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Morko Vs. Suttu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between santana machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cut Copy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, santana machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cut Copy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Copy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Copy shoots in and bounces machida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Copy won't allow machida to get back to his feet.
Copy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Copy trying to control the position from guard on top but machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
machida wants to stand and escape but Copy is having none of it.
machida wriggles free and stands up.
machida is looking to clinch but Copy is avoiding it.
machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Copy tries to keep at a distance but machida has taken the fight into the clinch.
machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
machida tries for a takedown but Copy manages to get underhooks.
machida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Copy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
machida tries to break free but Copy pushes him back against the cage.
Copy breaks the clinch.
Copy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with machida but machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Copy counters with a nice double leg into side control. machida won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for santana machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copy tries to advance to mount but machida denies him.
machida is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Copy is controlling him well.
machida trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
machida is breathing heavily.
Copy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Copy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
machida pushes Copy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Copy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Copy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. machida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Copy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. machida is trying to escape and Copy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and machida is forced to tap! Nice work there by Copy! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cut Copy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hausser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Hausser!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hausser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGregor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hausser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGregor tries to avoid it but Hausser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGregor to the ground. McGregor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGregor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hausser doesn't seem bothered though.
Hausser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Hausser tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGregor scores with a shot to the body.
Hausser shoots for a takedown but McGregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGregor lunges at Hausser with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hausser's hand.
Hausser fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGregor avoids it really well and circles away.
Roland McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Hausser.
McGregor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hausser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hausser fails with a takedown attempt.
McGregor lands a head shot.
McGregor lands with a nice combination. Hausser backs away looking to recover.
McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGregor wants to stall.
Hausser drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGregor pulls his leg out and moves away.
McGregor moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hausser takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hausser looks gassed!
McGregor lands a jab to the nose.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGregor.
McGregor throws a shot to the body.
McGregor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McGregor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McGregor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hausser walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hausser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Hausser moves out of range.
Hausser takes one on the button.
McGregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McGregor misses with the combination.
McGregor throws a one two combo.
Roland McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hausser takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGregor works over Hausser's head and body with a nice combination.
Donk. McGregor catches Hausser right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor dips to his left and cracks Hausser with an uppercut!
Hausser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGregor.
Hausser misses with a combination
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by McGregor.
Jab by McGregor.
McGregor with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor dips to his left and cracks Hausser with an uppercut!
Hausser takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland McGregor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hausser takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hausser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from McGregor.
Nice cross by McGregor.
Hausser tries for a takedown but McGregor circles away easily
and McGregor counters with a three punch combo that has Hausser backing up. Hausser nods at McGregor to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body punch from McGregor.
Hausser needs to keep his hands up - McGregor had a free shot at his head there.
McGregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGregor.
McGregor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hausser is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a body shot.
McGregor with a hook.
Hausser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGregor scores with a body shot.
Roland McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
McGregor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hausser in his tracks.
McGregor scores with a shot to the body.
McGregor is working the combinations to good effect here.
McGregor with a hook.
Nice body punch from McGregor.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
McGregor scores with a sloppy right hand. Hausser should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hausser gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGregor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGregor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McGregor lands an overhand right.
A combination from McGregor does no damage.
McGregor cracks Hausser with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGregor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands with a shot to the body.
McGregor digs a good hook to Hausser's body.
McGregor cracks Hausser with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paul Hausser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor darts in and clinches Hausser up against the cage.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hausser can do to turn this around?
McGregor is trying to break free.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hausser gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hausser is trying desperately to land a takedown but McGregor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hausser.
Hausser scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McGregor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hausser prevents McGregor from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McGregor 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.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Hausser from controlling successfully.
McGregor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hausser is controlling him.
McGregor looking for a sweep. Not yet McGregor, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hausser tries to clinch
and McGregor counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hausser walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland McGregor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGregor stuns Hausser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hausser tries to clinch but McGregor moves away
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Hausser tries to close the distance and clinch but McGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hausser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor lands a right hook to the body.
Hausser with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McGregor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hausser taking shots to the head.
Hausser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGregor with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hausser is working to get back to half guard.
McGregor working Hausser over with strikes here.
McGregor lands a big elbow.
McGregor landing punches.
McGregor working the ground and pound effectively.
McGregor landing strikes, looking to finish!
McGregor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hausser's face.
A nice elbow there by McGregor.
McGregor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor landing strikes from the mount and Hausser is in trouble!
McGregor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McGregor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McGregor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paul Hausser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor scoring with strikes but Hausser is staying in there.
McGregor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGregor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hausser is looking to improve his position but McGregor isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGregor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Hausser that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hausser keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McGregor unloading with bombs!
McGregor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGregor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McGregor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor blocks Hausser's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McGregor is landing with some decent strikes but Hausser is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McGregor lands with some strikes.
McGregor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hausser hang on?
Hausser is desperately trying to improve his position but McGregor has a good base and remains in mount.
McGregor landing punches.
Hausser really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hausser 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.
McGregor is trying to control the action in half guard but Hausser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hausser taking some punishment here, with McGregor in his half guard.
Hausser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hausser is trying to get back to full guard.
McGregor escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hausser misses with a takedown attempt
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hausser has his takedown stuffed
and McGregor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roland McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Hausser.
Hausser takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hausser has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Hausser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGregor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hausser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGregor works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGregor 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Roland McGregor!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Roland McGregor!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Roland McGregor!
Roland McGregor wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Retri Paladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludo Wayland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludo Wayland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Retri Paladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ludo Wayland!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paladin stuffs the takedown.
Paladin drops Wayland with a beautiful combination! Wayland stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paladin is looking for the KO!
Wayland is rocked!
Paladin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayland is still on wobbly legs! Can Paladin finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paladin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wayland doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayland looks gassed!
Wayland ducks into an uppercut from Paladin and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Retri Paladin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Megaman 4: "Skullman, Soldier Of The Underworld". Spike Spiegel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Spiegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiegel misses with a series of wild punches.
Pizarro swinging wilding here.
Spiegel misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Spiegel.
Spiegel clinches up with Pizarro and pushes him back against the cage.
Spiegel breaks the clinch.
Spiegel connects with the punch.
Spiegel throws a head kick that Pizarro semi-blocks.
It looks like Dionicio Pizarro has been cut.
Spiegel throws a combination that misses
and Pizarro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pizarro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiegel wants to stand but Pizarro is controlling the position.
Spiegel keeping moving, preventing Pizarro from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pizarro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to get back to his feet but Pizarro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pizarro landing some decent shots from guard.
Pizarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiegel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pizarro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pizarro trying to control but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Spiegel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two 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.
Pizarro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pizarro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pizarro looking to pass the guard.
Pizarro trying to control but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Pizarro passes into half guard.
Pizarro trying to control from half guard but Spiegel is working away.
Pizarro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pizarro.
Pizarro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizarro misses with a head shot.
Pizarro working the ground and pound effectively.
Spiegel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spiegel tries to get out of the position.
Pizarro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spiegel's face.
BOOM! Pizarro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pizarro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spiegel is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pizarro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pizarro with good strikes from the mount here!
Spiegel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pizarro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pizarro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionicio Pizarro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dionicio Pizarro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pizarro misses with a double jab
and Spiegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spiegel looks to land a body kick but Pizarro moved away.
Pizarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiegel tries for a takedown but Pizarro circles away easily
and Pizarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiegel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pizarro takes a step back to recover.
Spiegel blocks the body kick.
Pizarro misses with a wild body shot.
Pizarro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spiegel counters with an inside leg kick.
Spiegel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pizarro.
Pizarro scores with a nice right hand.
Pizarro is breathing heavily.
Spiegel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pizarro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro takes one to the side of the head.
Spiegel defending well as Pizarro loads up on a big left hand.
Spiegel looks for the body kick but Pizarro saw that one coming.
Spiegel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spiegel throws a sloppy head kick and Pizarro moves out of range easily.
Spike Spiegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiegel has his takedown stuffed
and Pizarro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spiegel won't be happy with that.
Spiegel is looking for a sweep.
Spiegel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Spiegel stops Pizarro from passing to mount.
Spiegel parries the strikes from Pizarro easily there. Pizarro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spiegel to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro trying to control the position but Spiegel is working away.
Pizarro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spiegel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pizarro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spiegel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spiegel tries to improve position but can't.
Dionicio Pizarro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to control but Pizarro postures up.
Pizarro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Spiegel!
Pizarro misses with a head shot.
Spiegel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pizarro lands a big shot there that rocks Spiegel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pizarro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pizarro tries to control but Spiegel wriggling away.
Spiegel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pizarro on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel blocking the ground and pound.
Spiegel is squirming around, avoiding Pizarro's attempts to control the action.
Pizarro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pizarro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spiegel's face.
Pizarro unloads with some shots from mount but Spiegel bucks and avoids them well.
Pizarro misses with a head shot.
Pizarro is going olschool here, as he tries to force Spiegel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Spiegel shrugs it off.
Spiegel tries to hold on but Pizarro pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionicio Pizarro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dionicio Pizarro'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!
Spiegel scores with a one two! Pizarro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spiegel tried to score with a low kick but Pizarro checks it.
Spiegel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spiegel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pizarro scores with a jab to the head.
Spiegel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pizarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Pizarro moves out of range as Spiegel throws a body kick.
Pizarro misses with a double jab.
Pizarro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Pizarro blocks the leg kick.
Spiegel misses the shot to the body.
Spiegel closes the distance and clinches.
Spiegel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pizarro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spiegel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spiegel misses with a double jab
and Pizarro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pizarro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spiegel circles away quickly and effectively.
Spiegel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pizarro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pizarro 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.
Spiegel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pizarro pushing down on Spiegel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pizarro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spiegel defending well though.
Pizarro is thwarting Spiegel's attempts to control the position.
Spiegel wants to improve his position but Pizarro is controlling well.
Pizarro content to control rather than advance.
Pizarro prevents Spiegel from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro wants to free his trapped foot but Spiegel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pizarro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pizarro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spiegel's head.
Spiegel is trying to stand.
Pizarro trying to control the action but Spiegel is working from the bottom.
Pizarro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Pizarro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spiegel keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spiegel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spiegel wants to clinch up but Pizarro keeps it at a distance.
Pizarro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spiegel rather than just go for the knockout.
Spiegel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spiegel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spiegel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pizarro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pizarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pizarro throws a shot to the body.
Pizarro misses with a takedown attempt - Spiegel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Spiegel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pizarro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dionicio Pizarro.
I've got Pizarro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Dionicio Pizarro!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Dionicio Pizarro!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Dionicio Pizarro!
Dionicio Pizarro wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Enqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tie Domi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enqvist comes to the cage accompanied by Powerglove - Storm Eagle. Lars Enqvist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Enqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tie Domi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enqvist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Enqvist scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Tie Domi has been cut.
Enqvist looks to land a combination but Domi avoids it well.
Tie Domi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Domi throws a leg kick that misses.
Enqvist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Domi on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Enqvist checks a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Enqvist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enqvist misses with the ground and pound.
Enqvist in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Domi is looking for a sweep.
Enqvist trying to control the action but Domi is working from the bottom.
Domi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Domi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Enqvist is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domi is trying to get back to full guard.
Enqvist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Domi misses with a few strikes there.
Domi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Domi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Enqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Domi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Domi slaps away a takedown attempt from Enqvist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Enqvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Domi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Domi scores with a jab.
Domi just misses with a punch to the body.
Enqvist takes a swing at Domi's ribcage but misses.
Domi shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Enqvist misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Domi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Domi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enqvist.
Enqvist tests Domi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Enqvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Domi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Enqvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Domi throws out the jab.
Domi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Enqvist avoids it really well and circles away.
Domi looks gassed!
Enqvist scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Domi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Enqvist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Enqvist landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Domi tries to bench press Enqvist off him but Enqvist keeps the position.
Enqvist content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Enqvist looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Domi is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Enqvist creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Enqvist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Domi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Domi manages to get back to half guard.
Enqvist throws a strike but Domi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Enqvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Enqvist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Enqvist tries to free his leg and advance position but Domi is retaining full guard.
Domi trying to keep a closed guard but Enqvist is proving a slippery customer.
Domi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Enqvist manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Domi passes into half guard.
Enqvist pushes Domi off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Domi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enqvist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Enqvist looks to land a combination. Domi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Enqvist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Domi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Enqvist slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Domi is rocked!
Enqvist is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Domi hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lars Enqvist!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmeri Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasty Fart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hautamaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nekromantix-Generation 666. Nasty Fart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elmeri Hautamaki's chin.
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255 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmeri Hautamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nasty Fart!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fart throws a hook to the side of Hautamaki's head but Hautamaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hautamaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hautamaki seems to be looking for submissions.
Hautamaki wants to stand up but Fart is controlling the position.
Hautamaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fart trying to control from the bottom.
Hautamaki wants to take a breather but Fart is having none of it.
Fart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hautamaki.
Fart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hautamaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hautamaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hautamaki thows a huge punch but Fart dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fart is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hautamaki shoots in for a takedown but Fart shows good takedown defense.
Fart with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fart tries to clinch up but Hautamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Fart stuffs the takedown attempt from Hautamaki. Hautamaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Hautamaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hautamaki tries to pull guard but Fart won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmeri Hautamaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fart is trying to break the clinch but Hautamaki has him pressed against the cage.
Fart leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fart.
Fart working hard to break the clinch.
Hautamaki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fart is trying to break free.
Fart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hautamaki backwards.
Hautamaki jumps guard but Fart stands there with Hautamaki around his waist. Hautamaki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fart breaks from the clinch.
Hautamaki has managed to clinch.
Hautamaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hautamaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hautamaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fart manages to get himself to full guard.
Fart 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fart pulls Hautamaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Hautamaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fart has momentary wrist control but Hautamaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Fart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fart is adopting a defensive guard.
Hautamaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fart looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fart looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fart!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hautamaki is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fart is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Hautamaki is working hard here to advance position.
Fart wants to stand but Hautamaki has his arm trapped.
Hautamaki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hautamaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hautamaki is pressing down on Fart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hautamaki looking for a guillotine here but Fart defends easily.
Hautamaki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fart passes into side control.
Hautamaki is breathing heavily.
Hautamaki is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elmeri Hautamaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hautamaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fart's efforts to push away.
Fart breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hautamaki tries for a takedown but Fart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fart lands a left and a right that send Hautamaki crashing to the mat, dazed. Fart thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hautamaki is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hautamaki switches off momentarily and Fart cracks him with a monster right hand! Hautamaki topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Fart dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Fart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nasty Fart!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janu Haperenu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Yamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janu Haperenu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Yamaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamaki throws a leg kick which misses Haperenu's front leg but catches the back leg as Haperenu tries to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Haperenu or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamaki which made him look bad.
Haperenu shoots in but Yamaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haperenu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janu Haperenu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haperenu shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamaki sprawls well. He's pushed Haperenu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yamaki thows a body kick. Haperenu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haperenu is breathing heavily.
Yamaki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Janu Haperenu has been cut.
Yamaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaki stuns Haperenu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Janu Haperenu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haperenu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haperenu on the side of the head.
Yamaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamaki connects with a high kick.
Yamaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamaki lands with a nice combination. Haperenu backs away looking to recover.
Yamaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haperenu. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haperenu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haperenu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yamaki lands a high kick!
Haperenu is rocked!
Yamaki connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Haperenu to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Yamaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenji Yamaki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between gogo momo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). momo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Miles Davis - Moon Dreams. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, gogo momo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasemchai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but momo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from momo is defended easily by Fairtex.
momo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
momo shoots for a takedown but Fairtex saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gogo momo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
momo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairtex tries to avoid it but momo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairtex to the ground. Fairtex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fairtex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but momo blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but momo blocks it.
momo is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
momo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that momo shrugs off.
It looks like gogo momo has been cut.
momo tries to pull guard but Fairtex holds him up against the cage and eventually momo drops back down to his feet.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
momo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex is stalling here.
momo pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
momo is trying to keep Fairtex in close.
momo is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
momo has an active guard here but Fairtex has managed to pass into half guard.
momo wants to get back to full guard.
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.
momo wants to control but Fairtex is keeping busy.
Fairtex wants to stand up but momo is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
momo tries to get to full guard but Fairtex has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and momo moves out of range easily.
Fairtex will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
momo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairtex tries to avoid it but momo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairtex to the ground. Fairtex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by momo or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairtex which made him look bad.
Good leg kick by Fairtex there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kasemchai Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
momo blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex stuffs the takedown attempt from momo. momo gets slowly back to his feet.
momo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
momo passes to side control.
momo is looking to take a break and control but Fairtex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
momo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasemchai Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on gogo momo's cut.
That's time! momo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
momo dives in and grabs Fairtex's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fairtex pushes down on momo's head and hops out.
momo moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
No luck for momo with that takedown attempt.
Fairtex moves into the clinch successfully.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Fairtex to work.
momo drags the fight down to the ground.
Fairtex wants to control from the top but momo keeps moving.
momo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fairtex has picked momo up and slammed him! momo can't keep hold of the triangle and Fairtex manages to pass to side control!
Fairtex decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fairtex fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo tries for a takedown but Fairtex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gogo momo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
momo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fairtex.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex clinches.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped momo in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex is stalling here.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped momo in his tracks for a moment.
gogo momo's cut is getting worse.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped momo in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
momo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to momo's face.
momo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fairtex walks away with a smile on his face. momo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and momo moves out of range easily.
momo fails with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but momo circles away.
Fairtex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with momo, pushing him back against the cage.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that momo shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. momo won't want to take too many of those.
Kasemchai Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
momo being controlled against the cage.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
momo tries to pull guard but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to momo's face.
momo tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. momo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
momo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fairtex smiles and moves away.
momo looks for a takedown but Fairtex sprawls well.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but momo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but momo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
momo tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away
and Fairtex counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some bone on bone action there as momo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
momo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fairtex gets a clinch.
momo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but momo blocks with his arms.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into momo's ribcage.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
gogo momo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
momo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fairtex just stands there and leans against the cage.
momo takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
momo tries to pull guard but Fairtex holds him up against the cage and eventually momo drops back down to his feet.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasemchai Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on gogo momo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
momo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fairtex counters by clinching up.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but momo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through momo's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but momo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but momo avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from momo.
Fairtex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
momo wants to break the clinch but can't.
momo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fairtex uses from the top position.
momo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
momo is pulling down on Fairtex's head. It's preventing any offense from Fairtex, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
momo has his hands on Fairtex's head, controlling the position.
momo working a defensive guard here.
momo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fairtex is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. momo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fairtex's back instead.
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.
momo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
momo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
momo missing with strikes from the back.
momo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
momo tightening his grip on Fairtex, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
momo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fairtex staying busy and making it hard for momo to control.
momo throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fairtex biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Fairtex is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get momo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
A lull in the action here.
momo working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairtex defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
gogo momo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on gogo momo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
momo has his takedown stuffed
and Fairtex counters with a nice low kick that buckles momo's knee momentarily.
Fairtex thows a body kick. momo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fairtex tries to clinch but momo is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Fairtex. No joy for momo on that attempt.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
momo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
momo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Fairtex.
momo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gogo momo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fairtex will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning momo up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on momo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairtex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but momo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
momo tries to break free but Fairtex pushes him back against the cage.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
momo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
momo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has momo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
momo takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but momo blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
momo blocks the elbow strike.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above momo 's eye.
momo takes an elbow to the temple.
momo decides to pull guard.
Fairtex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with momo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
momo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
momo is looking for a triangle here but Fairtex uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fairtex decides to stand back up.
momo shoots and misses
and Fairtex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
momo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
momo takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
momo fails to pull guard.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to momo's face.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairtex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through momo's defenses.
momo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex is stalling here.
momo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through momo's defenses.
momo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
momo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fairtex throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasemchai Fairtex dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on gogo momo'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!
momo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fairtex tries to clinch but momo moves away
and momo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fairtex's guard.
momo looking to sit in guard and control but Fairtex gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
momo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fairtex has passed into half guard!
momo is looking to improve his position.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fairtex's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fairtex's back!
Fairtex staying busy and making it hard for momo to control.
Fairtex turns into momo and is now in his guard.
Fairtex tries to stand but momo is controlling from the bottom.
momo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
momo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fairtex is now in half guard.
That's two 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.
Fairtex with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
momo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
momo tries to get to full guard but Fairtex has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
momo is not content to let Fairtex control the position.
Fairtex content to control rather than advance.
momo wants to control but Fairtex is keeping busy.
Fairtex with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
momo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
momo is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex clinches but momo breaks the clinch
and momo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fairtex's guard now.
momo trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
gogo momo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasemchai Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairtex is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and momo dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
gogo momo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Kasemchai Fairtex wins by unanimous decision!
Kasemchai Fairtex is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sound Of Thunder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Suttu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Morko.
Morko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morko avoids the body shot from Suttu.
Suttu stuns Morko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suttu wants to clinch up but Morko keeps it at a distance.
Suttu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morko avoids it really well and circles away.
Morko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suttu swats away the attempt to clinch by Morko.
Morko jabs at Suttu's body.
Morko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Morko.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suttu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suttu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suttu blocks a head kick by Morko.
A telegraphed right hand from Suttu misses the target.
A lazy left from Suttu finds it's target.
Morko tries to clinch
and Suttu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morko's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu distracts Morko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suttu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suttu trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morko trying to keep a closed guard but Suttu is proving a slippery customer.
Suttu wants to pass the guard but Morko is keeping the position.
Suttu trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.
Morko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suttu doesn't manage to clinch there - Morko circles away.
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.
Morko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suttu is out of range and Morko settles back down.
Suttu scores with a jab to the head.
Suttu lands with a shot to the body.
Morko throws a sloppy head kick and Suttu moves out of range easily.
Morko wants to clinch.
Suttu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Suttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morko.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Suttu.
Suttu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Suttu wants to control but Morko is keeping him busy.
Morko is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu throws a strike aimed at the side of Morko's head but Morko avoids it well.
Morko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morko gets back to full guard.
Suttu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Suttu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suttu.
Morko kicks off Suttu and gets to his feet.
Suttu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morko is fending him off so far but Suttu persists. Nope, Morko circles away and we're back to standing.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Suttu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suttu dodges the punch combination from Morko.
Suttu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suttu lands a jab-cross combination.
Morko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suttu closes the distance and clinches up with Morko, looking for a takedown. Suttu pushes Morko against the cage but Morko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suttu looks gassed!
Suttu takes a swing at Morko's ribcage but misses.
Morko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suttu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morko, right into the meat.
Suttu digs a good body shot into Morko's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morko throws a head kick but Suttu moves out of range.
Suttu dives in and grabs Morko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morko pushes down on Suttu's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morko swings for the body but Suttu moves out of range.
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.
Suttu misses the jab.
Suttu takes the fight into the clinch.
Suttu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suttu digs a right hand into Morko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morko's gas tank.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Suttu blocks with his arms.
Suttu gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Morko regains guard.
Morko is looking to sweep but instead, Suttu has passed into half guard.
Suttu stops Morko from getting back to his feet.
Morko is refusing to be controlled, as Suttu sits in half guard.
Suttu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko wants to control but Suttu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suttu throwing shots but Morko is blocking nicely.
Suttu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morko's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suttu tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Morko to counter with a crisp jab.
Morko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suttu tests Morko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morko tries a head kick but it misses.
Suttu has Morko up against the cage in a clinch.
Morko looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko stops a takedown attempt from Suttu.
Morko looking to throw knees to the head but Suttu is blocking nicely.
Suttu pushes Morko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Suttu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Suttu looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suttu postures up in Morko's guard and throws a big left but Morko blocks it.
Suttu postures up in Morko's guard and throws a big left but Morko blocks it.
Morko wants to get back to his feet but Suttu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Suttu trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suttu wants to pass the guard but Morko is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suttu throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suttu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Suttu thows a big elbow that misses.
Suttu throwing strikes but missing.
Suttu preventing the sweep.
Suttu throws a strike but Morko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Suttu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morko wants to stand but Suttu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Suttu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suttu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morko is aware though and is defending well.
Morko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morko gets to his feet. Suttu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Morko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morko slips a straight right by Suttu.
Morko misses with a leg kick.
Esko Morko is winning the standup battle so far.
Suttu blocks a head kick by Morko.
Morko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Morko throws a head kick that misses.
Suttu throws a good cross that connects.
Suttu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morko pinned against the cage. Morko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suttu feints and as Morko raises his hands in defense, Suttu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morko trying to control the position.
Suttu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morko's head.
Suttu trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suttu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morko keeping moving, preventing Suttu from controlling successfully.
Suttu looking to pass the guard.
Morko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morko is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Suttu tries to get to full guard but Morko has control of the leg.
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.
It looks like Morko is going to stand back up.
Suttu is not content to let Morko control the position.
Suttu tries to roll over but Morko keeps him under control.
Morko wants to free his trapped foot but Suttu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morko trying to control the action but Suttu is working from the bottom.
Suttu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morko is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suttu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suttu.
Morko tries to clinch but Suttu moves away
and Suttu counters with a nice body shot.
Suttu shoots in for a double leg but Morko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Esko Morko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Suttu.
Morko throws a sloppy head kick and Suttu moves out of range easily.
Suttu digs a good body shot into Morko's ribs.
Morko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suttu blocks a head kick by Morko.
Morko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suttu.
Suttu stuns Morko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suttu has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suttu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morko up against the cage.
Suttu continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morkos head.
A short right from Suttu.
Morko trying to stall but Suttu improves his position.
Suttu is pushing Morko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morko tries to stall but Suttu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suttu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morko misses with the head strike.
Suttu lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Suttu blocks it.
Morko looking to throw knees to the head but Suttu is blocking nicely.
Morko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suttu avoids it.
Suttu scores with a hook to the body.
Suttu gets through Morko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suttu lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suttu drives through and clinches with Morko against the cage.
Suttu presses Morko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suttu takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Suttu.
Suttu lands a shot to the body.
Suttu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morko or not.
Suttu breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Suttu.
Suttu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suttu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suttu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to de liver by Suttu. Beautiful body shot.
Suttu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suttu lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suttu trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.
Suttu passes Morko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu thows a huge punch but Morko dodges it nicely.
Morko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suttu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suttu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suttu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suttu wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
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.
Suttu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suttu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morko is trying to keep Suttu in close.
Suttu wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
Suttu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suttu won't allow Morko to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morko tries to clinch up
and Suttu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Suttu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu throwing strikes from guard but Morko blocks nicely.
Suttu tries to free his leg and advance position but Morko is retaining full guard.
Suttu wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
Suttu won't allow Morko to get back to his feet.
Morko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morko controlling his opponent.
Morko looking to control but Suttu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Suttu regains half guard.
Suttu is staying active underneath Morko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Suttu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morko is working away from the top position though.
Suttu tries to get to full guard but Morko has control of the leg.
Morko wants to stand up but Suttu has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Morko stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morko throws a sloppy head kick and Suttu moves out of range easily.
Suttu misses with a takedown
and Morko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Suttu really felt that one!
Suttu scores with a nice head shot.
Suttu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Suttu duly obliges.
Suttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Suttu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suttu feints and as Morko raises his hands in defense, Suttu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suttu is one step ahead there.
Suttu postures up and lands a big shot to Morko's brow.
Suttu throwing strikes but missing.
Suttu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko wants to sweep but no luck.
Suttu 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.
Morko wants to stand and escape but Suttu is having none of it.
Suttu looking to pass the guard.
Suttu trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Suttu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morko did well to prevent Suttu getting side control.
Suttu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Suttu there.
Morko has hold of Suttu's hands but Suttu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suttu trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.
Suttu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suttu is in close to Morko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suttu is one step ahead there.
Suttu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suttu trying to control the position from guard on top but Morko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suttu pushes down on Morko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Juha Suttu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suttu wants to control but Morko is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suttu preventing the sweep.
Esko Morko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morko has Suttu pulled in close to control his posture.
Morko is looking to stand back up but Suttu counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Morko.
Suttu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suttu is pressing down on Morko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morko is holding on for now.
Suttu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Suttu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suttu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Juha Suttu wins by unanimous decision!
Juha Suttu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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