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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Valuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger Van Dijk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valuev's entrance music is Eminem: Not Afraid. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Dijk's choice of entrance music: Notorius B.I.G - Hypnotize. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Valuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rutger Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valuev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Dijk thinking.
Van Dijk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Rutger Van Dijk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valuev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Dijk momentarily.
Oooooh!!! Valuev has knocked Van Dijk down with a huge combo! Valuev steps away and waves a wobbly Van Dijk back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Van Dijk looks gassed!
Valuev lands a big uppercut and Van Dijk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Van Dijk looks OK. Valuev waves Van Dijk back to his feet!
That has opened up Rutger Van Dijk's cut even more.
Valuev tries to clinch up but Van Dijk circles away and keeps his distance.
Valuev measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Van Dijk! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Abraham Valuev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Richard Crotch had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crotch throws a poor cross that misses
and Bate counters with a single leg into guard. Crotch didn't expect that.
Crotch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bate is aware though and is defending well.
Bate trying to control but Crotch is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Crotch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bate.
Bate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Bate seems content to control.
Crotch is not content to let Bate control the position.
Crotch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crotch is pressing down on Bate's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Crotch is retaining full guard.
Bate trying to control but Crotch is working from the bottom.
Crotch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bate defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate is looking to work some ground and pound but Crotch has wrist control.
Crotch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bate trying to control but Crotch is working from the bottom.
Bate distracts Crotch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bate lands a couple of digs.
Bate postures up and lands a big shot to Crotch's brow.
Crotch has his foot on Bate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bate works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crotch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crotch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bate wants to control from the top but Crotch keeps moving.
Bate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crotch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bate wants to control from the top but Crotch keeps moving.
Bate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crotch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bate wants to pass the guard but Crotch is keeping the position.
Crotch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crotch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bate defends well.
Bate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate distracts Crotch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Crotch is retaining full guard.
Crotch being controlled here, momentarily.
Bate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bate wants to control from the top but Crotch keeps moving.
Bate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bate wants to pass the guard but Crotch is keeping the position.
Crotch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crotch is looking for a triangle but Bate pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Crotch is retaining full guard.
Bate stands up over Crotch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crotch keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Crotch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crotch looking to control.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Crotch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate pushes down on Crotch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crotch gets full guard.
Bate wants to control from the top but Crotch keeps moving.
Crotch is looking for a triangle but Bate pushes his legs off easily.
Bate connects with a couple of short punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crotch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crotch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bate stacks Crotch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bate!
Crotch is breathing heavily.
Bate trying to control the position but Crotch is working away.
Bate working the head and body with strikes.
Crotch is looking to reverse the position.
Bate working the head and body with strikes.
Bate lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bate wants to control but Crotch is keeping him busy.
Crotch is looking to reverse the position.
Crotch tries to escape but Bate is in control.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crotch keeps working.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crotch is trying to get back to half guard.
Bate working away.
Crotch is trying to improve his position.
Bate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crotch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bate scoring with punches and elbows.
Crotch sneaks back into half guard.
Crotch actively working from the bottom here.
Bate is nestled in close to Crotch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bate is trying to control the action in half guard but Crotch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crotch is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crotch trying to control here.
Crotch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bate is nestled in close to Crotch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crotch has hold of Bate's hands but Bate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crotch trying to hold on to Bate's head to control him but Bate postures up.
Bate drops an elbow to the side of Crotch's head.
Bate is trying to control. Crotch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crotch taking some punishment here, with Bate in his half guard.
Bate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bate thows a huge punch but Crotch dodges it nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crotch is just riding it out for now. Bate eventually gives up the hold.
Crotch tries to roll over but Bate keeps him under control.
Crotch is defending against the submission attempts here by Bate.
Crotch wants to get back to full guard.
Bate is trying to control. Crotch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crotch trying to control from the bottom.
Bate not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crotch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bate pulls his head out easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to control the action in half guard but Crotch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crotch has hold of Bate's hands but Bate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bate working the head and body with strikes.
Bate lands strikes from half guard.
Bate is trying to control the action in half guard but Crotch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crotch is trying to stand back up but Bate is controlling him
Bate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crotch's head.
Bate not doing much here.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crotch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crotch actively working from the bottom here.
Crotch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bate's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crotch throws a right hand that misses
and Bate counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Crotch misses
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bate scores with a shot to the body.
Crotch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crotch misses with a takedown
and Bate counters with an outside leg kick.
Crotch throws a lazy uppercut
so Bate counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crotch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crotch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bate pushing down on Crotch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bate lands with a punch from half guard.
Bate trying to control from half guard but Crotch is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotch wants to improve his position but Bate is controlling well.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crotch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crotch is looking to control Bate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crotch avoid being mounted?
Bate wants to control but Crotch is keeping him busy.
Crotch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crotch.
Bate throwing strikes from guard but Crotch blocks nicely.
Crotch has momentary wrist control but Bate slips an elbow through the middle.
Bate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bate trying to control but Crotch is working from the bottom.
Crotch is looking for a triangle but Bate pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bate drops back looking for a leg! Crotch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crotch manages to kick Bate off! Bate jumps back into Crotch's guard.
Bate scoring with some ground and pound.
Crotch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bate is aware though and is defending well.
Bate passes Crotch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bate is nestled in close to Crotch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crotch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crotch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bate pulls his head out easily.
Bate works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bate wants to control the pace but Crotch is squirming around nicely.
Bate has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crotch's face.
Bate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crotch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate scoring with strikes but Crotch is staying in there.
Crotch is trying to stand.
Bate looking to finish Crotch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crotch!
Bate landing strikes from the mount.
Bate is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crotch is surviving well by controlling Bate's body position as best he can.
Bate jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crotch manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Crotch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bate's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bate is just content to waste time from the top position. Crotch takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bate connects with a couple of short punches.
Crotch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bate is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Crotch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crotch tries to bench press Bate off him but Bate keeps the position.
Bate moves into full mount!
The referee warns Crotch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bate trying to control but Crotch is having none of it.
Crotch is trying desperately to improve position.
Bate putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bate tries to control but Crotch wriggling away.
Crotch is in a horrible position here. Bate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crotch is in a horrible position here. Bate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crotch is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crotch's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bate with good strikes from the mount here!
Crotch wants to control but Bate is having none of it.
Bate is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Crotch is surviving well by controlling Bate's body position as best he can.
Bate working Crotch over with strikes here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crotch is looking to escape.
Crotch tries to reverse the position but Bate maintains control.
Bate looking to finish Crotch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crotch!
Crotch taking shots to the head.
Crotch wants to get back to his feet.
Bate breaks from Crotch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crotch is rocked!
Crotch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crotch is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action.
Tyrone Bate has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crotch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bate looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crotch hang on?
Bate won't let Crotch get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bate looking to finish Crotch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crotch!
Bate lands a nice shot to the head.
Bate cracks Crotch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crotch is looking to get to half guard.
Bate with shots to the head and body - Crotch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bate cracks Crotch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crotch is bucking up trying to escape but Bate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bate fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bate looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Crotch 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.
Crotch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crotch is looking to control Bate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crotch avoid being mounted?
Bate trying to control from half guard but Crotch is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crotch throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Bate throws a sloppy head kick and Crotch moves out of range easily.
Bate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Bate.
Crotch swings widly with a right hand
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crotch misses with a jab to the body
and Bate counters with an inside leg kick.
Crotch slips a jab from Bate.
Bate throws a body punch but Crotch moves out of range.
Crotch misses with a lunging right hand
and Bate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crotch is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crotch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crotch is trying to stand back up but Bate is controlling him
Bate working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bate is looking to advance position but Crotch won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bate connects with a nice short shot to Crotch's temple.
Crotch is not content to let Bate control the position.
Crotch wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crotch is not content to let Bate control the position.
Crotch is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crotch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crotch is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bate is keen to just control but Crotch is a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyrone Bate hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A jab from Crotch misses.
Crotch throws a poor cross that misses
and Bate counters with a slapping leg kick.
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.
Crotch misses with a right hand
and Bate counters with a head kick. That will keep Crotch thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crotch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crotch misses with a lunging right hand
and Bate counters with an outside leg kick.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crotch.
An inside leg kick from Bate misses.
Richard Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bate throws a head kick that misses.
Crotch throws a right hand that misses
and Bate counters with a leg kick.
Crotch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bate counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Crotch!
Bate looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
You get the feeling that Crotch really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Crotch is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate looking to finish Crotch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crotch!
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crotch is looking to escape.
Crotch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bate controlling from mount.
Bate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bate unloading with bombs!
Crotch tries to hold on but Bate postures up.
Bate lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crotch is trying to stand.
Bate trying to control but Crotch is having none of it.
Bate landing strikes from the mount and Crotch is in trouble!
Crotch is desperately trying to improve his position but Bate has a good base and remains in mount.
Crotch wants to hold on but Bate pushes him away.
Crotch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bate working the ground and pound effectively.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bate has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crotch's face.
Crotch tries to lock up and control but Bate gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bate prevents Crotch from getting the reversal.
Bate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crotch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bate lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Crotch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bate with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Crotch wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Bate lands a heavy elbow.
Crotch is desperately trying to improve his position but Bate has a good base and remains in mount.
Bate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bate landing strikes from the mount.
Crotch takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bate's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lee Rappaport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen comes to the ring accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Sen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Lee Rappaport!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sen.
Horrible takedown by Rappaport or perhaps it was just good defense by Sen which made him look bad.
Johnny Lee Rappaport seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sen lands a really nice looking cross but Rappaport seems unphased.
It looks like Johnny Lee Rappaport has been cut.
Rappaport slips a jab and a cross from Sen.
Sen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rappaport moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rappaport throws a front kick aimed at Sen's knee but Sen avoids it well.
Sen gets caught napping as Rappaport dives in and scores a takedown. Sen manages to retain guard.
Rappaport throws a strike but Sen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rappaport is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rappaport throws a big right hand that misses.
Rappaport postures up in Sen's guard and throws a big left but Sen blocks it.
Rappaport loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sen wants to get back to his feet but Rappaport is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Rappaport keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sen's head.
Rappaport throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sen uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Sen throws a head kick that misses
and Rappaport counters with a takedown into side control.
Rappaport is looking to take a break and control but Sen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rappaport misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rappaport shoots and misses
and Rappaport takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sen enables Rappaport to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rappaport throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sen keeping moving, preventing Rappaport from controlling successfully.
Rappaport looking to pass the guard.
Sen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rappaport has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rappaport is looking to work some ground and pound but Sen has wrist control.
Rappaport with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rappaport stops Sen from standing up.
Rappaport wants to control from the top but Sen keeps moving.
Sen being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rappaport trying to control but Sen is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sen's head.
Rappaport throws a strike but Sen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rappaport wants to control but Sen passes easily into half guard.
Rappaport is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sen wants to stand but Rappaport has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rappaport is looking to control Sen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rappaport avoid being mounted?
Rappaport pushes Sen off looking to stand but Sen dives back in and keeps control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sen wants to stand but Rappaport has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sen prevents Rappaport from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sen leaves Rappaport with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jin Sen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lee Rappaport.
Sen throws an overhand right that lands on Rappaport's shoulder, as Rappaport tries to avoid the shot.
Rappaport tries for a takedown but Sen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's eight 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.
Sen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rappaport slips a straight right by Sen.
Rappaport tries to clinch up.
Sen wants to clinch
and Rappaport counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rappaport throwing shots but Sen is blocking nicely.
Rappaport wants to take a breather but Sen is having none of it.
Rappaport is just content to waste time from the top position. Sen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rappaport thows a big elbow that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rappaport trying to control but Sen is working from the bottom.
Rappaport keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sen's head.
Sen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rappaport is controlling him.
Rappaport throws and elbow that misses. Sen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rappaport's guard. Nice move by Sen!
Sen is looking to stand up but Rappaport won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lee Rappaport dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Lee Rappaport's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Rappaport with that takedown attempt.
Sen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rappaport will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sen misses the jab.
Rappaport tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sen swivels and escapes.
Jin Sen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lee Rappaport.
Rappaport is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sen takes a swing at Rappaport's ribcage but misses.
Sen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rappaport circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen lands with a cross.
Sen throws a jab when Rappaport was well out of range.
Sen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rappaport counters by clinching up.
Rappaport changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rappaport throws a right hand that misses
and Sen counters with a stiff right hand.
Sen connects with a high kick.
Rappaport is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Sen has cracked Rappaport with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Sen lands another huge swinging hook and Rappaport tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Rappaport, before Sen can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jin Sen!
Jin Sen retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Harter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Karcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Harter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Landon Karcher's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Harter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landon Karcher!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Harter.
Harter dives in and grabs Karcher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karcher pushes down on Harter's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Harter or perhaps it was just good defense by Karcher which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harter. Karcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karcher is looking to clinch.
Karcher looks to throw a body kick
and Harter counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harter checks a leg kick.
Karcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harter.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Harter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Karcher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Karcher tries to bench press Harter off him but Harter keeps the position.
Karcher takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karcher down.
It looks like Landon Karcher has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karcher managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harter.
The strikes coming from Harter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harter misses with the ground and pound.
Harter cracks Karcher with a big elbow.
That has opened up Landon Karcher's cut even more.
Harter working the body and head with strikes.
The cut above Landon Karcher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Landon Karcher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Logan Harter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Yvel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yvel thuds his shin into the meat of Hetfield's side.
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield lands with a straight right. Yvel didn't see that one coming.
Yvel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hetfield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yvel back to the ropes. Hetfield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hetfield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yvel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hetfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Yvel's head.
A head kick by Yvel misses
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yvel. Hetfield shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hetfield closes the distance and clinches.
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hetfield.
Yvel dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Yvel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hetfield looks gassed!
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yvel blocks it with crossed arms.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Yvel trying to land knees to the body.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hetfield.
It looks like Ruben Yvel has been cut.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike.
Yvel breaks the clinch.
Yvel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yvel lands with a slapping head kick.
Yvel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hetfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Yvel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hetfield misses the shot to the body.
Yvel throws a right and a left that Hetfield avoids nicely.
Hetfield throws a hook to the side of Yvel's head but Yvel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hetfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yvel.
Crunch! Yvel slams his shin into Hetfield's torso.
Yvel thuds his shin into the meat of Hetfield's side.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Yvel.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hetfield throws a combination that misses
and Yvel counters with a leg kick.
Hetfield steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yvel. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yvel - that will leave a mark!
Hetfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yvel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yvel tries to land a front kick but Hetfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yvel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hetfield misses with a jab to the body
and Yvel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yvel slips a jab from Hetfield.
Yvel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Hetfield has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yvel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hetfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yvel tries a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks it.
Yvel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike.
Yvel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yvel digs a right hand underneath Hetfield's ribcage. Hetfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yvel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yvel with a knee to the head.
Yvel is trying to force a seperation but Hetfield has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Yvel as the two fighters clinch.
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hetfield.
Hetfield being controlled against the ropes.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yvel looking to throw knees to the head but Hetfield is blocking nicely.
Hetfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Hetfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yvel landing knees to the head.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Hetfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yvel.
Yvel lands a nice knee to the body.
Yvel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Yvel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Hetfield missing with knees to the body.
Yvel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hetfield's face.
Yvel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yvel tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yvel is looking to control Hetfield's arms but Hetfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yvel has his back to the ropes.
Yvel effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ruben Yvel.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Yvel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yvel lands a head kick. Hetfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hetfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Yvel misses
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Hetfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yvel counters with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Yvel.
Yvel lands a head kick!
Hetfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yvel.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield scores with a jab. Yvel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yvel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yvel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hetfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yvel has time to react.
A head kick by Yvel misses
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Yvel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Yvel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yvel.
Yvel takes one to the chin there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a shot to the body
and Yvel counters with a left to the body.
Yvel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yvel throws a series of punches but Hetfield moves out of range.
A combination from Hetfield does no damage.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield digs a good hook to Yvel's body.
Hetfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yvel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yvel blocks a jab.
Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick from Yvel.
Yvel scores with a one two! Hetfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yvel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hetfield throws a right hand that misses
and Yvel counters with a leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the body.
Hetfield misses the body punch
and Yvel counters with a head kick. That will keep Hetfield thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hetfield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yvel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses
and Hetfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hetfield digs a good body shot into Yvel's ribs.
Yvel takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yvel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Yvel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yvel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hetfield manages to avoid it.
Yvel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yvel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yvel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hetfield counters with a series of strikes. Yvel will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yvel moves out of range of the strikes.
Yvel throws a right hand that misses
and Hetfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Hetfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yvel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Hetfield misses
and Yvel counters with an outside leg kick.
Hetfield misses with the combination.
Hetfield throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yvel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hetfield really felt that one!
Yvel just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Yvel misses
and Hetfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yvel thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Yvel blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.
Hetfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Yvel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yvel.
Hetfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Yvel.
Hetfield connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Yvel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hetfield lands the left hand.
Yvel misses with a kick to the body.
Ruben Yvel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hetfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yvel to counter with a crisp jab.
Hetfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hetfield scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yvel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hetfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel tries to land a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Yvel defending well as Hetfield loads up on a big left hand.
Hetfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yvel counters with a nice kick to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yvel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yvel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yvel just misses with a punch to the body.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruben Yvel is winning the standup battle so far.
Yvel misses with a few strikes there.
Yvel misses with a leg kick
letting Hetfield counter with a right hand.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Yvel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hetfield counters with a body kick that stops Yvel in his tracks momentarily.
Yvel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that Yvel avoids nicely.
Yvel throws a body kick that misses.
Yvel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yvel just misses with a punch to the body.
Yvel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Yvel avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Yvel. That snapped Hetfield's head back.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily.
Yvel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hetfield. Yvel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hetfield.
Hetfield closes the distance and pushes Yvel back into the ropes.
Hetfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yvel.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hetfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yvel's brow.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hetfield is breathing heavily.
Yvel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yvel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hetfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Yvel.
Yvel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yvel thuds his right hand into Hetfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yvel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hetfield if he has to take too many more of those.
Hetfield throws a right and a left that Yvel avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel lands with a slapping head kick.
Hetfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hetfield has Yvel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a two punch combo.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield instigates a clinch.
Yvel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hetfield's elbow.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Yvel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yvel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hetfield.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yvel, right into the meat.
Hetfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hetfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yvel.
Jab, jab by Yvel - just one landing.
Yvel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yvel duly obliges.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yvel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Yvel throws a leg kick which misses Hetfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hetfield tries to avoid it.
Hetfield gets tackled into the ropes by Yvel. Yvel maintains the clinch.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yvel tries to break the clinch but Hetfield is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yvel.
Yvel is trying to maintain a safe position but Hetfield gets an underhook and turns Yvel into the ropes.
Yvel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yvel misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Yvel does no damage.
Nice cross by Yvel.
Some wild striking there from Hetfield.
Hetfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hetfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Yvel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hetfield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hetfield misses with a hook to the body
and Yvel counters with a good, hard body kick but Hetfield shrugs it off.
Hetfield misses with a left hand
and Yvel moves into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yvel misses with a knee to the head.
Yvel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hetfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hetfield with a knee to the head.
Hetfield throws an elbow that misses.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Yvel tries to stall but Hetfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hetfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yvel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but Yvel blocks it.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yvel throws a head kick that Hetfield semi-blocks.
Hetfield throws a right hand that misses
and Yvel counters with a good low kick that Hetfield was not able to check.
Yvel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Yvel.
A lazy body kick from Hetfield
and Yvel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses
and Hetfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hetfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yvel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hetfield takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yvel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hetfield misses with a hook. Yvel ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hetfield.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yvel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hetfield misses with an uppercut.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Yvel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Yvel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Yvel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yvel tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Yvel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hetfield can do to turn this around?
Yvel misses with a kick to the body.
Yvel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield clinches up with Yvel and pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yvel missing with knees to the body.
Yvel dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Hetfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hetfield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Ruben Yvel's cut is getting worse.
Yvel tries to stall but Hetfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yvel's defenses.
Hetfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yvel avoids it.
Yvel tries to land knees in the clinch but Hetfield avoids the damage to the body.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yvel cracks Hetfield with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hetfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yvel's brow.
Hetfield scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hetfield throws an elbow but misses.
Yvel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hetfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Hetfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yvel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hetfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruben Yvel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hetfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Yvel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yvel avoids the elbow strike from Hetfield, against the ropes.
Hetfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yvel blocks it with crossed arms.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield dodges an elbow strike from Yvel.
Yvel slowing the pace effectively.
Hetfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hetfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hetfield being controlled against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yvel is looking to control Hetfield's arms but Hetfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yvel has his back to the ropes.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Hetfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hetfield looking to throw knees to the head but Yvel is blocking nicely.
Hetfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yvel stalling the fight.
James Hetfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yvel is trying to force a seperation but Hetfield has the dominant position.
Yvel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Yvel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yvel avoids it.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yvel is pushing Hetfield up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel is looking to break free of the clinch but Hetfield has double underhooks.
Yvel scores a nice knee to the body.
Hetfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yvel lands a nice knee to the body.
Yvel blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetfield blocks the elbow strike.
Yvel working Hetfield over with knees to the body.
Yvel looking to throw knees to the head but Hetfield is blocking nicely.
Yvel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hetfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yvel tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Hetfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Yvel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yvel breaks from the clinch.
Hetfield avoids the head kick by Yvel.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yvel looks to land a body kick but Hetfield moved away.
Yvel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hetfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yvel misses with a kick to the body
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hetfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Yvel. Those never looked like landing.
Hetfield throws a combination that misses
and Yvel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hetfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yvel.
Yvel throws a head kick but Hetfield moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yvel.
Some wild striking there from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with a hook
and Yvel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Yvel blocks the elbow strike.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Yvel manages to break the clinch.
Yvel is looking to clinch.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Yvel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yvel tries to clinch up
and Hetfield counters with a body kick that stops Yvel in his tracks momentarily.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Hetfield counters with an outside leg kick.
Hetfield misses with a hook
and Yvel counters with an outside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yvel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hetfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hetfield misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hetfield looks to land a combination but Yvel avoids it well.
Yvel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hetfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hetfield lands a slapping body shot.
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yvel counters with a stiff right hand.
Hetfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hetfield moves out of range of the body kick from Yvel.
Hetfield plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Hetfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yvel's sensitive parts.
Hetfield sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Hetfield takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hetfield rushes Yvel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Yvel.
Hetfield misses with a knee strike.
Hetfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yvel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yvel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hetfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
Yvel trying to land knees to the body.
James Hetfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yvel dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Yvel with a knee to the head.
Yvel wants to stall.
Hetfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hetfield managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield misses with an elbow strike.
Hetfield lands an elbow just above Yvel 's eye.
Jeez, Ruben Yvel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the head but Yvel blocks with his arms.
Yvel blocks an elbow strike.
Yvel missing with knees to the body.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yvel wants to clinch up but Hetfield keeps it at a distance.
Hetfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hetfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Yvel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hetfield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yvel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yvel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ruben Yvel!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ruben Yvel!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ruben Yvel!
Ruben Yvel wins by unanimous decision!
Ruben Yvel retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caesar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes to the ring accompanied by Super Troopers German Techno. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Mishima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Caesar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Mishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Mishima counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mishima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Mishima wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mishima is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mishima trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz wants to control but Mishima is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mishima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishima wants to control but Diaz passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Mishima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mishima wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Mishima tries to improve position but can't.
Mishima looking for a sweep but Diaz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mishima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mishima is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Diaz is persistently looking for the submission but Mishima is defending it well.
Mishima trying to control the hands but Diaz breaks the grip.
Mishima tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mishima is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz tries to control but Mishima wriggling away.
Diaz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mishima has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mishima!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mishima is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mishima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mishima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mishima tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diaz's legs.
Mishima is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz trying to control but Mishima postures up.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Mishima passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mishima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mishima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mishima trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Mishima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mishima working away.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mishima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz trying his best to control but Mishima has mounted him.
Mishima prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Mishima looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Mishima tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
Mishima has control of Diaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Diaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mishima fails to move to back control.
Mishima moves to take his opponent's back.
Mishima not allowing Diaz to control his hands.
I really don't envy Diaz right now.
Mishima is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Diaz defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Diaz breaks Mishima's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mishima is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Mishima extends an breaks Diaz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mishima.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Mishima!
Shinya Mishima retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Do Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa comes to the ring accompanied by Faint. Jin has chosen Depth Charge - Depth Charge (Han Do Jin) as his entrance music. Han Do Jin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Do Jin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin moves to clinch but Villa breaks away
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jin rushes Villa and presses him up against the ropes.
Villa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Villa manages to break the clinch.
Jin walks into a stiff left hand from Villa.
Jin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Villa counters with a solid body kick.
Jin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
Jin closes the distance but Villa moves to the side
and Villa counters with a two punch combo.
Jin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Villa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa avoids the body shot from Jin.
Villa scores with a head kick.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Villa finds it's way round the side to connect with Jin's head.
Jin throws a hook to the side of Villa's head but Villa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Han Do Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Jin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Villa lands with a nice body kick.
Jin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jin throws a body kick the misses
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jin thinking.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villa moves away.
Villa thuds a left hand into Jin's body.
Jin slips a jab from Villa.
Villa lands a slapping body shot.
Jin looks gassed!
Jin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa cracks the inside of Jin's front leg.
Villa digs a good body shot into Jin's ribs.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Jin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Villa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Villa scores with a sloppy right hand. Jin should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Villa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Villa is looking to wear down Jin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Villa swings for the body but Jin moves out of range.
Jin throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Jin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Villa works the jab nicely.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
Villa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jin.
Villa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jin has time to react.
Villa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jin.
Villa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Villa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Villa connects with an inside leg kick.
Jin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That kick from Villa tenderised Jin's leg. Jin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Villa thumps Jin with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a body shot.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Villa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Jin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Villa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
Villa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Villa.
Villa thumps Jin with a low kick.
Villa digs a good hook to Jin's body.
Jin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villa can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Villa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Villa scores with a spinning back kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Villa.
Villa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Villa. Beautiful body shot.
Villa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villa tries a head kick but it misses.
Villa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jin at a distance.
Jin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Villa digs a good body shot into Jin's ribs.
Villa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Villa.
Villa digs a good body shot into Jin's ribs.
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Villa connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Villa.
Jin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jin manages to avoid it.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Jin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a head kick that Jin semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
Villa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Villa.
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Villa lands with a shot to the body.
Jin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Villa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Villa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Villa.
Jin walks into a left hand.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Villa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jin misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jin's knee momentarily.
Villa cracks Jin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Villa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jin misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Villa both land. Nice combination.
Villa feints and then cracks Jin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jin down.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
Jin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa thows a body kick. Jin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Villa lands with a good body shot.
Villa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Jin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villa jabs at Jin's body.
Villa connects with a body shot.
Villa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Villa.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Villa - that will leave a mark!
Jin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Villa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Villa scores with a one two! Jin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Villa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Villa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villa. Jin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jin.
Jin misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a leg kick.
Villa pushes Jin away with a front kick.
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa connects with the punch.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Villa.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jin takes a step back to recover.
Jin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Villa connects with a single shot there.
Villa lands with a kick to the temple. Jin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Villa.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Villa delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick from Villa lands but Jin takes it in his stride.
Villa jabs Jin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villa can pounce on him.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Jin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Villa.
Jin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Villa counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Villa.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Villa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Villa looks to land a combination. Jin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Jin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villa scores with a spinning back kick!
Villa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Villa jabs Jin right on the nose. Jin blinks but takes it well.
Villa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Villa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Jin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jin's head.
Villa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Villa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Villa.
Villa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jin misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters with a head kick. That will keep Jin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jin was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
Jin moves out of range of the body kick from Villa.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jin misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Han Do Jin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Villa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Villa scores with a kick to the body.
Villa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Villa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa thumps Jin with a low kick.
Villa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Villa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa throws a nice head kick!
Jin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Villa swinging wildly here.
Jin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Villa lands a right hook to the body.
Lee Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Villa cracks Jin with a good jab.
Villa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jin.
Villa throws a front kick that sends Jin stumbling back into the ropes.
Jin throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a body kick that stops Jin in his tracks momentarily.
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jin can do to turn this around?
Jin walks into a straight right hand from Villa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Villa counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Villa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Villa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Villa connects with a high kick.
Villa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Villa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Villa digs a good body shot into Jin's ribs.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
Villa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Villa pushes Jin away with a front kick.
Jin moves to clinch but Villa breaks away
and Villa counters with a nice body shot.
A good leg kick by Villa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa delivers a nice body kick.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Villa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Villa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa is looking to slow Jin down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Villa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Villa lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Villa tenderised Jin's leg. Jin is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin closes the distance but Villa moves to the side
and Villa counters with an outside leg kick.
Jin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
Villa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
Villa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jin doesn't seem bothered though.
Villa thuds his shin into the meat of Jin's side.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
Villa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa lands a leg kick that knocks Jin off balance momentarily.
Villa pushes Jin away with a front kick.
Jin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Villa.
Villa throws a front kick that sends Jin stumbling back into the ropes.
Villa lands with a shot to the body.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villa scores with a jab to the body.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Villa looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
Villa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Villa is looking to slow Jin down with leg kicks.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Villa stuns Jin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villa digs a good body shot into Jin's ribs.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Villa.
Villa connects with a body shot that sends Jin's belly button to the back.
Villa misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Villa.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jin's calf.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Jin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick from Villa lands but Jin takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Villa.
Villa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Villa lands a head kick!
Jin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Villa scores with a head kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Villa looks to land a combination but Jin avoids it well.
Jin avoids the head kick by Villa.
Villa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Villa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jin's sensitive parts.
Villa cracks the inside of Jin's front leg.
Jin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Villa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jin is just out of range.
Jin misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa throws a combination that misses
and Jin counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villa.
Villa punishes Jin's body with a nice straight punch.
Jin misses with a combination
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jin misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with an outside leg kick.
Villa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Villa lunges at Jin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jin's hand.
Villa thumps Jin with a low kick.
Villa lands a nice looking body shot.
Villa scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Villa. Jin shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Jin down.
Jin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Villa punishes Jin's body with a nice straight punch.
Villa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Villa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villa lands a nice shot to the body.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
Jin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Villa thuds a left hand into Jin's body.
Villa throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Villa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jin's head.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
Jin takes one to the side of the head.
Villa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Villa cracks a nice hook into Jin's ribs.
Jin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Villa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jin doesn't seem bothered though.
Villa connects with an inside leg kick.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jin throws a combination that misses
and Villa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Villa lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa jabs at Jin's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Villa - the referee stops the clock and Jin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Villa. Jin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Villa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jin was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
Jin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villa.
Jin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin throws a combination. Villa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villa can pounce on him.
Villa connects with an inside leg kick.
Villa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Villa lands a nice looking body kick.
Jin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Villa.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Jin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Villa tenderised Jin's leg. Jin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa connects with a body shot that sends Jin's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
Villa digs a good body shot into Jin's ribs.
A solid body kick from Villa.
Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Villa.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa lands a jab to the nose.
Villa keeps Jin at a distance using the push kick.
Villa punishes Jin's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
Jin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
Jin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jin misses with an uppercut
and Villa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jin really felt that one!
Jin avoids the body shot from Villa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Villa.
Villa lands with a good body shot.
Jin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick there by Villa.
Villa scores with a hook to the body. Jin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Villa.
Jin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Villa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Villa scores with a body shot.
Villa connects with an inside leg kick.
Villa misses with a body shot.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jin misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Villa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Villa stuns Jin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Villa lands a nice shot to the body.
Villa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Villa swings for the body but Jin moves out of range.
Villa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jin misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Villa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Villa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa throws a front kick that sends Jin stumbling back into the ropes.
Jin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Villa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jin at a distance.
Villa stuns Jin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
Villa feints and then cracks Jin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jin down.
Jin avoids the body shot from Villa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Jin down.
Jin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Jin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jin's calf.
Jin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Villa scores with a hook to the body. Jin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Villa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jin's head.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Villa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Villa. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Villa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Villa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Villa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin wants to clinch but Villa slips to the side
and Villa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jin's knee momentarily.
Villa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Villa cracks the inside of Jin's front leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa lands a jab to Jin's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Villa.
Villa scores with a one two! Jin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa scores with a decent looking hook.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Villa throws a series of punches but Jin moves out of range.
Villa throws a one two combo.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Villa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Villa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Villa connects with a body shot.
Villa lands with a nice body kick.
Han Do Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Villa.
Villa is looking to slow Jin down with leg kicks.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villa lands a slapping body shot.
Villa lands a nice hook to Jin's body. Jin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Villa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Villa connects with a body shot that sends Jin's belly button to the back.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa digs a good body shot into Jin's ribs.
Jin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Villa counters with a big head kick but Jin shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Villa cracks a nice hook into Jin's ribs.
Villa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Villa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Villa tests Jin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Villa scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Villa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Villa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Villa thumps Jin with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villa lands a head kick!
Villa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jin's calf.
Villa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Villa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Jin's front leg but catches the back leg as Jin tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Villa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Villa.
Villa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Villa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Villa, as that shot connected.
Jin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Villa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Villa lands with a cross.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa feints a jab promting Jin to slip. Villa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Villa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jin eats them both and turns towards Villa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Villa lands a right hook to the body.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Jin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Villa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Lee Villa!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Lee Villa!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Lee Villa!
Lee Villa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIP Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tornado of Souls - Megadeth. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, RIP Evan Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Reagan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner takes a swing at Reagan's ribcage but misses.
Reagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reagan counters with a nice body shot.
Reagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Reagan throws a combination that misses
and Tanner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reagan's guard now.
Reagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reagan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reagan keeping full guard, as Tanner tries to pass.
Reagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner postures up in Reagan's guard and throws a big left but Reagan blocks it.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Reagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanner.
Tanner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanner.
Tanner throwing strikes from guard but Reagan blocks nicely.
Tanner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reagan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reagan is staying active underneath Tanner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tanner is looking for a kimura here.
Tanner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to pass to full mount but Reagan defends it.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanner looks to land a strike but Reagan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reagan wants to stand and escape but Tanner is having none of it.
Reagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reagan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tanner throwing strikes from guard but Reagan blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reagan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Reagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanner is looking to work some ground and pound but Reagan has wrist control.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
Tanner passes into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanner lands a nice short elbow.
Tanner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanner lands strikes from half guard.
Tanner is looking for a kimura here.
Tanner is looking for a kimura here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tanner trying to pass the guard but Reagan defending well.
Tanner throwing shots but Reagan is blocking nicely.
Tanner is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Reagan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Reagan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Tanner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reagan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tanner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reagan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tanner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanner trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tanner manages to get to full guard.
Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reagan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reagan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Reagan gets to his feet. Tanner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Reagan counters with a series of strikes. Tanner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Tanner takes a swing at Reagan's ribcage but misses.
Tanner misses the body punch
and Reagan counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reagan cracks Tanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RIP Evan Tanner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reagan tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reagan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reagan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tanner misses with a jab to the body
and Reagan counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Donk. Reagan catches Tanner right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tanner is defended easily by Reagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanner momentarily.
Reagan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reagan throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Reagan counters with a solid body kick.
Reagan moves to clinch but Tanner breaks away
and Tanner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is pressing down on Reagan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reagan is holding on for now.
Tanner trying to control the action but Reagan is working from the bottom.
Tanner 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.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reagan's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reagan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reagan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tanner.
Reagan keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner with a nice head shot there.
Tanner postures up in Reagan's guard and throws a big left but Reagan blocks it.
Tanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanner is in close to Reagan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanner throws a strike but Reagan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tanner looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tanner is on top in guard.
Tanner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tanner is looking to work some ground and pound but Reagan has wrist control.
Reagan wants to stand but Tanner is controlling the position.
Tanner has gone for a leg lock! Reagan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tanner's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reagan is aware though and is defending well.
Tanner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reagan is aware though and is defending well.
Tanner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
RIP Evan Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Reagan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tanner.
Tanner tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to bench press Reagan off him but Reagan keeps the position.
Tanner wants to control but Reagan postures up.
Tanner manages to get back to half guard.
Tanner is looking for a sweep. Reagan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanner trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Reagan manages to pass to mount!
Reagan avoids the attempt from Tanner to control.
Tanner gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tanner trying to control here.
Tanner wants to get back to full guard.
Tanner looking for submissions off his back.
Reagan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tanner controls his leg.
That's eight 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.
Tanner is looking for a sweep. Reagan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tanner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tanner tries to get to full guard but Reagan has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tanner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tanner is looking for a triangle but Reagan pushes his legs off easily.
Reagan wants to stand but Tanner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reagan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RIP Evan Tanner dominated that second round.
That's time! Tanner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tanner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.
Tanner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reagan missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner throws a right hand that misses
and Reagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner swats away the attempt to clinch by Reagan.
The fighters circling - Reagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reagan misses with a double jab.
Reagan throws an off balance right hand
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reagan throws a shot to the body.
Reagan throws a right hand that misses
and Tanner counters with a two punch combo.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanner shoots in and drives through. Reagan sprawls well.
Reagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reagan.
Reagan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tanners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reagan lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanner's head.
No joy there for Tanner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reagan counters with a body kick.
Reagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner avoids a kick to the body.
Reagan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reagan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reagan misses with the combination.
Tanner cracks Reagan with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reagan swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanner tries to clinch but Reagan moves out of range.
A big right from Reagan misses.
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Reagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reagan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tanner.
A low kick from Reagan is predictable there
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reagan counters with a nice body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reagan misses with an uppercut
and Tanner counters with a single leg into guard. Reagan didn't expect that.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Reagan keeps moving.
Tanner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reagan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reagan wants to stand but Tanner is controlling the position.
Tanner postures up in Reagan's guard and throws a big left but Reagan blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Reagan is keeping the position.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reagan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tanner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reagan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanner is controlling him.
Reagan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reagan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanner trying to control but Reagan is working from the bottom.
Tanner throwing strikes from guard but Reagan blocks nicely.
Reagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tanner trying to control but Reagan is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up. RIP Evan Tanner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tanner thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIP Evan Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reagan slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tanner keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner swings widly with a right hand
and Reagan counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reagan counters with a leg kick.
Tanner throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
RIP Evan Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for RIP Evan Tanner!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for RIP Evan Tanner!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for RIP Evan Tanner!
RIP Evan Tanner wins by unanimous decision!
RIP Evan Tanner retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the ring accompanied by Sepultura - Territory . Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Patrick Murphy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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21
210 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsumoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matsumoto trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Matsumoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matsumoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matsumoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matsumoto moves nicely into side control.
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matsumoto is taking a breather. Murphy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Matsumoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto stops Murphy from getting back to his feet.
Matsumoto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Matsumoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murphy is just riding it out for now. Matsumoto eventually gives up the hold.
Matsumoto wants to pass to mount but Murphy is defending the position.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto working Murphy over with strikes.
Murphy has hold of Matsumoto's hands but Matsumoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto moves into full mount! Murphy won't be happy about that!
Matsumoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Matsumoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Murphy taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsumoto dominating with strikes here.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Matsumoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Matsumoto's attempts to control the action.
Matsumoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Matsumoto finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Matsumoto postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Murphy badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Matsumoto around the waist but Matsumoto pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Matsumoto is the winner by TKO! Matsumoto jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makao Matsumoto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches comes to the ring accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man . Puno has chosen Fidel Entry Song as his entrance music. Fidel Puno has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Puno!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Sanches blocks the low kick.
Puno scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Renato Sanches has been cut.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Sanches.
Sanches throws a poor cross that misses
and Puno counters with a solid body kick.
Good exchange - Sanches coming out on top.
No luck for Puno with that takedown attempt.
Sanches moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanches throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanches on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanches fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
Puno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanches.
Puno misses with a wild combination.
Sanches throws a right hand that misses
and Puno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanches misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanches shrugs it off.
Renato Sanches seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanches uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puno counters with a head kick that drops Sanches to the mat! Sanches scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sanches is rocked!
A shot to the body from Sanches misses
and Puno counters with a nice body shot.
Puno misses with a straight left.
Sanches misses with a left hand
and Puno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puno slips under a jab from Sanches.
Puno connects with a body shot that sends Sanches's belly button to the back.
Sanches is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanches throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanches thinking.
Puno scores with a leg kick.
Puno throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sanches tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Puno is in Sanches's guard.
Puno throws a big right hand that misses.
Puno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puno passes into half guard.
Puno is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Sanches is hurt! He's hurt bad - Puno fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Sanches from any more punishment! Congratulations to Puno! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Puno!
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