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KUMITE #48 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Thompson (ranked 3853 p4p, 3852 weight class) and Sergio Dolidze (ranked 170 p4p, 137 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessie Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Dolidze!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolidze instigates a clinch.
Thompson tries to work over Dolidze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Dolidze controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolidze wants to stall.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dolidze uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Dolidze has Thompson pushed against the ropes.
Dolidze trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dolidze into the ropes.
That's two 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.
Dolidze slowing the pace effectively.
Dolidze will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thompson up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sergio Dolidze.
Dolidze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dolidze is struggling to control the position.
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 Jessie Thompson.
Well Thompson 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Sergio Dolidze!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Ettish (ranked 2693 p4p, 24798 weight class) and Something About A Hater (ranked 252 p4p, 385 weight class). Andy Ettish has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Ettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Something About A Hater!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
About A Hater shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
About A Hater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ettish tries to clinch but About A Hater is having none of it.
Something About A Hater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ettish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from About A Hater.
About A Hater slips a jab from Ettish.
About A Hater changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ettish misses the shot to the body.
Ettish tests About A Hater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
About A Hater scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from About A Hater. Ettish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ettish appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
About A Hater manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ettish on his heels. He'll look to pass Ettish's guard now, I'm sure.
Ettish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
About A Hater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ettish has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, About A Hater has managed to get both his arms back between Ettish's legs - danger averted.
Ettish has an active guard here but About A Hater has managed to pass into half guard.
Ettish is defending against the submission attempts here by About A Hater.
About A Hater is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ettish is just riding it out for now. About A Hater eventually gives up the hold.
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.
About A Hater is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ettish defends it well.
Ettish is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
About A Hater is looking for a kimura here.
About A Hater is working for a kimura but Ettish is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettish is trying to get back to full guard.
About A Hater is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ettish sees it coming and defends easily.
About A Hater is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ettish defends it well.
Ettish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ettish wants to get back to full guard.
About A Hater is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
About A Hater wants to work for an arm triangle but Ettish is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
About A Hater is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ettish keeping moving, preventing About A Hater from controlling successfully.
Andy Ettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ettish has his foot on About A Hater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. About A Hater works his way back into a safe position though.
Ettish keeping full guard, as About A Hater tries to pass.
Ettish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
About A Hater wants to control from the top but Ettish keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Ettish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andy Ettish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ettish takes one to the side of the head.
Ettish misses with an uppercut
and About A Hater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by About A Hater.
Ettish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. About A Hater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. About A Hater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ettish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
About A Hater trying to control but Ettish is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
About A Hater postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ettish is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of About A Hater, into his guard.
About A Hater escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ettish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ettish passes About A Hater's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
About A Hater looking for subs from the bottom but Ettish mounts him!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ettish wants to finish this one by submission but About A Hater is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ettish.
Ettish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ettish trying to control but About A Hater is having none of it.
Ettish manages to capitalize on a mistake by About A Hater to take his back!
Ettish is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. About A Hater defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ettish controlling the positon.
Ettish is trying to stick to About A Hater's back but About A Hater is turning into Ettish. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ettish's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by About A Hater.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ettish keeping moving, preventing About A Hater from controlling successfully.
About A Hater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ettish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
About A Hater wants to control from the top but Ettish keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ettish throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! About A Hater escapes and throws Ettish's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Something About A Hater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well About A Hater 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Something About A Hater!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Something About A Hater!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Something About A Hater!
Something About A Hater wins by unanimous decision!
Something About A Hater decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 3154 p4p, 2837 weight class) and Gorath DeeStroy (ranked 314 p4p, 293 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorath DeeStroy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeeStroy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clegane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clegane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeeStroy.
DeeStroy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clegane swivels and escapes.
DeeStroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegane moves away.
Clegane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. DeeStroy did well to prevent Clegane getting side control.
DeeStroy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clegane wants to work for an arm triangle but DeeStroy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeeStroy manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
DeeStroy controls Clegane momentarily but Clegane frees himself.
DeeStroy has control of Clegane's left arm, preventing Clegane from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but DeeStroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clegane is pushing down on DeeStroy's leg trying to pass to half guard. DeeStroy is fighting to maintain full guard but Clegane has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeeStroy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clegane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clegane tries to free his leg and advance position but DeeStroy is retaining full guard.
Clegane preventing the sweep.
DeeStroy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clegane prevents DeeStroy from getting back to his feet.
DeeStroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clegane's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clegane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeeStroy wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
DeeStroy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeeStroy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clegane is proving hard to escape from.
DeeStroy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeeStroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Clegane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My spies in Punchin N\' Chockin inform me that DeeStroy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
DeeStroy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clegane is keeping the position for now.
DeeStroy stays in close to Clegane's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
DeeStroy gets to his feet. Clegane looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeeStroy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DeeStroy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. DeeStroy showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
DeeStroy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Clegane trying to hold on to DeeStroy's head to control him but DeeStroy postures up.
Clegane wants to get back to full guard.
Clegane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from DeeStroy.
It looks like DeeStroy is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeeStroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Clegane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
DeeStroy is thwarting Clegane's attempts to control the position.
DeeStroy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clegane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from DeeStroy.
Clegane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Clegane is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in DeeStroy's half guard.
DeeStroy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeeStroy is trying to control but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
DeeStroy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clegane pulls his head out easily.
DeeStroy is defending against the submission attempts here by Clegane.
Clegane is looking for submissions but instead, DeeStroy has regained full guard.
DeeStroy is trying to keep Clegane in close.
DeeStroy has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Clegane doesn't defend quickly enough and DeeStroy has managed to lock this one up! Can Clegane escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to DeeStroy on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gorath DeeStroy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yababoy Sitsongrit (ranked 1153 p4p, 2363 weight class) and Ines Pepe (ranked 133 p4p, 231 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yababoy Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ines Pepe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Pepe's defenses.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Pepe.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Pepe scores with a jab to the body.
Pepe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pepe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pepe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pepe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pepe lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Pepe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Pepe. Those never looked like landing.
Pepe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Pepe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pepe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pepe misses the target.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Pepe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pepe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pepe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Pepe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pepe avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Pepe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pepe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Pepe.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pepe.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pepe.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pepe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pepe lands a jab.
Pepe staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Pepe slips the punch.
Pepe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pepe, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pepe.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pepe misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Pepe moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Pepe stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pepe avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Pepe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Pepe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Pepe saw that one coming.
Pepe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pepe scores with a shot to the body.
Pepe misses the shot to the body.
Pepe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Pepe.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pepe has time to react.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepe is just out of range.
Pepe works the jab nicely.
Pepe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pepe.
Pepe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Pepe misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pepe misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Pepe manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Pepe ducked under it nicely.
Pepe avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Pepe slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Pepe just misses with a punch to the body.
Pepe tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Pepe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Pepe's defenses.
Sitsongrit cracks Pepe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pepe looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit cracks Pepe with an open hand slap.
Pepe throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Pepe.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pepe misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Pepe's midsection.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Pepe counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit works Pepe's body with a nice hook.
Pepe is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepe.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepe.
Pepe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepe moves away.
Pepe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pepe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Pepe's head but Pepe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pepe throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Pepe.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yababoy Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pepe slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Pepe scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Pepe checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Pepe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Pepe moved out of range.
Pepe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Pepe's shoulder, as Pepe tries to avoid the shot.
Pepe ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Pepe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pepe is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pepe throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Pepe's head but Pepe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pepe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pepe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pepe misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit 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.
Pepe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pepe throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pepe was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pepe blocks a jab.
Pepe connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pepe.
Pepe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pepe.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pepe.
Pepe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Pepe swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pepe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Pepe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Pepe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pepe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Jab, jab by Pepe - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pepe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepe misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Pepe.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Pepe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Pepe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pepe backwards.
Pepe lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Pepe 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.
Pepe tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ines Pepe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Pepe controls his hands.
Pepe throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Pepe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Pepe fails to land.
Pepe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Pepe blocks it.
Pepe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Pepe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pepe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Pepe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pepe can turn it around.
Pepe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pepe misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Pepe.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Pepe.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pepe throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Pepe misses with a body punch.
Pepe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Pepe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pepe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pepe.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Yababoy Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Yababoy Sitsongrit!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yababoy Sitsongrit!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Yababoy Sitsongrit!
Yababoy Sitsongrit wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Yababoy Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad Sadulayev (ranked 1420 p4p, 4038 weight class) and Isaac Monroe (ranked 177 p4p, 394 weight class). Akhmad Sadulayev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad Sadulayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Sadulayev looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Monroe - just one landing.
Monroe tests Sadulayev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sadulayev.
Sadulayev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crunch! Monroe slams his shin into Sadulayev's torso.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Sadulayev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab by Sadulayev.
Sadulayev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sadulayev throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Sadulayev misses with a lunging right hand
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
Sadulayev misses with an uppercut
and Monroe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe digs a good body shot into Sadulayev's ribs.
Monroe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monroe misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadulayev takes one to the side of the head.
Sadulayev has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Sadulayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sadulayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sadulayev checks a low kick from Monroe.
A good leg kick by Monroe.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Sadulayev slips a straight right by Monroe.
Sadulayev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sadulayev throws out a powerful jab.
Sadulayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sadulayev.
Sadulayev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sadulayev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sadulayev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sadulayev.
Sadulayev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sadulayev slips a jab from Monroe.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Sadulayev moved out of range.
Sadulayev throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Sadulayev counters with a takedown into side control.
Monroe wants to control but Sadulayev postures up.
The ground and pound from Sadulayev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sadulayev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sadulayev working the ground and pound.
Sadulayev with the ground and pound but Monroe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe is refusing to be controlled, as Sadulayev sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sadulayev lands a nice short elbow.
Sadulayev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ground and pound from Sadulayev.
Monroe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sadulayev.
Sadulayev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Monroe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev is looking to take a break and control but Monroe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sadulayev misses with a head shot. Monroe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sadulayev stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe.
Sadulayev landing with the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sadulayev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sadulayev connects with a couple of short punches.
Monroe has momentary wrist control but Sadulayev slips an elbow through the middle.
Sadulayev trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Sadulayev throwing strikes but missing.
Sadulayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe has control of Sadulayev's left arm, preventing Sadulayev from doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Monroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sadulayev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sadulayev trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Sadulayev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Sadulayev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
Sadulayev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Isaac Monroe has been cut.
Isaac Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Sadulayev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Monroe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sadulayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sadulayev blocks a body shot from Monroe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Sadulayev.
A short left from Monroe.
Sadulayev prevents a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sadulayev lands a hook that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monroe avoiding damage as Sadulayev throws knees to the body.
Sadulayev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Monroe uses from the top position.
Sadulayev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sadulayev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monroe defends it easily.
Sadulayev is striking off his back. Monroe thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sadulayev missing with punches from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Monroe controlling the action here.
Monroe blocks the strikes from Sadulayev.
Sadulayev strikes from the bottom but Monroe passes into mount!
Sadulayev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Monroe prevents Sadulayev from getting the reversal.
Monroe looking to control but Sadulayev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akhmad Sadulayev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sadulayev is trying desperately to improve position.
Sadulayev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sadulayev working to try and regain half guard.
Monroe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isaac Monroe.
I think Monroe 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Isaac Monroe!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Isaac Monroe!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Isaac Monroe!
Isaac Monroe wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laban Alfredsson (ranked 1296 p4p, 1401 weight class) and Keanu Allen (ranked 170 p4p, 182 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laban Alfredsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keanu Allen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen cracks Alfredsson with an open hand slap.
Alfredsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Alfredsson saw it coming and moves away.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Laban Alfredsson has been cut.
Alfredsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alfredsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfredsson throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Allen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alfredsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Allen's head.
A slow jab from Alfredsson misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Alfredsson misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alfredsson. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alfredsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Alfredsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allen throws a head kick but Alfredsson moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen misses with a leg kick.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alfredsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Alfredsson.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Alfredsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfredsson loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
As Alfredsson backs off Allen throws a huge counter combo but Alfredsson manages to avoid it all.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alfredsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Alfredsson blocks a jab.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allen.
Alfredsson takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Alfredsson lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alfredsson throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen looks for the body kick but Alfredsson saw that one coming.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allen swinging wildly here.
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alfredsson works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Alfredsson.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alfredsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Keanu Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen with a nice calf kick.
Alfredsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Alfredsson is looking to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch.
Alfredsson throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Alfredsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen with a jab.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alfredsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alfredsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alfredsson throws a head punch that misses.
Alfredsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alfredsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Alfredsson into the ropes.
Alfredsson blocking some punches.
Alfredsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alfredsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Alfredsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Alfredsson tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Alfredsson.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen blocks a body shot from Alfredsson.
Alfredsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Alfredsson.
A short right from Allen.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Alfredsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen closes the distance and pushes Alfredsson back into the ropes.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alfredsson is keeping busy.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen gets through Alfredsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alfredsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen misses with some punches.
Alfredsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alfredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alfredsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Alfredsson into the ropes.
Allen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alfredsson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Allen can turn it around.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alfredsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alfredsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alfredsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Alfredsson.
Alfredsson lands an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alfredsson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Alfredsson misses with some punches.
Alfredsson blocking some punches.
Alfredsson taking a breather.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Alfredsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfredsson takes a shot to the head.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alfredsson blocks an uppercut.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alfredsson trying to control the position but instead, Allen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alfredsson into the ropes.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Alfredsson leaning against his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Alfredsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Alfredsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alfredsson backwards.
Alfredsson can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
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!
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alfredsson taking a breather.
Alfredsson wants to stall.
Alfredsson working aggressively here.
Alfredsson working aggressively here.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alfredsson digs a right hand into Allen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allen's gas tank.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Alfredsson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alfredsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alfredsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alfredsson tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Alfredsson back against the ropes.
Alfredsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Alfredsson's head.
Alfredsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Alfredsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Alfredsson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alfredsson or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alfredsson.
Well,Alfredsson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A short left from Allen.
Allen gets through Alfredsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Alfredsson avoids it by throwing Allen back against the ropes.
Allen lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alfredsson is leaning against Allen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alfredsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alfredsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Alfredsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alfredsson lands a nice uppercut.
Keanu Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alfredsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alfredsson tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Alfredsson back against the ropes.
A short left from Alfredsson.
Allen prevents a body shot from Alfredsson.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alfredsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Alfredsson off the ropes and back into range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alfredsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alfredsson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Allen gets through Alfredsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Alfredsson.
Alfredsson lands a left hand.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Alfredsson controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Allen.
Alfredsson misses with some punches.
Alfredsson tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laban Alfredsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen gets through Alfredsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keanu Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Allen 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Keanu Allen!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Keanu Allen!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Keanu Allen!
Keanu Allen wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Keanu Allen 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 Anderson McKenzie (ranked 526 p4p, 1550 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 73 p4p, 187 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thibodeaux Jr. stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McKenzie moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
McKenzie jumps guard but Thibodeaux Jr. turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Thibodeaux Jr. prevents a takedown attempt there.
McKenzie cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a body punch.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thibodeaux Jr. pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson McKenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McKenzie scoring with punches and elbows.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McKenzie cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a big right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but McKenzie keeps moving and retains side control.
McKenzie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McKenzie scoring with punches from side control.
McKenzie trying to control the position but Thibodeaux Jr. is working away.
Thibodeaux Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to control but McKenzie postures up.
McKenzie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thibodeaux Jr. is not content to let McKenzie control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. manages to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
McKenzie chips away with some ground and pound.
McKenzie throws a big right hand that misses.
McKenzie lands a couple of digs.
McKenzie won't allow Thibodeaux Jr. to get back to his feet.
McKenzie trying to control but Thibodeaux Jr. is working from the bottom.
McKenzie with a nice head shot there.
McKenzie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thibodeaux Jr. has control of McKenzie's left arm, preventing McKenzie from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to keep McKenzie in close.
McKenzie won't allow Thibodeaux Jr. to sweep him here.
Thibodeaux Jr. working a defensive guard here.
McKenzie stands up over Thibodeaux Jr., holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping full guard, as McKenzie tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McKenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Thibodeaux Jr..
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKenzie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKenzie working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that McKenzie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McKenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thibodeaux Jr. utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thibodeaux Jr. has momentary wrist control but McKenzie slips an elbow through the middle.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McKenzie won't allow Thibodeaux Jr. to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McKenzie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McKenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Thibodeaux Jr..
McKenzie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kaiden Thibodeaux Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries for a kimura but Thibodeaux Jr. is defending well.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKenzie scoring with punches and elbows.
McKenzie misses with the ground and pound.
McKenzie landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from McKenzie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McKenzie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McKenzie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McKenzie.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is looking to take a break and control but Thibodeaux Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to control McKenzie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thibodeaux Jr. avoid being mounted?
Thibodeaux Jr. is staying active underneath McKenzie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McKenzie thows a huge punch but Thibodeaux Jr. dodges it nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKenzie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McKenzie trying to control the action but Thibodeaux Jr. is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to control the action here but instead McKenzie manages to pass to full mount!
McKenzie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McKenzie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking for a sweep. McKenzie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKenzie working the head and body with strikes.
McKenzie is trying to work for a kimura but Thibodeaux Jr. is defending well.
McKenzie is looking for a kimura here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands strikes from half guard.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to control but McKenzie is keeping busy.
McKenzie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McKenzie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to get back to his feet.
McKenzie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McKenzie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie drops an elbow to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head.
Thibodeaux Jr. regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McKenzie.
McKenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKenzie scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McKenzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McKenzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McKenzie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson McKenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McKenzie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Anderson McKenzie!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Anderson McKenzie!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Anderson McKenzie!
Anderson McKenzie wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teboho Matekane (ranked 756 p4p, 583 weight class) and Archie Evans (ranked 75 p4p, 55 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teboho Matekane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archie Evans!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans gets caught flat footed, as Matekane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matekane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Matekane lands a couple of digs.
Matekane prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Matekane from controlling successfully.
Matekane pushing down on Evans's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matekane trying to mount his opponent but Evans defends it.
Matekane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matekane is working for a submission of some sort.
Matekane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matekane stalling.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matekane.
Matekane is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matekane to get the leverage.
Matekane trying to pass the guard but Evans defending well.
Matekane trying to control from half guard but Evans is working away.
Matekane seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.
Evans is looking to escape.
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.
Matekane is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matekane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matekane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matekane throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Evans to regain full guard.
Matekane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matekane throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Matekane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matekane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matekane throwing strikes but missing.
Matekane trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matekane is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matekane.
Matekane wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
Matekane trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Matekane fails with a takedown attempt.
Matekane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matekane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evans has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matekane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
Matekane prevents Evans from standing back up.
Matekane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Matekane thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Matekane.
Matekane working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matekane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matekane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matekane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Matekane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans makes his way to full guard, as Matekane worked for a kimura.
Matekane throws an elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matekane's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Matekane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matekane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matekane is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matekane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Matekane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matekane prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Matekane from controlling successfully.
Matekane slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Evans managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matekane.
Matekane trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Matekane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matekane throws an elbow but Evans slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Matekane lands an elbow.
Matekane throwing strikes but Evans manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Matekane is looking for a sweep.
Matekane is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Teboho Matekane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Matekane tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
Archie Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matekane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Matekane has his feet on Evans's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Matekane shoots for a takedown but Evans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matekane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matekane gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teboho Matekane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matekane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Teboho Matekane!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Teboho Matekane!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Teboho Matekane!
Teboho Matekane wins by unanimous decision!
Teboho Matekane retains his bantamweight title!
Teboho Matekane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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