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C411: Adofo vs Cruz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 1601 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 133 p4p, 119 weight class). Probert comes to the cage accompanied by DNA. Marek Cervenka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Cervenka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Probert shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Cervenka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probert.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert slips under a jab.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
Probert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Cervenka dodges the punch combination from Probert.
Probert slips under a jab from Cervenka.
The crowd cheers as Cervenka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Probert doesn't seem phased though.
Probert catches Cervenka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cervenka throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Probert went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cervenka takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervenka slips under a jab from Probert.
Probert misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Probert is predictable there
and Probert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Probert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cervenka.
Cervenka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Probert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert throwing a counter right hand but Cervenka manages to avoid it.
Probert slips a straight right by Cervenka.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Cervenka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cervenka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Probert throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka moves away from the strike by Probert.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka avoids a kick to the body.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cervenka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probert can pounce on him.
Probert connects with the punch.
Probert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cervenka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cervenka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probert.
Probert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cervenka.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Cervenka scores with a hook to the body. Probert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Probert's corner calls for a 1-2. Probert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert throws the left hand but Cervenka avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws a shot to the body.
Cervenka avoids the body shot from Probert.
Nice shot lands for Cervenka.
Probert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Probert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Probert throws a poor cross that misses
and Cervenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cervenka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cervenka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cervenka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cervenka lands a head shot.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Probert fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Cervenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probert looks to land a right hand but Cervenka moved out of range.
Cervenka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
A countering left hand to the body from Cervenka misses.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probert.
Probert tries to clinch but Cervenka moves away
and Cervenka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Probert fails to land.
Cervenka blocks an uppercut.
Cervenka stalling the fight.
Cervenka stalling in the clinch.
Probert throws a punch but it's blocked by Cervenka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probert.
Cervenka blocking some punches.
Cervenka blocking some punches.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Come on Cervenka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Probert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cervenka.
A short left from Probert.
Probert misses with some punches.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka blocking some punches.
Cervenka trying to control the position but instead, Probert has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cervenka into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Probert misses with some punches.
Cervenka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Probert misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Probert fails to land.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cervenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cervenka lands a right hand.
Probert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Probert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cervenka's elbow.
Probert swings wildly with an uppercut but Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Probert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cervenka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probert cracks Cervenka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cervenka.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Cervenka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bob Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cervenka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cervenka throws an off balance right hand
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert connects with a looping right hand.
Probert takes a swing at Cervenka's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Cervenka coming out on top.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probert ducks right into an uppercut from Cervenka.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Probert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cervenka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Probert sizes up Cervenka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cervenka.
A left lands for Probert.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cervenka throws out the jab.
Cervenka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Probert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Probert misses with an uppercut
and Cervenka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Cervenka misses the target.
Cervenka misses with a straight left.
A jab from Probert misses.
Probert throws a hook to the side of Cervenka's head but Cervenka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Probert slips under a jab from Cervenka.
Probert's corner calls for a 1-2. Probert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cervenka slips a jab from Probert.
Probert throws a jab when Cervenka was well out of range.
Probert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Cervenka backs away, Probert returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cervenka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cervenka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Probert.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert throws a front kick aimed at Cervenka's knee but Cervenka avoids it well.
Cervenka's corner calls for a 1-2. Cervenka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Probert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cervenka can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
and Cervenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
It looked like Probert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cervenka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cervenka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Probert.
Cervenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Probert misses with a left hand
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.
Cervenka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probert to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob Probert is winning the standup battle so far.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cervenka misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Probert.
Cervenka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Probert momentarily.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Probert throws a series of punches but Cervenka moves out of range.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Probert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Cervenka thuds a left hand into Probert's body.
Probert throws a lazy uppercut
and Cervenka counters with a stiff right hand.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cervenka slips a straight right by Probert.
Cervenka blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cervenka misses.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Probert throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Cervenka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Probert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cervenka.
Probert is looking to chop away at Cervenka's legs.
Probert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Probert moves out of range as Cervenka strikes.
A big right from Probert misses.
Cervenka throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Probert misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert throws a leg kick which misses Cervenka's front leg but catches the back leg as Cervenka tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervenka throws a big shot that misses.
Probert moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cervenka scores with a nice right hand.
Probert swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Probert slips under a jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cervenka swinging wildly here.
Probert lunges at Cervenka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cervenka's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Probert misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Probert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Probert misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Cervenka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cervenka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Probert back to the cage. Cervenka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Probert throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervenka.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert is looking to counter punch.
Probert lands a body shot.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Probert looks to land a right hand but Cervenka moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Probert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Cervenka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Probert misses with a hook
and Cervenka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cervenka moves out of range as Probert strikes.
Cervenka slips a straight right by Probert.
Cervenka swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cervenka throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Cervenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probert wants to clinch.
Probert staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Probert there.
Probert throws a series of punches but Cervenka moves out of range.
Probert misses with an uppercut. Cervenka saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Cervenka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Probert forces Cervenka back against the cage and clinches.
Cervenka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cervenka pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Cervenka to work.
Cervenka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cervenka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Probert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cervenka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cervenka.
Cervenka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Probert.
Probert pushes Cervenka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cervenka blocks an uppercut.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Cervenka blocks a body shot from Probert.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cervenka stalling in the clinch but Probert improves position.
Bob Probert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cervenka lands a shoulder strike.
Probert throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cervenka.
Cervenka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Probert is defending well for now.
Cervenka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Probert misses with a punch on the inside.
Probert misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Cervenka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cervenka leaning against his opponent.
Cervenka slowing the pace effectively.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Cervenka controls his hands.
Cervenka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marek Cervenka.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Probert tests Cervenka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Cervenka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Probert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Probert throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Probert misses with a body shot.
Cervenka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Probert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cervenka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Proberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marek Cervenka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert scores with a jab. Cervenka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Probert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Probert 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Probert!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Probert thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 646 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Eja Igwe (ranked 60 p4p, 95 weight class). Deiveiredo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eja Igwe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deiveiredo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deiveiredo dips to his left and cracks Igwe with an uppercut!
Igwe's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Igwe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eja Igwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deiveiredo throws a hook to the side of Igwe's head but Igwe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deiveiredo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Igwe scores with a jab.
Igwe scores with a jab. Deiveiredo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Deiveiredo swings for the body but Igwe moves out of range.
Igwe moves away from the strike by Deiveiredo.
Igwe looks to throw the jab but Deiveiredo is out of range.
Igwe with a hook.
Igwe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deiveiredo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Deiveiredo misses with an uppercut. Igwe saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igwe staying out of range there.
Deiveiredo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deiveiredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Deiveiredo misses with a hook. Igwe ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Igwe! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Igwe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deiveiredos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Deiveiredo misses its intended target.
Igwe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Igwe's shoulder, as Igwe tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo misses with a looping right.
Deiveiredo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Igwe throws a lazy head kick
and Deiveiredo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deiveiredo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Igwe. Igwe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Igwe misses.
Deiveiredo blocks a jab.
Deiveiredo cracks Igwe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Deiveiredo swings for the body but Igwe moves out of range.
Good shot there by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Igwe.
The fighters circling - Igwe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo throws a shot from downtown. Igwe moves away and avoids it.
Igwe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deiveiredo looks to land a combination but Igwe avoids it well.
Deiveiredo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Igwe works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igwe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deiveiredo.
Igwe throws out a counter right but Deiveiredo avoids it with no problem.
Deiveiredo slips a jab from Igwe.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy head kick and Igwe moves out of range easily.
Igwe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deiveiredos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe throws a head kick but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo misses with a two punch combination.
Igwe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Igwe throws a big shot that misses.
Deiveiredo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Igwe to score with a decent uppercut.
Igwe with a hook.
Igwe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Igwe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deiveiredo to score with a decent uppercut.
Deiveiredo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Igwe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Deiveiredo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Igwe connects with a nice looking jab.
Deiveiredo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Igwe throws out the jab.
Deiveiredo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Igwe throws a head kick but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Deiveiredo moves out of range of the strikes.
Igwe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igwe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deiveiredo on the side of the head.
Deiveiredo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Deiveiredo blocks a head kick by Igwe.
Igwe lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Deiveiredo tests Igwe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deiveiredo loads up on a big right hand but Igwe slips the punch.
Deiveiredo takes one on the button.
Deiveiredo moves out of range as Igwe strikes.
Igwe slips a straight right by Deiveiredo.
Igwe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Igwe.
Deiveiredo is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Igwe misses.
Igwe lands the left hand.
Igwe blocks a head kick by Deiveiredo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Igwe! But no joy.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Igwe moves out of range.
Deiveiredo throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deiveiredo slips a jab from Igwe.
A counter left hand to the body from Deiveiredo misses its target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igwe throws a hook to the side of Deiveiredo's head but Deiveiredo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Igwe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Igwe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Igwe avoids the body shot from Deiveiredo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igwe scores with a decent looking hook.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Deiveiredo throwing a counter right hand but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Igwe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Igwe lands an overhand right.
Deiveiredo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Igwe lands.
Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Igwe.
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Igwe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Igwe looks to throw the jab but Deiveiredo is out of range.
Igwe throws a hook but Deiveiredo avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Igwe looks to throw the jab but Deiveiredo is out of range.
Igwe ducks under a wild hook from Deiveiredo.
Igwe misses the jab.
Igwe scores with a head kick.
Deiveiredo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deiveiredo misses the jab.
Deiveiredo loads up on a big right hand but Igwe slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Igwe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Igwe.
Nice defenses there by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eja Igwe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Igwe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Igwe avoids the body shot from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo looks to land a left hand but Igwe moved out of range nicely.
Deiveiredo moves out of range of the strikes.
Deiveiredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deiveiredo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Deiveiredo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Igwe's shoulder, as Igwe tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo takes a swing at Igwe's ribcage but misses.
Eja Igwe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Igwe misses with a looping right.
Igwe lands a jab to the nose.
Igwe lands with an overhand left.
Deiveiredo slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Igwe, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igwe throws a head kick that Deiveiredo semi-blocks.
Deiveiredo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deiveiredo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Deiveiredo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igwe throws an overhand right that lands on Deiveiredo's shoulder, as Deiveiredo tries to avoid the shot.
Igwe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Deiveiredo.
Igwe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Deiveiredo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Deiveiredo throws a jab but it's blocked by Igwe.
Deiveiredo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Igwe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deiveiredo scores with the left hand. Igwe knows he should have avoided that one.
Deiveiredo loads up on a big right hand but Igwe slips the punch.
Deiveiredo misses with a wild combination.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Igwe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deiveiredo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deiveiredo scores with a head kick. Igwe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Igwe scores with a jab. Deiveiredo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Igwe.
Deiveiredo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deiveiredo misses with a series of wild punches.
Igwe throws a jab but it's blocked by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igwe moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Igwe was well out of range. Poor timing from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Igwe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Igwe 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.
Igwe throws out a loose jab but Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deiveiredo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Deiveiredo throwing a counter right hand but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Deiveiredo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Igwe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Igwe throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Deiveiredo to counter with a crisp jab.
Igwe checks a leg kick.
Deiveiredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deiveiredo throwing a counter right hand but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Igwe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Igwe moves out of range.
Deiveiredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Igwe scores with a punch to the head.
Igwe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deiveiredo's hands.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igwe moves away.
Deiveiredo feints and then cracks Igwe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Igwe down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Igwe misses the target.
Deiveiredo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Igwe.
Deiveiredo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deiveiredo just misses with a punch to the body.
Deiveiredo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Igwe connects with the punch.
Igwe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Good standup being displayed there by Igwe as he connects with a hook.
Igwe misses the jab.
Igwe throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igwe moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deiveiredo swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Igwe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deiveiredo looks to land a combination but Igwe avoids it well.
Igwe throws an overhand right that lands on Deiveiredo's shoulder, as Deiveiredo tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Deiveiredo misses.
Deiveiredo loads up on a big right hand but Igwe slips the punch.
Igwe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Jab from Igwe.
Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Igwe.
Deiveiredo moves forwards but Igwe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Deiveiredo there.
Deiveiredo lands a really nice looking cross but Igwe seems unphased.
Deiveiredo misses with a head kick.
Deiveiredo takes one to the side of the head.
Deiveiredo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deiveiredo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Igwe coming out on top.
Deiveiredo thuds a left hand into Igwe's body.
Igwe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Deiveiredo misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eja Igwe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Igwe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Igwe moves forwards but Deiveiredo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Deiveiredo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Deiveiredo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Igwe.
Igwe throws a big shot that misses.
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy head kick and Igwe moves out of range easily.
Deiveiredo misses with a looping left.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Igwe.
A left lands for Igwe.
Igwe throws a hook but Deiveiredo blocks it.
Deiveiredo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Igwe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Igwe.
Deiveiredo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deiveiredo missing with a left hand there. Igwe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deiveiredo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igwe.
Deiveiredo throws a jab when Igwe was well out of range.
Deiveiredo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIgwe.
Igwe throws out a loose jab but Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot.
Igwe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Deiveiredo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe lands a nice shot that snaps Deiveiredo's head back.
Igwe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Deiveiredo misses with a looping right.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy right hand but Igwe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Igwe moves away.
Deiveiredo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIgwe.
Igwe throws a lazy right hand but Deiveiredo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deiveiredo misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Igwe checks a leg kick.
Deiveiredo scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo avoids the head kick by Igwe.
Deiveiredo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Deiveiredo moves away from the strike by Igwe.
Deiveiredo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Igwe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo defending well as Igwe loads up on a big left hand.
Deiveiredo stuns Igwe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Igwe misses.
Deiveiredo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Igwe.
Deiveiredo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Deiveiredo with a nice cross.
Figueson Deiveiredo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deiveiredo.
Donk. Igwe catches Deiveiredo right on the button with a cross.
Deiveiredo ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
Deiveiredo throws a quick counter head kick but Igwe was just out of range.
Deiveiredo swings for the body but Igwe moves out of range.
Deiveiredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Igwe connects with a single shot there.
Igwe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deiveiredo to score with a decent uppercut.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Igwe.
Igwe throws a lazy right hand but Deiveiredo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Igwe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Deiveiredo throws a nice looking combination but Igwe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deiveiredo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Igwe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Igwe scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Igwe.
Deiveiredo misses with an uppercut. Igwe saw that one coming.
Igwe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deiveiredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Igwe throws out a counter right but Deiveiredo avoids it with no problem.
Igwe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Igwe was well out of range. Poor timing from Deiveiredo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Igwe.
Igwe lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Deiveiredo misses its intended target.
Deiveiredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Igwe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deiveiredo scores with a hook.
Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Igwe.
Deiveiredo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Deiveiredo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Igwe.
Igwe lands with an uppercut that bounces Deiveiredo off the cage and back into range.
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy head kick and Igwe moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Igwe.
Igwe moves out of range of the strikes.
Deiveiredo tries to score with a low kick but Igwe moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Igwe! But no joy.
Nice shot by Igwe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igwe lands a jab to the head.
Deiveiredo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Igwe, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igwe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deiveiredo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Igwe.
Igwe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deiveiredo throws a head kick but Igwe moves out of range.
Deiveiredo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Igwe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Igwe avoids the head kick by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo throws a jab when Igwe was well out of range.
Deiveiredo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deiveiredo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deiveiredo throws a sloppy head kick and Igwe moves out of range easily.
Igwe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Deiveiredo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deiveiredo ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Igwe moves out of range.
Igwe throws the left hand but Deiveiredo avoids the punch easily.
Igwe looks to land a left hand but Deiveiredo moved out of range nicely.
Eja Igwe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deiveiredo drops his hands momentarily and Igwe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eja Igwe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Igwe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eja Igwe!
Figueson Deiveiredo spoke after the fight, saying 'Dude got lucky, but luck runs out.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 359 p4p, 620 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 34 p4p, 57 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Pinkman slips a jab from Chai.
Pinkman lands a jab to the nose.
Chai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinkman.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinkman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pinkman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinkman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinkman's coach down at Black Eagle MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pinkman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pinkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Pinkman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinkman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai pulls Pinkman in close to prevent any damage.
Pinkman content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Pinkman throws a strike but Chai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pinkman 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.
Pinkman working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pinkman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Pinkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinkman trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Pinkman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pinkman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pinkman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Chai wants to control but Pinkman passes into side.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chai regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pinkman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pinkman is pressing down on Chai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chai is holding on for now.
Chai is staying active underneath Pinkman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pinkman controlling the action here.
Pinkman trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai slips a jab from Pinkman.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman slips a jab from Chai.
Pinkman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Pinkman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
Chai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pinkman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Pinkman down.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pinkman moves away from the strike by Chai.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Chai against the cage.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Pinkman's ribcage. Pinkman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinkman jumps guard but Chai stands there with Pinkman around his waist. Pinkman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chai tries to work over Pinkman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman is trying to drag Chai to the mat but Chai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jeong Hoon Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Pinkman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman prevents a body shot from Chai.
Pinkman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chai just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai gets through Pinkman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chai is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Pinkman jumps guard but Chai stands there with Pinkman around his waist. Pinkman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pinkman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chai is working Pinkman over against the cage.
Chai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinkman tries to pull guard but Chai holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinkman drops back down to his feet.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Pinkman takes a shot to the head.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Chai as the two fighters clinch.
Chai lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Chai lands a shoulder strike.
Pinkman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pinkman manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is staying tight to Chai's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Let's hope that Pinkman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pinkman trying to control the position but Chai is working away.
Chai regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pinkman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Pinkman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pinkman seems to be working for a kimura but Chai defends the submission attempt.
Pinkman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chai has his hands clasped together around Pinkman's back. He's all about the action.
Pinkman controlling the pace.
Pinkman is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Pinkman seems content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chai is staying active underneath Pinkman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Chai throws a series of punches but Pinkman avoids them all with ease.
Chai lands a jab to Pinkman's midsection.
Chai misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pinkman drives through with a takedown into Chai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Chai is trying to control the position but Pinkman postures up.
Chai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pinkman controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Pinkman trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chai!
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Pinkman works the jab nicely.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Pinkman moved away.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Pinkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Pinkman avoided it.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
A jab from Pinkman does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Pinkman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Pinkman with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinkman is just out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chai misses with a hook
and Pinkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Jeong Hoon Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinkman shoots in but no luck this time.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Chai against the cage.
Pinkman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pinkman wants to take a breather but Chai is having none of it.
Chai wants to improve his position but Pinkman is controlling well.
Jesse Pinkman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinkman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is looking to advance position but Chai won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chai is refusing to be controlled, as Pinkman sits in half guard.
Pinkman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinkman.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Pinkman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Pinkman is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinkman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinkman slips a straight right by Chai.
And Pinkman tries to counter it with a takedown but Chai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pinkman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Thibodeaux (ranked 378 p4p, 330 weight class) and Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski (ranked 48 p4p, 43 weight class). Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski has chosen Meet Fran as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is just out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thibodeaux, as that shot connected.
Thibodeaux misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's head.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski wants to land a leg kick but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeaux's hands.
A good leg kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids it easily.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild combination.
Thibodeaux lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thibodeaux throwing a counter right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thibodeaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses.
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski slips the punch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice right hand.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
It looked like Thibodeaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That kick from Thibodeaux tenderised Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's leg. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thibodeaux throws a solid leg kick but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thibodeaux.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is just out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski there.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's shoulder, as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick lands for Thibodeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's head backwards.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is just out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a thumping low kick.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is just out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thibodeaux digs a good hook to Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Thibodeaux as he connects with a hook.
Thibodeaux tries to land a leg kick but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski saw it coming and moves away.
Thibodeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes one to the side of the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski slams his shin into Thibodeaux's torso.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Thibodeaux misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski blocks it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's shoulder, as Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux backing away here, and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a series of punches but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids them all with ease.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thibodeaux at a distance.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy body shot
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries to work over Thibodeaux's front leg with a kick but Thibodeaux checks it.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski walks into a jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a nice body shot.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
August Thibodeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Thibodeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski doesn't seem bothered though.
Thibodeaux misses with a leg kick
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a combination
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a front kick aimed at Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's knee but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves out of range.
Thibodeaux blocks a leg kick.
Thibodeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thibodeaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects with a solid leg kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski loads up on a big right hand but Thibodeaux slips the punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thibodeaux has got the better of the exchanges.
Thibodeaux looks to land a combination. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thibodeaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thibodeaux scrambles back to his feet.
August Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a big shot that misses.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux is looking to chop away at Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's legs.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux lands with a hook. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thibodeaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski can do to turn this around?
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Thibodeaux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski doesn't seem bothered though.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski dodges the punch combination from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux checks a low kick from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a solid leg kick but Thibodeaux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux scores with a sloppy right hand. Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski should have avoided that one.
Thibodeaux misses with a double jab.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski scores with a sloppy right hand. Thibodeaux should have avoided that one.
Thibodeaux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski is trying to counter with his kicks.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux is looking for a counter combo.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves away from the strike by Thibodeaux.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Fran Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux throws a chopping leg kick but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
enabling Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thibodeaux 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.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands a really nice looking cross but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski seems unphased.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski checks it.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moves out of range.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thibodeaux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thibodeaux looks to land a right hand but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski moved out of range.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski feints a counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux misses with a double jab
and Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski counters with a nice leg kick.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with the body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski misses with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski.
It looked like Thibodeaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
August Thibodeaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux punishes Stalinovskovichdaviddivitchski's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Thibodeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thibodeaux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Thibodeaux!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 118 p4p, 790 weight class) and Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 15 p4p, 82 weight class). Acerbi has chosen Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acerbi moves away.
And Acerbi tries to counter it with a takedown but Jiang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Acerbi misses with a body punch
and Jiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Panfilo Acerbi has been cut.
Acerbi scores with a hook.
Acerbi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Acerbi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jiang has escaped the position, nice work there.
Acerbi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Acerbi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jiang is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Acerbi yanks on the arm and Jiang is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Acerbi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Panfilo Acerbi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob Walton (ranked 125 p4p, 279 weight class) and Pablo De Geno (ranked 11 p4p, 25 weight class). De Geno has chosen DE MEXICO SONG as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno throws the left hand but Walton avoids the punch easily.
A big right from De Geno misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno 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 Walton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Geno slips a jab from Walton.
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Geno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walton.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno darts in and clinches Walton up against the cage.
De Geno misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walton avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Walton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno flicks out a counter leg kick but Walton steps away.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
Walton throws a counter high kick but De Geno was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for De Geno. That snapped Walton's head back.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno scores with a nice head shot.
De Geno sizes up Walton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Geno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Geno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Geno jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walton swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
Walton throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for De Geno.
Walton throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Walton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Geno slips a jab from Walton.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Geno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Geno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Geno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
De Geno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Walton.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Walton slips under a jab from De Geno.
Walton throws a nice head kick!
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
Walton connects with the punch.
De Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Geno.
De Geno is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Walton there.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton throws a head kick but De Geno moves out of range.
Walton connects with a body shot.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Walton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Geno moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton 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.
Walton avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton misses with a low kick.
Walton misses with a body shot.
De Geno connects with a leg kick.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
De Geno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Geno throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno with a nice cross.
Walton throws a head kick but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno thumps Walton with a low kick.
De Geno scores with the left hand. Walton knows he should have avoided that one.
De Geno is looking to slow Walton down with leg kicks.
De Geno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Geno tries to work over Walton's front leg with a kick but Walton checks it.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton throws a big counter combination but De Geno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
De Geno connects with a crisp jab.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walton.
Walton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walton misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by De Geno.
De Geno slips a jab and a cross from Walton.
Walton throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
De Geno flicks out a counter leg kick but Walton steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
A jab from De Geno does it's job there.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Geno.
De Geno lands a leg kick that knocks Walton off balance momentarily.
Walton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Walton lands a jab to De Geno's midsection.
De Geno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walton tries to move into range but De Geno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walton tries a head kick but it misses.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
De Geno swinging wildly here.
Walton walks into a stiff left hand from De Geno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Walton.
De Geno works Walton's body with a nice hook.
De Geno jabs at Walton's body.
De Geno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walton misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from De Geno lands.
De Geno swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
A little feinted left hand from Walton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walton throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno dips to his left and cracks Walton with an uppercut!
Walton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Geno. De Geno obviously looking to wear him down.
Walton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Geno connects with a looping right hand.
De Geno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Geno cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Geno misses with a hook.
De Geno lands a right hook to the body.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by De Geno.
De Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a hook.
De Geno scores with a hook.
De Geno misses with an uppercut
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton slips under a jab from De Geno.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walton misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walton scores with a sloppy right hand. De Geno should have avoided that one.
Walton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Geno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walton is out of range and De Geno settles back down.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Walton misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Geno.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
De Geno is looking to chop away at Walton's legs.
Walton misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from De Geno tenderised Walton's leg. Walton is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Geno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Geno looks to land a combination. Walton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like De Geno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walton slips under a jab from De Geno.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pablo De Geno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a combination that misses
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Geno back to the cage. Walton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A clash of legs there as Walton blocks the low kick.
Walton scores with the left hand. De Geno knows he should have avoided that one.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton is looking for a counter combo.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walton checks a low kick from De Geno.
De Geno slips under a jab from Walton.
De Geno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Walton moves away and avoids it.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
De Geno connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
De Geno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Geno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Geno.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton moves forwards but De Geno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Geno misses the jab.
Walton throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
De Geno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
De Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Geno slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by De Geno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Geno.
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!
Donk. De Geno catches Walton right on the button with a cross.
De Geno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Geno.
De Geno throws a low kick but Walton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range.
As De Geno looks to move away, Walton throws a big counter combo but De Geno just gets out of the way.
Walton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Geno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walton staying out of range there.
Walton throws a big counter combination but De Geno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Walton checks it.
Walton is looking for a counter combo.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
De Geno connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
De Geno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Geno scrambles back to his feet.
De Geno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno thows a leg kick but Walton checks it
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two 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!
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
Walton tests De Geno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 De Geno is rocked!
Walton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Geno is still on wobbly legs! Can Walton finish him?
Walton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Geno seems to have recovered his senses.
De Geno scores with a jab to the head.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
De Geno throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
A big right from Walton misses.
De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
De Geno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Geno lands a jab.
De Geno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
De Geno throws a lazy head kick
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
It looked like Walton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Geno.
De Geno throws a leg kick
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by De Geno.
De Geno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
De Geno scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Geno lands a leg kick that knocks Walton off balance momentarily.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Walton 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.
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno lands a nice hook to Walton's body. Walton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Geno throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Walton finds it's way through De Geno's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
Walton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Geno.
A big left from De Geno misses.
Walton blocks the body kick.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Nice jab there from De Geno.
De Geno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walton was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by De Geno.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot lands for De Geno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Geno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
After winning the bout, Pablo De Geno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jim Bob Walton was interviewed post fight and said 'I am surprised I made it to the cage to be honest. One hell of a Night Last night. Congrats to the other guy over there. We will run it back one day when im not all f'd up on hallucinogens. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 254 p4p, 269 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 27 p4p, 30 weight class). Ferkingstad comes to the cage accompanied by Try That In A Small Town. O Brien has chosen Sweet Leaf as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 40 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Brien keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Brien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ferkingstad looks to throw the jab but O Brien is out of range.
Ferkingstad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Brien. That one must have hurt.
Ferkingstad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Brien with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferkingstad looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
O Brien appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferkingstad tries to work over O Brien's front leg with a kick but O Brien checks it.
Ferkingstad moves into range and clinches up with O Brien.
O Brien tries to break the clinch but Ferkingstad is controlling the position.
O Brien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Ferkingstad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Brien lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad looking to stall.
A short right from Ferkingstad on the inside.
O Brien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Brien working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - O Brien coming out on top.
Ferkingstad scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Brien in his tracks.
O Brien takes a swing at Ferkingstad's ribcage but misses.
Ferkingstad moves into the clinch.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferkingstad misses with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferkingstad lands a big head kick that sends O Brien tumbling to the mat! Ferkingstad takes a step backwards and waves O Brien back to his feet - he wants the finish!
O Brien is rocked!
Ferkingstad misses the body punch
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ferkingstad misses.
Ferkingstad throws an off balance right hand
and O Brien counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferkingstad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Brien.
Ferkingstad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Brien.
O Brien digs a good hook to Ferkingstad's body.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferkingstad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Brien throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut is getting worse.
O Brien throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien checks a low kick from Ferkingstad.
O Brien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferkingstad thows a leg kick but O Brien checks it
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferkingstad lands with a right hand.
Ferkingstad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Ferkingstad moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Brien blocking some punches.
Ferkingstad throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferkingstad lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miles O Brien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferkingstad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferkingstad missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien lands a big head kick that sends Ferkingstad tumbling to the mat! O Brien takes a step backwards and waves Ferkingstad back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Ferkingstad is rocked!
O Brien lands a right hook to the body.
O Brien takes a swing at Ferkingstad's ribcage but misses.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
O Brien walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ferkingstad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Brien takes one to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Brien fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferkingstad.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Brien with the inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ferkingstad is predictable there
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien blocks a jab.
O Brien throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Ferkingstad misses.
O Brien lands a big head kick that sends Ferkingstad tumbling to the mat! O Brien takes a step backwards and waves Ferkingstad back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Ferkingstad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien throws the left hand but Ferkingstad avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! O Brien ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Ferkingstad clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miles O Brien!
After winning the bout, Miles O Brien thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pushkin (ranked 120 p4p, 229 weight class) and Spider Monkey (ranked 15 p4p, 28 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pushkin counters with a takedown into side control.
Pushkin trying to control the position but Monkey is working away.
Pushkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pushkin wants to control but Monkey is keeping him busy.
Monkey is looking to regain half guard here but Pushkin keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monkey keeps working.
Monkey is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin works to advance to full mount. Monkey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Monkey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Monkey sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pushkin controlling the action here.
Monkey is looking for a sweep. Pushkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pushkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Monkey gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pushkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pushkin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pushkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Monkey is retaining full guard.
Pushkin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pushkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pushkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monkey connects with a body shot.
Monkey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pushkin counters with a takedown into side control.
Pushkin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pushkin wants to control but Monkey is keeping him busy.
Pushkin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Monkey!
Monkey is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Monkey is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushkin controlling from the full mount.
Pushkin prevents Monkey from getting the reversal.
Pushkin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monkey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Monkey regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Pushkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monkey lands with a straight right. Pushkin didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Monkey.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Pushkin's leg. Pushkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pushkin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monkey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pushkin defends well.
Pushkin trying to control but Monkey is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pushkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Monkey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pushkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pushkin trying to control but Monkey is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pushkin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pushkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Monkey gets full guard.
Pushkin looking to pass the guard.
Pushkin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pushkin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Monkey for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey keeping moving, preventing Pushkin from controlling successfully.
Pushkin passes into half guard.
Pushkin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pushkin is keen to just control but Monkey is a slippery customer.
Monkey gets full guard.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Monkey wants to sweep but no luck.
Pushkin trying to control but Monkey is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pushkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pushkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spider Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey throws a lazy body kick
and Pushkin counters with a takedown into side control.
Pushkin taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Pushkin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monkey sprawls well. Monkey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Aleksandr Pushkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pushkin shoots in and drives through. Monkey sprawls well.
Monkey throws a hook but Pushkin blocks it.
Pushkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monkey to score with a decent uppercut.
Monkey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pushkin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pushkin slips under a jab from Monkey.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body
and Pushkin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Monkey's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monkey is keeping the position for now.
Monkey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pushkin has passed into side control.
Aleksandr Pushkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pushkin tries to move to mount but Monkey blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey is looking to reverse the position.
Monkey seems a little lost for a moment, as Pushkin dominates the positioning.
Monkey is trying to get back to half guard.
Monkey taking a bit of punishment here - Pushkin scoring with strikes.
Pushkin happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pushkin is working Monkey over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Pushkin stalls from top position.
Pushkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monkey keeps working.
Pushkin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Monkey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pushkin but great work by Monkey.
You can see the frustration on Pushkin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Pushkin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pushkin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Monkey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pushkin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Monkey easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pushkin tries to reverse the position but Monkey maintains control.
Pushkin regains half guard.
Pushkin trying to hold on to Monkey's head to control him but Monkey postures up.
Monkey trying to control from half guard but Pushkin is working away.
Monkey tries to pass to full mount but Pushkin defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pushkin is trying to control but can't.
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 Aleksandr Pushkin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pushkin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Pushkin!
After winning the bout, Aleksandr Pushkin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 212 p4p, 348 weight class) and Ryan Montana (ranked 19 p4p, 30 weight class). Cheese comes into the arena with The Midnight NAMBLA blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Montana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
Cheese cracks Montana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montana is rocked!
Cheese is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Charles Eric Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cheese throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to score with a low kick but Montana moves his leg out of the way.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cheese works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana slips a straight right by Cheese.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
Montana moves out of range of the leg kick from Cheese.
Montana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cheese.
Cheese tries to land a front kick but Montana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cheese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montana blocks a head kick by Cheese.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese wants to land a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
Montana blocks a leg kick.
Cheese throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Montana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cheese tries to stall but Montana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
I was talking to Cheese's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Montana tries to pull guard but Cheese forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cheese is leaning against Montana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheese lands a left hand.
Montana tries to pull guard but Cheese won't allow it.
Montana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charles Eric Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Montana.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Montana tries to pull guard but Cheese forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese stalling in the clinch.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheese walks away with a smile on his face. Montana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cheese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montana defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Cheese takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Montana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Montana slips a straight right by Cheese.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Nice straight punches there by Cheese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheese.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
Cheese fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Eric Cheese dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Montana avoids a kick to the body.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Cheese motions for Montana to come forward. Cheese throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Cheese
and Montana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Montana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana jumps guard but Cheese stands there with Montana around his waist. Montana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Montana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Montana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Cheese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Cheese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
A big left from Cheese misses.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cheese thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
and Montana moves into the clinch.
Montana pulls guard.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from Montana.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana has Cheese pulled in close to control his posture.
Montana looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cheese passes into half guard.
Montana trying to control but Cheese postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is controlling Cheese's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cheese controlling the pace.
Cheese moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Montana.
Montana tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cheese just content to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cheese's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cheese looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Montana is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cheese performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Eric Cheese dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Ryan Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Montana if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Cheese lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Montana's leg but Montana calmly moves out of range.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cheese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters by clinching up.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montana jumps into guard, dragging Cheese to the mat.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montana working for a triangle but Cheese defends it easily.
Montana has Cheese pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Montana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cheese defends it easily.
Cheese controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Montana is looking for a triangle but Cheese pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cheese controlling from the top position.
Montana wants to control the position but Cheese says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Montana wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cheese in particular looking to stall.
Montana trying to control from the bottom.
Montana keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheese lands a big head kick that sends Montana tumbling to the mat! Cheese takes a step backwards and waves Montana back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Cheese misses with the combination.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles Eric Cheese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Montana counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Eric Cheese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheese 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Eric Cheese!
A relieved looking Charles Eric Cheese 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 21 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jacinto Cruz (ranked 4 p4p, 2 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacinto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adofo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adofo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adofo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Cruz catches Adofo right on the button with a cross.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Adofo moved away.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Adofo moved out of range.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Adofo saw that one coming.
Cruz slips under a jab from Adofo.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Adofo.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adofo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adofo ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Adofo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Cruz.
Adofo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Adofo counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Adofo drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adofo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adofo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
Adofo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adofo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Adofo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab by Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adofo has time to react.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adofo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Adofo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adofo.
Good standup being displayed there by Adofo as he connects with a hook.
Adofo tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
A big left from Adofo misses.
Adofo slips under a jab.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
As Cruz looks to move away, Adofo throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
Cruz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adofo connects with a right hand. Cruz shakes it off.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adofo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adofo blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
Adofo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Adofo throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A lazy left from Cruz finds it's target.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adofo connects with a single shot there.
Cruz with a jab.
Cruz is looking to slow Adofo down with leg kicks.
Cruz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jacinto Cruz has been cut.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Adofo takes the fight into the clinch.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adofo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adofo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cruz defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz feints and then cracks Adofo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adofo down.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Adofo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adofo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Adofo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Adofo's head.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Cruz scores with a jab. Adofo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Adofo moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Adofo lands with a right hand.
Adofo 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.
Adofo avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adofo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Adofo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adofo tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Adofo is controlling him.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adofo smiles and moves away.
Adofo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Adofo.
Adofo 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.
Cruz lands a jab.
Adofo looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Adofo with a jab.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Adofo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Adofo.
Adofo is looking for a counter combo.
Adofo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz cracks Adofo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
A left lands for Cruz.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Adofo seems unphased.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adofo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adofo throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adofo on the side of the head.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adofo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cruz avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a looping right.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruz cracks Adofo with an open hand slap.
Adofo wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
Cruz with the inside leg kick.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Adofo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruz.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adofo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Cruz dips to his left and cracks Adofo with an uppercut!
Adofo slips a straight right by Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adofo moves away.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adofo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Adofo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Adofo shakes it off.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz cracks Adofo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Adofo staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo walks into a jab.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Adofo's shoulder, as Adofo tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adofo is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz throws a hook but Adofo blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Adofo blocks the body kick.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Adofo moves his leg out of the way.
Adofo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adofo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Adofo.
Cruz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adofo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Adofo.
Adofo throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Adofo lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Adofo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adofo.
Adofo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Adofo checks it.
Jab from Cruz.
Adofo walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
Cruz throws a hook but Adofo avoids it easily.
Adofo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz throws a push kick but Adofo slaps the foot to one side.
Adofo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adofo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Adofo misses the target.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Adofo moved away.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adofo's head.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Adofo knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
It looked like Adofo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adofo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz misses with a hook. Adofo ducked under it nicely.
Cruz feints and then cracks Adofo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adofo down.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Adofo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adofo checks a leg kick.
Adofo slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Adofo's front leg but catches the back leg as Adofo tries to avoid it.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adofo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adofo staying out of range there.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Adofo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz tries to work over Adofo's front leg with a kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Adofo checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Adofo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adofo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cruz is predictable there
and Adofo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Adofo shrugs it off though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Adofo counters with a head kick that drops Cruz to the mat! Cruz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cruz is rocked!
Adofo checks a low kick from Cruz.
An attempted straight right counter from Adofo misses the target.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adofo is looking to counter punch.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Adofo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz moves out of range as Adofo strikes.
Adofo moves into the clinch successfully.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips a straight right by Adofo.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adofo momentarily.
Adofo walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Adofo.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Adofo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Adofo saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adofo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adofo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Adofo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz throws a body punch but Adofo moves out of range.
Adofo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Nice defenses there by Adofo.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a leg kick but Adofo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adofo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adofo 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.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Adofo's head.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Adofo.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Cruz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Adofo throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Adofo misses the jab.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adofo. That did some damage!
Cruz lands a nice hook to Adofo's body. Adofo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Adofo checks it
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adofo checks a leg kick.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adofo connects with the punch.
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!
Cruz lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adofo clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adofo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Adofo moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chumani Adofo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Adofo checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Adofo misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands a two punch combo.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adofo counters with a nice right hand that sends Cruz toppling to the canvas! Cruz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Adofo finish him?!
Adofo misses with an uppercut.
Adofo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Adofo's head back.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Adofo's defenses.
Adofo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adofo lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
and Adofo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cruz! He's just covering up as Adofo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo retains his featherweight title!
Chumani Adofo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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