ko Nachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Morrison lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ko Nachi. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrison checks a leg kick.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
Morrison slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko Nachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison swings for the body but Ko Nachi moves out of range.
Ko Nachi throws out a counter right but Morrison avoids it with no problem.
Ko Nachi scores with a three punch combo!
Ko Nachi avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morrison.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ko Nachi pinned against the cage. Ko Nachi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morrison ducks right into an uppercut from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Morrison moves out of range of the leg kick from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Ko Nachi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rigel Ko Nachi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Morrison.
Morrison moves forwards but Ko Nachi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ko Nachi moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Ko Nachi misses with the combination.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko Nachi swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ko Nachi motions for Morrison to come forward. Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ko Nachi throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
Ko Nachi cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Ko Nachi lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Morrison cracks Ko Nachi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Ko Nachi sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Morrison.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ko Nachi was covering up waiting for the punch and Morrison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrison trying to control but Ko Nachi is working from the bottom.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ko Nachi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Ko Nachi blocks nicely.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ko Nachi wants to stand and escape but Morrison is having none of it.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ko Nachi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Morrison has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Ko Nachi's head.
A short left from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ko Nachi thinking.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
Morrison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ko Nachi.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ko Nachi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Ko Nachi avoids it well.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ko Nachi throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ko Nachi clobbers Morrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Ko Nachi with a nice calf kick.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but Ko Nachi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Morrison scores with a four punch combination!
Ko Nachi lands with a right hand.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but Morrison checks it
and Morrison counters with a left and a right that stings Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a looping right.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi throws a jab when Morrison was well out of range.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ko Nachi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Ko Nachi looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
A jab from Ko Nachi does it's job there.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Morrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko Nachi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morrison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko Nachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ko Nachi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ko Nachi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison 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.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison distracts Ko Nachi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison cracks Ko Nachi with a solid left hand.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
Ko Nachi stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Morrison pulls Ko Nachi in to control the position.
Ko Nachi won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ko Nachi's guard.
Morrison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ko Nachi wants to stand but Morrison is controlling the position.
Morrison works over Ko Nachi with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrison is working Ko Nachi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ko Nachi has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
Morrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morrison holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Ko Nachi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Ko Nachi shows good takedown defense.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Ko Nachi misses with a right hand
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison takes one to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
It looked like Morrison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ko Nachi ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ko Nachi! But no joy.
Ko Nachi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Donk. Morrison catches Ko Nachi right on the button with a cross.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Ko Nachi slips the punch.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko Nachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko Nachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko Nachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ko Nachi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison missing with a left hand there. Ko Nachi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ko Nachi's guard.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison trying to control but Ko Nachi is working from the bottom.
Morrison prevents Ko Nachi from getting back to his feet.
Morrison trying to control but Ko Nachi is working from the bottom.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison stops Ko Nachi from standing up.
Ko Nachi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ko Nachi's head.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to Ko Nachi's brow.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
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!
Ko Nachi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morrison's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control the position here.
Ko Nachi won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ko Nachi manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Ko Nachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Ko Nachi!
Morrison seems keen to control Ko Nachi's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Ko Nachi controlling him for the moment.
Morrison has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ko Nachi has passed into side control.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison is looking for a sweep.
Ko Nachi wants to stand but Morrison has his arm trapped.
Morrison struggling a bit here.
Ko Nachi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Morrison.
Well Morrison has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Gee (ranked 455 p4p, 406 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 66 p4p, 61 weight class). Inspektor Gee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gothic Line's chin.
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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Line throws the left hand but Gee avoids the punch easily.
Gee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gee.
Line scores with a nice right hand.
Line lands a really nice looking cross but Gee seems unphased.
Gee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Line misses with an uppercut. Gee saw that one coming.
Gee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Line takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Line throws a lazy body kick
letting Gee counter with a right hand.
Gee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Gee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gee thows a body kick. Line tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Line is out of range.
Gee is looking to land body kicks.
Gee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Gee connects with a single shot there.
Line looks to throw the jab but Gee is out of range.
Gee needs to keep his hands up - Line had a free shot at his head there.
Gee misses with a few strikes there.
Gee throws the kick towards the body but Line avoids it.
Line misses the jab.
Gee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Line throws the kick towards the body but Gee avoids it.
Gee tries to land a leg kick but Line saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gee is breathing heavily.
Line misses with an uppercut. Gee saw that one coming.
Line lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Line scores with a push kick.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Line cracks Gee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Line finish him?
 Gee is rocked!
Gee walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Gee limp body while Line jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gothic Line!
An out of breath Gothic Line thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miller moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Horiguchi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Horiguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horiguchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Miller looks for the body kick but Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horiguchi.
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Horiguchi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horiguchi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Horiguchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horiguchi misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horiguchi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Horiguchi darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horiguchi is keeping the position for now.
Horiguchi looking to control but Miller passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Horiguchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Horiguchi is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Horiguchi defends it.
Miller throwing shots but Horiguchi is blocking nicely.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Horiguchi trying to control here.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Miller might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Miller wants to take a breather but Horiguchi is having none of it.
Horiguchi is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horiguchi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akaro Horiguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi lands a jab.
Jab by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Horiguchi pushes Miller off and gets back to his feet.
Horiguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Horiguchi's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Horiguchi defends it well.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Horiguchi ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Horiguchi throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horiguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Horiguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Horiguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horiguchi.
Miller drives through with a takedown into Horiguchi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller wants to control from the top but Horiguchi keeps moving.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Horiguchi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Horiguchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throws out a leg kick but Horiguchi moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miller sizes up Horiguchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horiguchi. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horiguchi lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Horiguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Horiguchi wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Horiguchi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Horiguchi wants it to stay on the feet.
Horiguchi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Akaro Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
Horiguchi scores with a nice body kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Horiguchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horiguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Horiguchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller throws a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller with the counter takedown but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Horiguchi moved out of range nicely.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akaro Horiguchi dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Horiguchi takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horiguchi pinned against the cage. Horiguchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Horiguchi checks a low kick from Miller.
Horiguchi throws a big counter combination but Miller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Horiguchi pushes Miller off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Horiguchi defends it well.
Horiguchi scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Horiguchi. Those never looked like landing.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller with the inside leg kick.
Miller staying out of range there.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller pushes Horiguchi away with a front kick.
Miller throws a jab when Horiguchi was well out of range.
Horiguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horiguchi's head backwards.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Akaro Horiguchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller walks into a jab.
Horiguchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horiguchi can pounce on him.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown. Horiguchi fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Horiguchi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Horiguchi is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Miller seems content to control.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horiguchi keeps working.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Horiguchi's hands, connecting with Horiguchi's forehead.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller stops Horiguchi from getting back to his feet.
Horiguchi is not content to let Miller control the position.
Horiguchi trying to control from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Miller wants to control but instead Horiguchi manages to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Horiguchi tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Lynton Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Horiguchi taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
Horiguchi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Horiguchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lynton Miller.
I think Horiguchi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
During a confident post fight interview, Akaro Horiguchi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sullivan (ranked 198 p4p, 87 weight class) and Valentin Taneyev (ranked 36 p4p, 16 weight class). Valentin Taneyev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Sullivan's chin.
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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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Taneyev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Taneyev.
Sullivan lands with a cross.
Sullivan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taneyev tries to clinch up.
Sullivan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taneyev is able to avoid easily.
Taneyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Taneyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taneyev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by Sullivan misses
and Taneyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Taneyev. That snapped Sullivan's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taneyev throws out the jab.
Sullivan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sullivan wants to land a leg kick but Taneyev is out of range.
Taneyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sullivan moves out of range as Taneyev throws a body kick.
Taneyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sullivan 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.
Taneyev scoring well with a low kick there.
Taneyev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taneyev 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.
Taneyev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan connects with a crisp jab.
Taneyev misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taneyev's knee momentarily.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Taneyev.
Taneyev looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Taneyev slips the punch.
Sullivan throws a hook but Taneyev blocks it.
Taneyev is looking to score with low kicks.
Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Sullivan - that landed with a thud.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Taneyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Taneyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan lands a hook that snaps the head of Taneyev backwards.
Sullivan lands with a right to the head.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Taneyev lands a hook that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Taneyev misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
Taneyev leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Taneyev.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Taneyev takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taneyev misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taneyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sullivan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taneyev keeping full guard, as Sullivan tries to pass.
Taneyev is adopting a defensive guard.
Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taneyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses.
Taneyev is controlling Sullivan's posture.
Taneyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taneyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but Taneyev blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sullivan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sullivan misses with a looping right.
Taneyev throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Taneyev lands with a straight right. Sullivan didn't see that one coming.
Taneyev throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan throws a jab when Taneyev was well out of range.
Taneyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sullivan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taneyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Taneyev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taneyev. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a hook. Taneyev ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan pushes Taneyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Taneyev blocking some punches.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taneyev backwards.
Taneyev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taneyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taneyev blocks an uppercut.
Taneyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sullivan avoids it.
Sullivan wants a takedown.
Taneyev gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Taneyev blocks it.
Taneyev can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taneyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sullivan scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taneyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sullivan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Taneyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taneyev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sullivan.
Valentin Taneyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan misses with a looping right.
Taneyev takes one on the button.
Sullivan scores with a leg kick.
Taneyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sullivan throws a leg kick which misses Taneyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Taneyev tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sullivan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taneyev's knee momentarily.
Sullivan cracks a nice hook into Taneyev's ribs.
Sullivan lands with a right hand.
Taneyev just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taneyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a big uppercut that knocks Taneyev off his feet! Sullivan dives into side control looking to finish!
Taneyev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan throws an elbow but Taneyev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taneyev is still in real trouble! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sullivan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taneyev seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan is trying to ground and pound but Taneyev uses the momentary lack of control by Sullivan to regain half guard.
Sullivan is keen to just control but Taneyev is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taneyev defending well though.
Taneyev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taneyev is trying to maintain the position but Sullivan is very close to passing his half guard.
Sullivan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taneyev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taneyev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taneyev to regain full guard.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sullivan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sullivan throws out a powerful jab.
Taneyev delivers a nice body kick.
Taneyev throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan throws an off balance right hand
and Taneyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taneyev throws a hook but Sullivan blocks it.
Sullivan connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Taneyev.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sullivan looks for the body kick but Taneyev saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Taneyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sullivan.
Taneyev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taneyev works the jab nicely.
Taneyev misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Taneyev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taneyev tries to land a body kick
and Sullivan counters with a thumping low kick.
Taneyev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Valentin Taneyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taneyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan throws a hook but Taneyev avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Taneyev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Taneyev motions for Sullivan to come forward. Taneyev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sullivan.
Taneyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taneyev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a thumping low kick.
Taneyev misses with a right hand
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taneyev misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev walks into a jab.
Sullivan is looking to land body kicks.
Taneyev takes one to the chin there.
Sullivan is looking to land body kicks.
Taneyev tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taneyev misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taneyev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Taneyev misses
and Taneyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sullivan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taneyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sullivan!
A victorious Jack Sullivan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 185 p4p, 150 weight class) and Kjetil Olsen (ranked 30 p4p, 25 weight class). Aorigele comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Olsen has chosen Liberty by LXST CXNTURY as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kjetil Olsen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aorigele. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsen 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.
Aorigele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Olsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olsen feints a counter leg kick.
Olsen throws the kick towards the body but Aorigele avoids it.
As Olsen looks to move away, Aorigele throws a big counter combo but Olsen just gets out of the way.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Olsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aorigele.
Panda Aorigele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aorigele blocks the body kick.
Olsen misses with a leg kick
and Aorigele counters with a straight right hand.
Olsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olsen lands a head kick!
It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
Aorigele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aorigele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsen tries a quick counter leg kick but Aorigele is wise to it.
Aorigele lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Aorigele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aorigele closes the distance and pushes Olsen back into the cage.
Good body shot from Aorigele.
A short left from Olsen.
Olsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Aorigele controls his hands.
Aorigele lands a body punch.
Olsen looks winded!
Aorigele tries to work over Olsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele breaks from the clinch.
Aorigele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aorigele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
Aorigele is leaning against Olsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aorigele lands a nice shot to the body.
Aorigele lands with a left to the head.
Aorigele presses Olsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Aorigele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aorigele lands with a right to the head.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Olsen controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen misses with some punches.
Olsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Olsen blocks it.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Aorigele as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Aorigele.
Aorigele pushes Olsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aorigele lands with a left to the head.
Aorigele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aorigele stalling the fight.
Aorigele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olsen or not.
Aorigele lands with a right to the head.
Aorigele pushes Olsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Aorigele.
A right handed body shot lands from Aorigele.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Olsen avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
A short right from Aorigele on the inside.
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Aorigele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Olsen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele lands a shoulder strike.
Olsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Aorigele finish him?
Aorigele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Olsen.
Aorigele unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Olsen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Aorigele is unloading with more strikes now! Olsen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panda Aorigele!
A relieved looking Panda Aorigele 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Bird (ranked 60 p4p, 95 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 10 p4p, 16 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar feints the counter takedown.
Bird lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bird throws a body shot but no joy.
Bird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar tries to move into range but Bird moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Escobar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bird is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Escobar off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird controlling well, preventing Escobar from escaping the position.
Bird seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bird is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Escobar is defending well though. Bird let's go of the attempt for now.
Bird tightening his grip on Escobar, looking for the choke.
I really don't envy Escobar right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Escobar is trying to break free.
Bird is not going to allow Escobar to sit and survive in this position.
Bird looking for the choke from the back.
Escobar tries to break free.
Bird is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Escobar knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Escobar for a finish.
Bird is trying to stick to Escobar's back but Escobar is turning into Bird. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bird's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Escobar defends it easily.
Bird is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Bird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bird is retaining full guard.
Bird working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escobar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escobar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escobar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bird is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escobar is aware though and is defending well.
Bird looking for a guillotine here but Escobar defends easily.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Bird keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Escobar has passed into half guard!
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bird keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bird makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bird.
Bird looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Bird trying to control the position.
Bird is looking to cinch up a triangle. Escobar throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bird's body to avoid the submission. Bird has instead reached around Escobar's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bird arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Bird!
Jake Bird retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Bird 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 13 p4p, 14 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). De Minaur comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Perkele throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Perkele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Minaur throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Minaur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the head.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Perkele is predictable there
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Perkele blocks the low kick.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Minaur tried to score with a low kick but Perkele checks it.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a straight left.
Perkele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Minaur slips under a jab from Perkele.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
Perkele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele checks a low kick from De Minaur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perkele to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perkele throws a push kick but De Minaur slaps the foot to one side.
De Minaur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele is looking to slow De Minaur down with leg kicks.
Perkele throws a sloppy head kick and De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele takes one to the side of the head.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a body punch
and Perkele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Minaur throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for De Minaur. That snapped Perkele's head back.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Perkele.
De Minaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Minaur wants to land a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
De Minaur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Rod De Minaur 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.
De Minaur throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur scores with a leg kick.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele thumps De Minaur with a low kick.
De Minaur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Minaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
De Minaur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perkele. Perkele circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur checks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perkele might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Minaur has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
Good leg kick by De Minaur.
Perkele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Minaur slips a straight right by Perkele.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
Perkele feints a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkele - that will leave a mark!
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele blocks a leg kick.
Perkele lands a right hook to the body.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Perkele's body.
Perkele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but De Minaur saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele thows a leg kick but De Minaur checks it
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur misses with a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
De Minaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Perkele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perkele with the inside leg kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur wants to slow Perkele down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Perkele moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
Perkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Minaur. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Perkele.
De Minaur's corner calls for a 1-2. De Minaur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkele slips a jab from De Minaur.
Perkele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele works De Minaur's body with a nice hook.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from De Minaur.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks De Minaur off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Minaur.
Perkele throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
De Minaur backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Minaur checks it well.
De Minaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Perkele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perkele checks it well.
De Minaur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur throwing a counter right hand but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele walks into a jab.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Perkele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
A big left from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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 Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkele swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Perkele wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but De Minaur moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from De Minaur misses its target.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Minaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele misses with a body shot
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends De Minaur's belly button to the back.
Perkele scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Minaur can pounce on him.
De Minaur catches Perkele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkele throws a sloppy body shot
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Minaur backing away here, and Perkele unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Minaur with the inside leg kick.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perkele dips to his left and cracks De Minaur with an uppercut!
Perkele slips a jab from De Minaur.
Perkele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Minaur cracks Perkele with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the body from De Minaur misses
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
De Minaur slips under a jab.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
And Perkele responds with a good body kick, but De Minaur manages to step out the way in time.
De Minaur tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
A little feinted left hand from De Minaur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but De Minaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele 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.
Perkele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for De Minaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
De Minaur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
Perkele lands with a nice body punch.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Perkele.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Perkele moved away.
De Minaur lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
De Minaur tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Perkele slips under a jab.
De Minaur scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
A nice leg kick from Perkele, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by De Minaur as he connects with a hook.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Minaur. De Minaur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Minaur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkele's hands.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele slips a jab from De Minaur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rod De Minaur did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perkele connects with the punch.
De Minaur misses the jab.
Nice jab there from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkele has time to react.
Perkele motions for De Minaur to come forward. Perkele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur scores with a nice head shot.
De Minaur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perkele duly obliges.
It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
A jab lands there for Perkele.
Perkele slips a straight right by De Minaur.
Perkele is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Minaur with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Perkele ducks right into an uppercut from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Minaur is able to avoid easily.
De Minaur tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Perkele throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele 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.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but De Minaur moved out of range.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Minaur avoids a kick to the body.
De Minaur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele tries a quick counter leg kick but De Minaur is wise to it.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
De Minaur thumps Perkele with a low kick.
De Minaur tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkele walks into a left hand.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Minaur scores with a jab. Perkele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perkele slips a straight right by De Minaur.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Minaur.
Perkele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. De Minaur saw that one coming.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
De Minaur 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.
De Minaur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. De Minaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a good low kick that De Minaur was not able to check.
Perkele scores with a head kick. De Minaur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perkele drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Perkele throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Minaur tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Minaur scores with a jab.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur throws a good cross that connects.
De Minaur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perkele is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a hook but De Minaur avoids it easily.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perkele connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Minaur scrambles back to his feet.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Minaur defending well as Perkele loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. De Minaur catches Perkele right on the button with a cross.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Minaur moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Minaur scores with the left hand. Perkele knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Minaur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
De Minaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur throws a chopping leg kick but Perkele manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Minaur connects with a crisp jab.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut
and Perkele counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Perkele takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Minaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
Perkele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkele scores with a shot to the body.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Minaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
Perkele moves away from the strike by De Minaur.
Perkele misses with a hook. De Minaur ducked under it nicely.
De Minaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws out a counter right but De Minaur avoids it with no problem.
Perkele misses with a leg kick
and De Minaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Minaur misses with a hook. Perkele ducked under it nicely.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele staying out of range there.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Perkele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Perkele - just one landing.
De Minaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Minaur 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 Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkele throws a low kick but De Minaur moves out of range easily.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Perkele.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
Perkele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkele.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Minaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Perkele moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.
De Minaur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Minaur thinking.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
De Minaur throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Minaur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkele takes one on the button.
Perkele misses the jab.
De Minaur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
Perkele checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Perkele there.
A nice leg kick from De Minaur, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele checks a low kick from De Minaur.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Minaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Minaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod De Minaur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Minaur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ispa Perkele stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym I guess.'.
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