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PFL 86 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cades has chosen The Ace Of Spades - Motorhead as his entrance music. Mike Cades told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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272 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Cades!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cades moves out of range as Retso strikes.
Retso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cades throws an overhand right that lands on Retso's shoulder, as Retso tries to avoid the shot.
Cades throws an overhand right that lands on Retso's shoulder, as Retso tries to avoid the shot.
Cades is looking to clinch.
Retso connects with the punch.
Cades ducks under a wild hook from Retso.
Cades moves out of range as Retso strikes.
Cades throws an overhand right that lands on Retso's shoulder, as Retso tries to avoid the shot.
Retso throws a hook but Cades blocks it.
Retso defending well as Cades loads up on a big left hand.
Retso slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Retso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
Retso with a nice cross.
Retso scores with a takedown into Cades's guard.
Retso stops Cades from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Retso working the ground and pound but Cades is defending the strikes.
Retso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cades keeps working.
Retso wants to take a breather but Cades manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Retso.
Retso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Retso throwing strikes from guard but Cades blocks nicely.
Retso thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Retso trying to control but Cades is working from the bottom.
Retso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cades is looking to stand up but Retso isn't so interested in that idea.
Cades avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retso scoring with some ground and pound.
Retso throws and elbow that misses. Cades uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Retso's guard. Nice move by Cades!
Retso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Retso seems keen to control Cades's posture.
Cades won't allow Retso to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retso is looking to stand back up but Cades counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Retso.
Retso wants to control but Cades is keeping busy.
Retso is looking for a sweep. Cades is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Retso is working hard here to advance position.
Cades wants to stand up but Retso has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Retso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cades.
Retso wants to control but Cades is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cades throwing shots but Retso is blocking nicely.
Cades wants to stand up but Retso is controlling the position.
Retso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Retso keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Retso tries to get to full guard but Cades has control of the leg.
Retso is looking to control Cades's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Retso avoid being mounted?
Cades wants to control but Retso is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Retso connects with a single shot there.
Retso avoids the body shot from Cades.
A slow jab from Cades misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Retso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Retso's cut.
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.
Retso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cades sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Retso somewhat.
Retso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cades on the side of the head.
Retso shoots in but no luck this time.
Cades moves in looking to clinch but Retso pushes him off.
Cades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Retso.
Retso throws a head kick but Cades moves out of range.
Retso lands a lovely overhand right.
Cades lands a glancing blow to the side of Retso's head.
Cades slaps away a takedown attempt from Retso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Retso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Retso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Retso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Retso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cades regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Retso.
Retso throws a strike but Cades rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cades drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Retso manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cades has Retso in his guard.
Retso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Retso stops Cades from standing up.
Retso throwing strikes from guard but Cades blocks nicely.
Retso wants to control from the top but Cades keeps moving.
Retso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Retso wants to control from the top but Cades keeps moving.
Retso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Retso lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Retso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Retso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Retso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Retso throws and elbow that misses. Cades uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Retso's guard. Nice move by Cades!
Retso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retso 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.
Cades throwing strikes but missing.
Retso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Drake Retso.
Cades tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Retso lunges at Cades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cades's hand.
Retso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cades lands a jab to the head.
Retso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Retso throws a leg kick but Cades moved away.
Mike Cades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cades misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cades looks to land a left hand but Retso moved out of range nicely.
Retso slips under a jab from Cades.
Retso is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cades misses with a hook.
Drake Retso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Retso gets a takedown into half guard.
Retso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cades does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Retso is just content to waste time from the top position. Cades takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cades is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Retso is controlling him.
Retso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cades's head.
Cades has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Retso off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Retso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drake Retso's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Retso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Retso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cades.
Retso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Retso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cades avoids it really well and circles away.
Cades tries to clinch there but Retso circles away.
Cades misses with a combination
and Retso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Retso looks to throw the jab but Cades is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retso misses with the combination.
Retso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cades sprawls well. Cades wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Retso gets slowly back to his feet.
Cades avoids the body shot from Retso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cades tries to move into range but Retso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Retso shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Retso wants to control from the top but Cades keeps moving.
Retso throwing strikes from guard but Cades blocks nicely.
Retso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cades's head.
Retso wants to control from the top but Cades keeps moving.
Retso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cades wants to stand up but Retso is controlling him.
Cades kicks Retso off and gets to his feet.
Drake Retso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retso ducks under a wild hook from Cades.
Cades scores with the left hand. Retso knows he should have avoided that one.
Retso swinging wildly here.
Cades looks to land a left hand but Retso moved out of range nicely.
Cades scores with a sloppy right hand. Retso should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Retso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cades closes the distance looking to clinch
and Retso counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retso is trying to control. Cades wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Retso looks to land a strike but Cades avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Retso connects with a couple of short punches.
Retso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cades works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mike Cades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cades avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Retso thows a big elbow that misses.
Retso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cades is keeping the position for now.
Retso trying to control the position from guard on top but Cades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cades 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.
Retso trying to control the position from guard on top but Cades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Retso is working Cades over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retso throwing strikes but missing.
Cades keeping moving, preventing Retso from controlling successfully.
Cades working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Retso.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Retso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Retso lands a couple of elbows.
Retso works over Cades with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Retso is in close to Cades's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cades takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Retso postures up in Cades's guard and throws a big left but Cades blocks it.
Drake Retso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Retso throws and elbow that misses. Cades uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Retso's guard. Nice move by Cades!
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Retso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Retso, 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Retso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Brun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slabinac comes to the cage accompanied by OŠINI PO PRAŠINI . Brun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Pump Up the Jam" by The Lost Fingers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Brun!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brun rushes Slabinac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brun can't break the clinch.
Slabinac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slabinac scores with a sloppy right hand. Brun should have avoided that one.
Slabinac cracks Brun with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Slabinac enables Brun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Slabinac manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Slabinac holds on and takes a little breather.
Brun wants to control from the top but Slabinac keeps moving.
Brun slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brun trying to control the position from guard on top but Slabinac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabinac has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brun throws a wild body kick that Slabinac sees coming a mile off.
Brun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slabinac wants to clinch up but Brun keeps it at a distance.
Slabinac fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brun takes one on the button.
Brun throws a sloppy head kick and Slabinac moves out of range easily.
Brun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slabinac thuds a left hand into Brun's body.
Brun looks gassed!
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!
Slabinac scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body punch from Slabinac.
Slabinac scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabinac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slabinac cracks Brun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slabinac with a hook.
Brun is rocked!
Slabinac throws an overhand right that has Brun reeling! Slabinac follows up with more punches and Brun is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krunoslav Slabinac!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman comes to the cage accompanied by Men At Work - Land Down Under. Carter has chosen Walkie Talkie - DJ Shadow as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonas Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Carter!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freeman trying to control but Carter postures up.
Freeman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Freeman is looking to control Carter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freeman avoid being mounted?
Carter seems to be working for a kimura but Freeman defends the submission attempt.
Carter lands with a punch from half guard.
Carter works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carter landing shots from mount.
Freeman tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Freeman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Freeman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carter trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Carter with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Freeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carter.
Freeman is looking for a sweep. Carter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Freeman tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
Freeman wants to control but Carter is keeping busy.
Freeman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Freeman shows good takedown defense.
That's two 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.
Freeman throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Freeman misses.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Freeman misses.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Freeman.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman misses with a looping left.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Freeman.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Freeman sprawls well.
Jonas Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
Jonas Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter working the body and head with strikes.
Freeman sneaks back into half guard.
Freeman wants to control but Carter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Freeman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Freeman taking some punishment here, with Carter in his half guard.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.
Carter wants to take a breather but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Freeman trying to control but Carter postures up.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter thows a huge punch but Freeman dodges it nicely.
Freeman gets full guard.
Freeman trying to control the position.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freeman looking for a sweep. Not yet Freeman, not yet.
Carter works over Freeman with some ground and pound from guard.
Carter drops back looking for a leg! Freeman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Freeman manages to kick Carter off! Carter jumps back into Freeman's guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
Carter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freeman to the mat! Freeman manages to get full guard.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Freeman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Freeman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carter!
Freeman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
Freeman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Carter is working to get back to half guard.
Carter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Freeman is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Jonas Freeman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Freeman is out of range and Carter settles back down.
Freeman slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
A slow jab from Freeman misses its intended target.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Freeman, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Freeman against the cage but Freeman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter with a hook.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freeman.
Carter looks for a takedown but Freeman sprawls well.
Jonas Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Carter.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Freeman throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Freeman's guard now.
Carter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Freeman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Freeman seems keen to control Carter's posture.
Carter controlling from the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Freeman misses with a straight right.
Jonas Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but Freeman checks it.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Freeman blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Freeman as Carter shoots in.
Carter staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Freeman throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but Freeman checks it.
Carter slips under a jab from Freeman.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freeman.
Freeman throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Freeman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freeman misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carter's guard.
Freeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freeman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andrew Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Freeman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Freeman tries to roll over but Carter keeps him under control.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
Freeman tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Carter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Freeman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrew Carter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is controlling Carter's trapped leg to prevent Carter from advancing to side control.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Freeman gets back to full guard.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Freeman is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Freeman is on top in guard.
Carter wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Freeman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonas Freeman.
Carter sizes up Freeman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter swings for the body but Freeman moves out of range.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Freeman sprawls well.
Freeman connects with a body shot.
Carter moves away from the strike by Freeman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman closes the distance and clinches.
Carter tries to pull guard but Freeman holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
Jonas Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Carter.
Freeman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter motions for Freeman to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Freeman scores with a three punch combo!
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
Freeman slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Freeman. That snapped Carter's head back.
Freeman scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freeman misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jonas Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Freeman.
Carter 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Freeman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman is looking for a triangle but Carter pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Freeman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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... Andrew Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto has chosen Rap De Armas as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Usagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Alberto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usagi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alberto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alberto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Usagi moves into range and clinches up with Alberto.
Alberto breaks from the clinch.
Usagi swings for the body but Alberto moves out of range.
Miyamoto Usagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Usagi. That's going to slow Alberto down.
Usagi scores with a slapping inside 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!
Usagi gets a clinch.
Usagi breaks from the clinch.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Usagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Usagi.
Usagi wants to clinch.
Alberto throws an overhand right that lands on Usagi's shoulder, as Usagi tries to avoid the shot.
Usagi tries to clinch up but Alberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Alberto misses with a leg kick
and Usagi moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alberto lands a good knee to the midsection. Usagi won't want to take too many of those.
Alberto is trying to break free.
Usagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alberto working hard to break the clinch.
Alberto tries to break free but Usagi pushes him back against the cage.
Alberto tries to land a knee to the head but Usagi blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Usagi.
Alberto looks gassed!
Alberto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alberto manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Usagi.
Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Alberto misses its intended target.
Usagi has Alberto up against the cage in a clinch.
Usagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alberto moves out of range of the leg kick from Usagi.
Usagi misses with a head kick.
Alberto misses with a leg kick
and Usagi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alberto's sensitive parts.
Usagi tries to clinch but Alberto moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Usagi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alberto.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Usagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alberto.
Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Usagi.
Usagi throws a head kick that Alberto semi-blocks.
Nice body kick from Usagi.
Alberto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Usagi counters with a thumping low kick.
Crunch! Usagi slams his shin into Alberto's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Usagi.
Usagi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alberto if he has to take too many more of those.
Usagi instigates a clinch.
Alberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alberto avoiding damage as Usagi throws knees to the body.
Usagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Usagi clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Usagi landing knees to the body.
Usagi lands an elbow that stopped Alberto in his tracks for a moment.
Usagi breaks the clinch.
Usagi moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Usagi.
Alberto moves out of range of the body kick from Usagi.
Alberto lands with a cross.
Usagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alberto.
Usagi throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alberto.
Usagi wants to clinch.
Alberto misses with a double jab.
Usagi punishes Alberto's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Usagi, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto misses with a straight right.
Usagi tries to clinch up but Alberto circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Usagi tenderised Alberto's leg. Alberto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Usagi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alberto.
A good leg kick by Usagi.
Good leg kick by Usagi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Usagi instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alberto scores with a hook to the body.
Usagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usagi misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alberto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Usagi tries to clinch up but Alberto circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Usagi.
Usagi throws a leg kick
and Alberto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Usagi 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.
Alberto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Usagi throws a front kick that sends Alberto stumbling back into the cage.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Usagi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usagi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alberto moves out of range of the body kick.
Alberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Usagi.
Usagi tries to clinch there but Alberto circles away.
Usagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Alberto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alberto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Usagi.
Usagi closes the distance but Alberto moves to the side
and Alberto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Usagi thinking.
Alberto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miyamoto Usagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Alberto misses with a low kick.
Alberto throws a jab when Usagi was well out of range.
Alberto misses with an uppercut. Usagi saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto missing with a left hand there. Usagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alberto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Usagi.
Alberto misses with a double jab
and Usagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alberto avoiding damage as Usagi throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Usagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alberto managing to block the knees to the body from Usagi.
Usagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alberto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Usagi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alberto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Usagi has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alberto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Usagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alberto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alberto is trying to break free.
Alberto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Usagi backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alberto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Usagi misses with a knee to the head.
Alberto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Usagi misses with a low kick.
Alberto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usagi slips a jab and a cross from Alberto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto works Usagi's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Alberto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alberto.
Alberto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alberto scores with a jab.
Usagi ducks under a wild hook from Alberto.
Alberto checks the leg kick.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alberto misses with a straight right.
Alberto motions for Usagi to come forward. Alberto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Usagi moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
Usagi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alberto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Usagi closes the distance but Alberto moves to the side
and Alberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Usagi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alberto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Usagi is looking to clinch but Alberto is avoiding it.
Usagi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Usagi.
A low kick from Usagi is predictable there
and Alberto counters with a three punch combo that has Usagi backing up. Usagi nods at Alberto to acknowledge the strikes.
Usagi tries to clinch but Alberto is having none of it.
Usagi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alberto ducks under a wild hook from Usagi.
Alberto blocks a head kick by Usagi.
Alberto misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Usagi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Usagi checks a low kick from Alberto.
Usagi tries to clinch up but Alberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Alberto throws out a loose jab but Usagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Usagi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alberto misses with a straight left.
Usagi throws a leg kick but Alberto checks it.
Alberto moves out of range as Usagi throws a body kick.
Alberto misses with a straight right.
Alberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Usagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usagi takes the fight into the clinch.
Usagi crunches a lovely knee into Alberto's ribcage.
Alberto tries to circle away but Usagi has him pinned against the cage.
Alberto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Usagi clinches but Alberto breaks the clinch
and Alberto counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Alberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Usagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alberto.
Alberto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alberto throws a nice looking combination but Usagi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alberto tries to keep at a distance but Usagi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Usagi trying to land knees to the body.
Usagi tries to land a knee to the head but Alberto blocks with his arms.
Usagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alberto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alberto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Usagi blocks a jab.
Alberto throws a right and a left that Usagi avoids nicely.
Alberto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Usagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usagi tries to clinch up
and Alberto counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Usagi. That's going to slow Alberto down.
A big right from Alberto misses.
Usagi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alberto.
Usagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alberto's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Usagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Usagi wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.
Usagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alberto was well out of range. Poor timing from Usagi.
Alberto checks a low kick from Usagi.
Usagi throws a head kick but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alberto looks to throw the jab but Usagi is out of range.
Alberto blocks a head kick by Usagi.
Usagi throws a leg kick
and Alberto counters with a nice uppercut.
Alberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Usagi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alberto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alberto throws a right and a left that Usagi avoids nicely.
Usagi walks into a straight right hand from Alberto.
Usagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Usagi blocks a jab.
Alberto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alberto checks a leg kick.
Alberto misses with a leg kick
and Usagi counters with an inside leg kick.
Alberto misses with a shot to the body
and Usagi counters with an outside leg kick.
Alberto avoids the body shot from Usagi.
Usagi wants to clinch but Alberto slips to the side
and Alberto counters with a nice uppercut.
Alberto throws a looping overhand right but Usagi ducks down to avoid it.
Usagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Usagi sizes up Alberto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alberto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Usagi tries to clinch up but Alberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Usagi tries to clinch up but Alberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Alberto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Usagi in his tracks.
Usagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Alberto circles away.
Alberto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Alberto misses.
Usagi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Usagi moves into the clinch successfully.
Usagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alberto takes an elbow to the temple.
Usagi trying to land knees to the body.
Alberto wants to break free but Usagi has control.
Alberto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Usagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alberto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usagi throws a head kick that misses.
Alberto misses with a straight left.
Usagi is looking to land body kicks.
Usagi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alberto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alberto.
Alberto throws a body punch but Usagi moves out of range.
Usagi tries to clinch up.
Alberto throws a hook to the side of Usagi's head but Usagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alberto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Usagi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usagi tries to clinch up.
Usagi lands a high kick!
A right-left combo lands from Alberto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alberto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Usagi is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Alberto.
I think Alberto 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Alberto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armando Chimal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimal comes into the arena with LAS GOLONDRINAS! mexican way to say FAREWELL Is retirement fight for Chimal blaring out of the sound system. Shackleford is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Godfather. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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164 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando Chimal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimal moves out of range of the body kick.
Shackleford throws the kick towards the body but Chimal avoids it.
Shackleford throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Shackleford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shackleford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chimal is breathing heavily.
Chimal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chimal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Armando Chimal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shackleford lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Chimal falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rusty Shackleford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minard comes into the arena with I Against I blaring out of the sound system. Suzuki has chosen Stranglehold by Ted Nugent as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Minard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki tries to land a leg kick but Minard saw it coming and moves away.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki lands a head kick!
Minard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki avoids a kick to the body.
Suzuki throws a wild body kick that Minard sees coming a mile off.
Suzuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Suzuki cracks a nice hook into Minard's ribs.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzuki lands the left hand.
Suzuki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suzuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suzuki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
Suzuki slips a straight right by Minard.
Minard misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suzuki, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki is looking to slow Minard down with leg kicks.
Minard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suzuki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki throwing shots but Minard is blocking nicely.
Suzuki prevents Minard from improving his position.
Suzuki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Minard is staying active underneath Suzuki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Suzuki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Minard trying to control but Suzuki postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Minard is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daisuke Suzuki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Minard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.
Anderson Minard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Minard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Minard looks to land a right hand but Suzuki moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minard was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzuki.
A clash of legs there as Minard blocks the low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Suzuki scores with a four punch combination!
Minard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suzuki throws a push kick but Minard slaps the foot to one side.
Minard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suzuki throws a leg kick which misses Minard's front leg but catches the back leg as Minard tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Minard is predictable there
and Suzuki counters with an inside leg kick.
Suzuki lands with a hook. Minard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Minard throws a leg kick
and Suzuki counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Minard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Suzuki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control the position but Minard is working away.
The referee asks Suzuki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suzuki prefers to stall for the moment though.
Suzuki goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Minard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Suzuki but great work by Minard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Suzuki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses.
Minard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suzuki.
Minard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daisuke Suzuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Suzuki is predictable there
and Minard counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Minard is predictable there
and Suzuki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Minard is staying active underneath Suzuki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Suzuki wants to pass to mount but Minard is defending the position.
Suzuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Minard is trying to maintain the position but Suzuki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is taking a breather. Minard says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suzuki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Minard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Suzuki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suzuki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Minard is just riding it out for now. Suzuki eventually gives up the hold.
Suzuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki slows the pace down in half guard.
Suzuki is working for a kimura but Minard is defending it quite comfortably.
Suzuki seems to be working for a kimura but Minard defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suzuki is working for a kimura but Minard is defending it quite comfortably.
Minard gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Suzuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Suzuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daisuke Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard throws a big shot that misses.
Minard checks a leg kick.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Minard is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzuki misses the target.
Suzuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suzuki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suzuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Minard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Minard.
Minard connects with a solid leg kick.
Minard misses with a kick to the body
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Minard slips under a jab from Suzuki.
Minard lands a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Suzuki blocks the low kick.
Suzuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzuki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Minard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
Suzuki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suzuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suzuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suzuki, right into the meat.
Suzuki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suzuki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suzuki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Minard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suzuki throws a leg kick but Minard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Minard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suzuki was well out of range. Poor timing from Minard.
Suzuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suzuki throws a push kick but Minard slaps the foot to one side.
Minard blocks a head kick by Suzuki.
A good leg kick by Suzuki.
Minard with a jab.
Minard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard misses with a looping right.
Suzuki pushes Minard away with a front kick.
Suzuki throws a leg kick
and Minard counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minard misses with a combination
and Suzuki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Minard's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki throws a leg kick
and Minard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Minard tries to land a front kick but Suzuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Minard moves out of range easily.
Suzuki scores with a punch to the head.
Minard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Minard tries to move into range but Suzuki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Minard with a series of wild strikes but Minard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzuki misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Minard.
Suzuki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suzuki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Minard counters with a nice leg kick.
Suzuki throws a leg kick that misses.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the body.
Minard slips a jab and a cross from Suzuki.
Suzuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Minard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suzuki.
Minard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suzuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Minard swivels and escapes.
Suzuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Minard tries to move into range but Suzuki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Minard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daisuke Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard is looking to land body kicks.
Suzuki tried to score with a low kick but Minard checks it.
Minard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Minard in his tracks.
Suzuki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Minard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minard.
Minard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suzuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suzuki counters with a shoot takedown. Minard fights it but they end up in guard.
Suzuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Minard's head.
Anderson Minard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daisuke Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suzuki 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daisuke Suzuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mini Manupbr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Cruel Summer as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mini Manupbr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manupbr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Manupbr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Manupbr does no damage.
Manupbr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Manupbr misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manupbr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thompson - the referee stops the clock and Manupbr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thompson. Manupbr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
Manupbr is breathing heavily.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manupbr.
Thompson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manupbr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manupbr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mini Manupbr has been cut.
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Manupbr's front leg but catches the back leg as Manupbr tries to avoid it.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson thows a body kick. Manupbr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thompson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manupbr takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manupbr.
Thompson lands a big head kick that sends Manupbr tumbling to the mat! Thompson takes a step backwards and waves Manupbr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Manupbr is rocked!
Thompson cracks Manupbr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Manupbr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thompson finish him?
Oh Manupbr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson thuds his shin into the meat of Manupbr's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manupbr sprawling to the canvas! Manupbr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thompson finish him?!
Mini Manupbr's cut is getting worse.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Manupbr's leg. Manupbr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson.
Manupbr seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson feints a jab and as Manupbr dips his head, Thompson unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Manupbr right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Manupbr falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Thompson smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brock Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumerk Murwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumerk Murwain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murwain throws a right hand that Aguinaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aguinaldo also avoids with ease.
Murwain takes a swing at Aguinaldo's ribcage but misses.
Murwain swings for the body but Aguinaldo moves out of range.
Murwain looks to land a combination but Aguinaldo avoids it well.
Murwain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo shoots in but Murwain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aguinaldo misses with a straight left.
Murwain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aguinaldo has time to react.
It looks like Andres Aguinaldo has been cut.
Murwain tries to sprawl but Aguinaldo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murwain is not content to let Aguinaldo control the position.
Aguinaldo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murwain wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo is looking to advance position but Murwain won't allow it.
Aguinaldo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aguinaldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aguinaldo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Murwain wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Murwain can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Aguinaldo punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo lands with some strikes.
Aguinaldo is working for a guillotine from mount but Murwain frees his head quite easily.
Murwain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aguinaldo wants to control the pace but Murwain is squirming around nicely.
Murwain is trying to escape the mount.
Aguinaldo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murwain taking shots to the head.
It looks like Rumerk Murwain has been cut.
Murwain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aguinaldo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murwain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murwain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murwain tries to get out of the position.
Aguinaldo cracks Murwain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aguinaldo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murwain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rumerk Murwain's cut is getting worse.
Murwain tries to lock up and control but Aguinaldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aguinaldo misses with a head shot.
Murwain wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Aguinaldo has hold of Murwain's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Murwain manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguinaldo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murwain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murwain is rocked!
Rumerk Murwain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rumerk Murwain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andres Aguinaldo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko's entrance music is The Sound Of Thunder. A fine choice. Bundy has chosen Bad to The Bone as his entrance music. Esko Morko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko stuffs the takedown attempt from Bundy. Bundy gets slowly back to his feet.
Morko checks a low kick from Bundy.
Morko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bundy slips under a jab.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bundy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bundy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morko is fending him off so far but Bundy persists. Nope, Morko circles away and we're back to standing.
Morko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bundy.
Bundy misses the shot to the body.
Bundy tries for a takedown but Morko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Bundy.
Bundy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Morko.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bundy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morko - the referee stops the clock and Bundy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morko. Bundy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bundy throws the left hand but Morko avoids the punch easily.
Morko throws a hook but Bundy avoids it easily.
Morko scores with a slapping inside 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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Morko.
Bundy looks gassed!
Morko cracks the inside of Bundy's front leg.
Morko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morko scores with a leg kick.
Morko throws out a leg kick but Bundy moves out of range and Morko only half commits.
Morko tries to clinch but Bundy is having none of it.
Morko scores with a punch to the head.
Bundy tries a low kick but Morko avoids it.
Morko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bundy.
Morko clinches up against the cage.
Morko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bundy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Morko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bundy.
Morko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morko effectively controlling the action here.
Bundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Morko.
Morko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Bundy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Morko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morko moves in looking to clinch but Bundy pushes him off.
Bundy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morko defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morko's head.
Morko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to work for a kimura but Morko is defending well.
Morko tries to get to full guard but Bundy has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bundy in particular looking to stall.
Morko controlling the position for now.
Morko tries to get to full guard but Bundy has control of the leg.
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.
Bundy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bundy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bundy passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bundy unloads with some shots from mount but Morko bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morko is desperately trying to improve his position but Bundy has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morko throws out the jab.
Morko wants to clinch up but Bundy keeps it at a distance.
Morko throws a right and a left that Bundy avoids nicely.
Bundy checks a low kick from Morko.
Bundy throws a leg kick but Morko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundy tests Morko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bundy.
Bundy shoots in looking for a takedown. Morko tries to sprawl out of it but Bundy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morko leaves Bundy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bundy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morko did well to prevent Bundy getting side control.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Morko dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morko is trying to get back to full guard.
Bundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bundy is trying to control the action in half guard but Morko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
Bundy throwing shots but Morko is blocking nicely.
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.
Morko is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Morko tries to roll over but Bundy keeps him under control.
Bundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morko defending well though.
Morko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bundy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bundy throwing shots but Morko is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bundy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bundy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bundy is working for a kimura but Morko is defending it quite comfortably.
Bundy is keen to just control but Morko is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to pass the guard but Morko defending well.
Bundy passes to full mount!
Bundy working for a submission but Morko is keeping him at bay.
Bundy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bundy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morko throws a leg kick but Bundy checks it.
Good leg kick by Morko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morko scores with a head kick.
It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morko.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morko.
Bundy scores with a hook.
Esko Morko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bundy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morko sprawls well initially but Bundy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bundy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bundy drops an elbow to the side of Morko's head.
Morko is looking to control Bundy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morko avoid being mounted?
Bundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bundy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bundy.
Morko has hold of Bundy's hands but Bundy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bundy not doing much here.
Bundy is looking to stall here but Morko recovers full guard.
Bundy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bundy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morko's guard.
Morko has hold of Bundy's hands but Bundy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morko is not content to let Bundy control the position.
Bundy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bundy wants to control but Morko is keeping him busy.
Morko is trying to control but can't.
Bundy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morko defends it well.
Bundy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is nestled in close to Morko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bundy lands with a punch from half guard.
Bundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bundy is keen to just control but Morko is a slippery customer.
Morko wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
Bundy trying to control from half guard but Morko is working away.
Bundy is working for a kimura but Morko is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Morko dodges it nicely.
Bundy looks to land a strike but Morko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Morko pulls Bundy in to control the position.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
Bundy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bundy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
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.
Morko throws a leg kick but Bundy moved away.
Morko cracks the inside of Bundy's front leg.
Bundy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bundy lands in his opponent's guard.
Al Bundy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bundy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morko is trying to keep Bundy in close.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morko!
Bundy gets back to half guard.
Morko is trying to control. Bundy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bundy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bundy managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko wants to stand but Bundy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bundy working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bundy, not yet.
Bundy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morko's guard.
Bundy works over Morko with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy won't allow Morko to sweep him here.
Bundy stays in close to Morko's body and controls the position.
Morko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundy.
Bundy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bundy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bundy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bundy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bundy landing some decent shots from guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bundy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morko has escaped and now he's on top!
Bundy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morko is looking to stand up but Bundy won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bundy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bundy.
Bundy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Morko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Morko moves out of range.
Bundy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morko!
Bundy thowing shots but they're missing.
Bundy landing strikes from the mount.
Bundy landing strikes from the mount and Morko is in trouble!
Bundy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy throwing strikes here but Morko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bundy cracks Morko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morko is rocked!
Bundy lands a big shot to the head and Morko winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Al Bundy! Al Bundy retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sabry Teboulbi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teboulbi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Rayn.
It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.
A head kick misses from Rayn.
Teboulbi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rayn.
Teboulbi moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Rayn catches Teboulbi right on the button with a cross.
Rayn thuds a left hand into Teboulbi's body.
Teboulbi motions for Rayn to come forward. Teboulbi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teboulbi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rayn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rayn tests Teboulbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rayn throws a looping overhand right but Teboulbi ducks down to avoid it.
Teboulbi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rayn lands a slapping body shot.
Rayn lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Teboulbi looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn lands a nice shot to the body.
Teboulbi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rayn scoring well with a low kick there.
Rayn cracks Teboulbi with an open hand slap.
Rayn thuds his shin into the meat of Teboulbi's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayn lands a body shot.
Rayn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rayn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rayn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teboulbi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rayn scores with a shot to the body.
Rayn stalks Teboulbi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teboulbi's face. Teboulbi staggers backwards, shaken.
Rayn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Rayn.
Teboulbi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teboulbi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rayn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rayn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Teboulbi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rayn.
Teboulbi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rayn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Teboulbi momentarily.
Teboulbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teboulbi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rayn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rayn scores with a jab to the body.
Rayn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teboulbi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rayn counters with a body kick.
Rayn fakes the leg kick and cracks Teboulbi in the body.
Teboulbi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rayn lands a nice shot to the body.
Rayn with a hook.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rayn.
Rayn connects with an inside leg kick.
Teboulbi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rayn jabs at Teboulbi's body.
Rayn lands with a straight right. Teboulbi didn't see that one coming.
Teboulbi throws a sloppy body shot
and Rayn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Rayn does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Rayn.
Rayn lands an overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Rayn.
Rayn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Teboulbi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rayn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Teboulbi's knee momentarily.
Rayn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rayn scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rayn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rayn misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rayn!
Rayn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rayn lands a nice looking body kick.
Rayn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teboulbi.
Rayn throws a head kick but Teboulbi moves out of range.
Rayn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rayn scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teboulbi misses with a double jab.
Rayn with a jab.
Teboulbi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rayn.
Rayn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rayn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khun Rayn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sabry Teboulbi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rayn.
Rayn scores with a shot to the body.
Teboulbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rayn.
Teboulbi throws a combination that misses
and Rayn counters with an inside leg kick.
Teboulbi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teboulbi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rayn scoring well with a low kick there.
Rayn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teboulbi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rayn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rayn's corner calls for a 1-2. Rayn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Teboulbi misses the target.
Rayn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rayn lands a nice hook to Teboulbi's body. Teboulbi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Teboulbi is breathing heavily.
Teboulbi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rayn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Teboulbi takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn tests Teboulbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rayn digs a good hook to Teboulbi's body.
Rayn connects with a solid leg kick.
Teboulbi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rayn thuds a left hand into Teboulbi's body.
Rayn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rayn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rayn punishes Teboulbi's body with a nice straight punch.
Rayn throws out a powerful jab.
Rayn throws out a powerful jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Teboulbi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rayn has got the better of the exchanges.
Rayn thuds his shin into the meat of Teboulbi's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teboulbi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rayn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rayn scores with a decent looking hook.
Rayn is looking to slow Teboulbi down with leg kicks.
Rayn lands a head kick. Teboulbi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rayn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teboulbi doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Rayn.
Teboulbi walks into a straight right hand from Rayn.
Rayn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rayn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rayn connects with a solid leg kick.
Rayn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rayn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Teboulbi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rayn scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn scores with a shot to the body.
Rayn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rayn scores with a push kick.
Rayn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teboulbi's calf.
Teboulbi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rayn lands a nice hook to Teboulbi's body. Teboulbi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Teboulbi 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.
Rayn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rayn lands a jab to the nose.
Teboulbi tries to land a body kick
and Rayn counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Teboulbi misses the target.
Teboulbi walks into a stiff left hand from Rayn.
Rayn throws a head kick that Teboulbi semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Teboulbi misses
and Rayn counters with an outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rayn as he connects with a hook.
Teboulbi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rayn.
Teboulbi throws a head kick that misses
and Rayn counters with a stiff right hand.
Rayn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Rayn coming out on top.
Teboulbi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rayn is just out of range.
Rayn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teboulbi can do to turn this around?
Rayn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teboulbi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rayn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Rayn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rayn.
Teboulbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rayn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rayn tests Teboulbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rayn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teboulbi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khun Rayn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sabry Teboulbi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Teboulbi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rayn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rayn lands a jab to the head.
Rayn lands a head shot.
Rayn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rayn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Teboulbi walks into a stiff left hand from Rayn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rayn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rayn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teboulbi.
Teboulbi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khun Rayn is winning the standup battle so far.
Rayn thuds a left hand into Teboulbi's body.
Teboulbi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rayn can pounce on him.
Rayn throws a shot to the body.
Rayn lands with a nice combination. Teboulbi backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rayn scores with a nice body kick.
Teboulbi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teboulbi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rayn connects with a solid leg kick.
Rayn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teboulbi on the side of the head.
Teboulbi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teboulbi avoids the head kick by Rayn.
Rayn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rayn lands with a hook. Teboulbi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teboulbi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rayn to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Teboulbi.
Rayn connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rayn.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rayn lands with a good body shot.
Rayn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rayn catches Teboulbi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rayn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rayn lands a body shot.
Rayn jabs Teboulbi right on the nose. Teboulbi blinks but takes it well.
Rayn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rayn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick by Rayn misses
and Teboulbi counters with a leg kick.
Teboulbi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rayn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rayn lands a leg kick that knocks Teboulbi off balance momentarily.
Rayn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rayn lands a jab-cross combination.
That has opened up Sabry Teboulbi's cut even more.
Rayn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teboulbi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Rayn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Rayn.
Rayn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teboulbi missing with a left hand there. Rayn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teboulbi needs to keep his hands up - Rayn had a free shot at his head there.
Teboulbi misses with a jab to the body
and Rayn counters with a series of strikes. Teboulbi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rayn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rayn.
Rayn cracks Teboulbi with a good jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rayn, right into the meat.
Rayn scores with a nice strike.
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!
Rayn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rayn is able to avoid easily.
Rayn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot by Rayn.
Rayn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teboulbi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rayn. Teboulbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rayn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rayn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teboulbi on the side of the head.
Rayn misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teboulbi misses the jab.
Teboulbi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Teboulbi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Teboulbi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rayn can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khun Rayn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rayn 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 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khun Rayn!
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