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LFL 48 - Lao vs Terumo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John YJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John YJ!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
YJ tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
YJ dives in and grabs Mountain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mountain pushes down on YJ's head and hops out.
YJ tries to keep at a distance but Mountain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mountain breaks the clinch.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but YJ manages to avoid it.
YJ tries for a takedown but Mountain circles away easily
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
YJ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain cracks YJ with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
YJ tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mountain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten YJ somewhat.
Rocky Mountain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John YJ.
Mountain throws a sloppy head kick
and YJ counters with a big head kick but Mountain shrugs it off.
YJ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
YJ takes a body punch but keeps moving.
YJ is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
YJ looks gassed!
Mountain has managed to clinch.
Mountain scores with a shoulder strike.
Mountain breaks the clinch.
YJ shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mountain as he avoids it easily.
Mountain misses with a wild body shot.
YJ tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Mountain.
YJ is rocked!
Mountain cracks YJ with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! YJ falls to his knees and Mountain doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Mountain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meogeedo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meogeedo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mon Key!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Key gets a clinch.
Key throws an elbow but it misses.
Key on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Machida working Key over with knees to the body.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Key is defending well for now.
Key landing knees to the body.
Key misses with a knee strike.
Key looks gassed!
Machida lands an elbow just above Key 's eye.
Key tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Key pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Key comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Key is trying to keep an underhook but Machida manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Machida is looking for a kimura here.
Machida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is thwarting Key's attempts to control the position.
Machida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Key doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Machida.
Key wants to control but Machida is keeping busy.
Key is looking to improve his position.
Machida passes the guard and advances to mount!
Key has given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking for a choke. Key gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Key manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Machida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Key is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Key throwing strikes but missing.
Key throws an elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Key's guard. Nice move by Machida!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
Machida drops back, looking for a kneebar! Key looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Key looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Key!
Machida is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Key thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machida's head.
Key missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Key throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machida to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key throwing strikes from guard but Machida blocks nicely.
Key throws a big right hand that misses.
Key throws a strike but Machida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Machida wants to pass the guard but Key is keeping the position.
Key is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Machida is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida advances position into side control!
Key wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Meogeedo Machida will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Key throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Key wants to land a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
Machida tries to keep at a distance but Key has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Machida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Key's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Key throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machida.
It looks like Mon Key has been cut.
Key with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida jumps guard.
Meogeedo Machida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Key with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida controls Key momentarily but Key frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Key accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key with a flurry of punches that miss.
Key working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Key postures up in Machida's guard and throws a big left but Machida blocks it.
Key throws an elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Key's guard. Nice move by Machida!
Machida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Key trying to control the position.
Machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Key is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is pushing down on Key's leg trying to pass to half guard. Key is fighting to maintain full guard but Machida has managed to sneak the leg through.
Key is looking to improve his position.
Key is defending against the submission attempts here by Machida.
Machida prevents Key from improving his position.
Key is staying active underneath Machida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Machida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Machida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Key keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Machida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Machida is trying to work for a kimura but Key is defending well.
Machida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Key is trying to stand back up but Machida is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Key sees it coming and defends easily.
Machida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Key defends it well.
Key wants to control but Machida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Key has one foot on Machida's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mon Key is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Key clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Meogeedo Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mon Key's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Key.
Key takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Key blocks with his arms.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Key's defenses.
Machida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Key blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
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!
Machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Key blocks with his arms.
Machida avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Key takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Key on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Key blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Key lands a damaging elbow.
Machida blocks the elbow strike.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Key blocks it.
Machida is looking to take this one to the mat.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Key tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
Machida avoids a wild elbow strike from Key.
Machida blocks an elbow strike.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Key in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machida.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Meogeedo Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida lands a nice knee to the body.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Machida blocks an elbow strike.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Key won't want to take too many of those.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida avoids a wild elbow strike from Key.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Machida.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machida.
Machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Key misses with a knee to the head.
Machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Key is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Key lands a damaging elbow.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
Key managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida is trying to pull guard but Key turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Key missing with knees to the body.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida avoiding damage as Key throws knees to the body.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Key with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Key trying to land knees to the body.
Machida scores a nice knee to the body.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida blocks the elbow strike.
Meogeedo Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida scores with a knee to the head.
Machida is working for takedown but Key is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meogeedo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Key tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida landing knees to the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Key lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida dodges an elbow strike from Key.
Machida blocks the elbow strike.
Key creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mon Key has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Key throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meogeedo Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meogeedo Machida!
Meogeedo Machida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Ushijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serga Magged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffalo Ushijima is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serga Magged!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magged drives through and clinches with Ushijima against the cage.
Magged stalling against the cage.
Magged fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Magged.
Magged effectively controlling the action here.
Ushijima stalling in the clinch but Magged improves position.
Magged drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ushijima looking to sit in guard and control but Magged gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magged slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Magged should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Magged might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ushijima looking for a sweep. Not yet Ushijima, not yet.
Magged is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Serga Magged hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ushijima gets tackled into the cage by Magged. Magged maintains the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Magged has eaten all the pies!
Magged manages to break the clinch.
Ushijima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Magged counters with a left to the body.
Ushijima tries to clinch but Magged moves away
and Magged counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ushijima clinches.
Magged gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ushijima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magged will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ushijima up against the cage.
Ushijima is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ushijima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magged's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magged manages to break the clinch.
Magged has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magged has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ushijima uses from the top position.
Magged is adopting a defensive guard.
Magged throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magged is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Magged lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ushijima!
Magged content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ushijima holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Magged tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ushijima tries to improve his position but instead Magged has taken his back!
I would not like to be Ushijima right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magged missing with strikes from the back.
Ushijima trying to control the hands but Magged won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serga Magged dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ushijima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magged swivels and escapes.
Magged works Ushijima's body with a nice hook.
Ushijima looks to clinch
and Magged counters with an inside leg kick.
Magged closes the distance and clinches.
Ushijima is trying to pull guard but Magged turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Magged pulls guard.
Ushijima works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Magged manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Magged takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ushijima.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buffalo Ushijima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magged lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magged closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magged is trying to drag Ushijima to the mat but Ushijima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Magged looking for a takedown.
Ushijima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magged tries to pull guard but Ushijima holds him up against the cage and eventually Magged drops back down to his feet.
Magged pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ushijima tries to clinch
and Magged makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ushijima slaps away a takedown attempt from Magged, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Ushijima.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magged pulls guard successfully.
Magged keeping full guard, as Ushijima tries to pass.
Ushijima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magged managing to control the position.
Magged uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ushijima fails with a takedown attempt.
Ushijima tries for a takedown but Magged sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buffalo Ushijima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Magged misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magged tries for a takedown but Ushijima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magged tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ushijima swivels and escapes.
Ushijima wants to clinch.
Magged avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ushijima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magged sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ushijima somewhat.
Magged drives through and clinches with Ushijima against the cage.
Magged pulls guard.
Magged looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima postures up in Magged's guard and throws a big left but Magged blocks it.
Ushijima is looking to advance position but Magged has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Magged takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Magged is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ushijima has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ushijima really wants to buck Magged off and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ushijima tries to hold on but Magged pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serga Magged showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ushijima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Magged lands with a kick to the ribs.
Magged will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magged shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ushijima but Ushijima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ushijima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magged fails with a takedown attempt.
Buffalo Ushijima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serga Magged.
Nice sprawl there from Magged as Ushijima shoots in.
Ushijima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magged but Magged pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magged gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magged drags the fight down to the ground.
Ushijima throwing strikes from guard but Magged blocks nicely.
Magged is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ushijima trying to move into half guard but instead Magged has managed to sweep!
Magged's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Magged missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magged's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Serga Magged.
Magged is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ushijima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ushijima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magged swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Ushijima. No joy for Magged on that attempt.
Ushijima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magged has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magged.
Magged throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ushijima's waist but Ushijima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magged off to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ushijima shoots in and drives through. Magged sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima shoots in but no luck this time.
Serga Magged seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ushijima gets tackled into the cage by Magged. Magged maintains the clinch.
Magged lands a shot to the body.
Magged breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ushijima misses with a two punch combination.
Magged darts in and clinches Ushijima up against the cage.
Ushijima takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magged is stalling here.
Magged manages to break the clinch.
Magged closes the distance and clinches up with Ushijima, looking for a takedown. Magged pushes Ushijima against the cage but Ushijima circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ushijima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magged.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushijima gets a clinch.
Ushijima scores with a shot to the side of Magged's head.
Ushijima jumps guard but Magged turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magged pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Ushijima. No joy for Magged on that attempt.
Magged leaves Ushijima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magged is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ushijima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ushijima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magged pinned against the cage. Magged gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magged shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serga Magged comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magged has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serga Magged!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Shinsato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar comes to the cage accompanied by Kamao. Shinsato has chosen Yoshi Story as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
197 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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32
187 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Shinsato!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar misses with a series of wild punches.
Villar shoots for a double leg takedown but Shinsato sprawls well. He's pushed Villar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shinsato scores with a nice body kick.
A lazy body kick from Villar
and Shinsato counters with a two punch combo.
Shinsato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shinsato looks to score with a jab to the body but Villar is just out of range.
Villar with a poor takedown
and Shinsato counters with a good, hard body kick but Villar shrugs it off.
Villar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shinsato is working to avoid the ground and pound but Villar connects with a decent elbow.
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!
Villar landing strikes.
Shinsato is trying to buck Villar off.
Shinsato sneaks out the side door and pushes Villar away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Villar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shinsato did well to prevent Villar getting side control.
Shinsato is trying to stand back up but Villar is controlling him
Shinsato is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villar.
Shinsato tries to kick Villar off but Villar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Villar with the ground and pound but Shinsato uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shinsato manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Villar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shinsato swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villar shoots in but Shinsato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villar throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Villar misses
and Shinsato counters with a nice body kick.
Villar fails to land with a series of punches.
Angelo Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villar has his takedown stuffed
and Shinsato counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shinsato.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villar is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato lands a knee to the body.
Villar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shinsato is defending well.
Shinsato cracks Villar with a nice body shot.
Shinsato working Villar over with knees to the body.
Shinsato lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinsato scores a nice knee to the body.
Shinsato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shinsato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Villar misses with an elbow strike.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Shinsato.
Shinsato works on Villar's body with a couple of short punches.
Shinsato gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Villar.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shinsato lands a nice elbow.
Shinsato lands a knee to the body.
Shinsato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shinsato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villar misses with a knee to the head.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shinsato.
Shinsato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shinsato lands a good knee to the midsection. Villar won't want to take too many of those.
Shinsato digs a right hand underneath Villar's ribcage. Villar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shinsato landing knees to the head.
Shinsato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shinsato scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shinsato.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shinsato connects with a knee to the head.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Shinsato.
Shinsato scores a nice knee to the body.
Shinsato working Villar over with knees to the body.
Shinsato crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
Shinsato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villar's defenses.
Shinsato lands a shot to the body.
Shinsato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villar's face.
A knee to the head by Shinsato.
Shinsato tries to land knees in the clinch but Villar avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinsato lands an elbow just above Villar 's eye.
Shinsato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shinsato is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Villar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Shinsato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shinsato tries to clinch up but Villar circles away and keeps his distance.
Angelo Villar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villar throws a head kick that misses
and Shinsato counters with a leg kick.
Villar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shinsato tries to avoid it but Villar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shinsato to the ground. Shinsato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Villar misses with a takedown
and Shinsato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Villar really felt that one!
Shinsato moves into the clinch successfully.
Shinsato lands a body punch.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shinsato.
Villar manages to break the clinch.
Shinsato instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Shinsato as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Shinsato as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shinsato stalling in the clinch but Villar improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shinsato.
Shinsato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Shinsato.
Villar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato effectively controlling the action here.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Akira Shinsato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Villar is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinsato lands an elbow inside.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato stalling in the clinch.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shinsato avoiding damage.
Shinsato scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Shinsato.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Shinsato.
Knees to the body from Shinsato.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shinsato crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
Villar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinsato has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shinsato.
Shinsato lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinsato lands with a light punch inside.
Shinsato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Villar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shinsato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shinsato.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shinsato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shinsato blocks an elbow strike from Villar.
Shinsato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Shinsato.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shinsato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villar backwards.
Nice body punch from Shinsato.
Shinsato lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shinsato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinsato scores with a knee to the head.
Shinsato lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinsato with a knee to the head.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shinsato crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shinsato.
Villar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Shinsato to work.
Villar wants a takedown.
Shinsato stalling in the clinch.
Shinsato working Villar over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinsato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shinsato's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Shinsato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Villar is defended easily by Shinsato.
Shinsato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinsato.
Shinsato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Villar throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Villar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinsato.
Villar looks to throw a body kick
and Shinsato counters with a solid body kick.
Shinsato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Villar misses with a kick to the body.
Villar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shinsato finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Villar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shinsato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Shinsato as Villar shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shinsato's waist but Shinsato gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Villar off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shinsato.
Shinsato darts in and clinches Villar up against the cage.
Shinsato is struggling to control the position.
Shinsato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Shinsato.
Villar is trying to force a seperation but Shinsato has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shinsato.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Villar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shinsato's brow.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shinsato landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinsato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shinsato presses Villar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shinsato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shinsato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato lands a good knee to the midsection. Villar won't want to take too many of those.
Shinsato works on Villar's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Shinsato as the two fighters clinch.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shinsato lands a good knee to the midsection. Villar won't want to take too many of those.
Shinsato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shinsato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Shinsato as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Shinsato.
Villar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shinsato landing knees to the body.
Shinsato landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shinsato scores a nice knee to the body.
Shinsato digs a right hand underneath Villar's ribcage. Villar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shinsato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Villar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shinsato prevents it.
Villar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinsato has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinsato is working Villar over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Shinsato as the two fighters clinch.
Shinsato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Villar.
Shinsato works on Villar's body with a couple of short punches.
A frustrated look appears on Villar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shinsato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinsato stalling the fight.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shinsato controlling the action here for a moment.
Shinsato working Villar over with knees to the body.
Villar is trying to push Shinsato away but Shinsato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Angelo Villar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar takes an elbow to the temple.
Shinsato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Villar or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Shinsato.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Villar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shinsato's brow.
Shinsato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shinsato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shinsato scores a nice knee to the body.
Shinsato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villar can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shinsato obliges.
Shinsato scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinsato landing knees to the body.
Shinsato has Villar pressed against the cage.
Shinsato unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Shinsato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shinsato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Shinsato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Pilpipka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Groszek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilpipka comes to the cage accompanied by Nas ft. Puff Daddy - You Can Hate Me Now . Damian Pilpipka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Pilpipka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Groszek!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Groszek finds it's way through Pilpipka's defenses.
It looks like Damian Pilpipka has been cut.
Pilpipka sizes up Groszek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pilpipka feints and as Groszek raises his hands in defense, Pilpipka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pilpipka trying to control the position from guard on top but Groszek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilpipka drops back looking for a leg! Groszek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Groszek manages to kick Pilpipka off! Pilpipka jumps back into Groszek's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pilpipka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pilpipka drops back looking for a leg! Groszek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Groszek manages to kick Pilpipka off! Pilpipka jumps back into Groszek's guard.
Pilpipka trying to control the position from guard on top but Groszek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilpipka drops back looking for a leg! Groszek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Groszek manages to kick Pilpipka off! Pilpipka jumps back into Groszek's guard.
Pilpipka drops back looking for a leg! Groszek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Groszek manages to kick Pilpipka off! Pilpipka jumps back into Groszek's guard.
Groszek wants to stand up but Pilpipka is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pilpipka wants to control from the top but Groszek keeps moving.
Pilpipka slips nicely into half guard.
Pilpipka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Groszek is just riding it out for now. Pilpipka eventually gives up the hold.
Pilpipka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilpipka seems to be working for a kimura but Groszek defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Groszek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pilpipka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groszek is looking for a sweep. Pilpipka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pilpipka prevents Groszek from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pilpipka wants to free his trapped foot but Groszek is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pilpipka seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Groszek is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Damian Pilpipka!
A very excited looking Damian Pilpipka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Interstate Travel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weed Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weed Kush will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Interstate Travel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weed Kush!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Travel scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Weed Kush has been cut.
Travel cracks the inside of Kush's front leg.
Travel scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travel working the ground and pound effectively.
Travel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Travel landing punches.
Travel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kush on the ground.
Kush is bucking up trying to escape but Travel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Travel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kush?
Kush is rocked!
Travel loads up with a big shot that hurts Kush! He's pulled Travel in close but Travel has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Kush survive? More strikes from Travel and Kush is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Interstate Travel!
Interstate Travel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thorstein Horgmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takuma Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorstein Horgmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuma Uchida!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uchida blocks the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Horgmo.
Horgmo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uchida tries to avoid it but Horgmo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uchida to the ground. Uchida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uchida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uchida is working for a kimura but Horgmo is defending it quite comfortably.
Horgmo is trying to maintain the position but Uchida is very close to passing his half guard.
Uchida in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Horgmo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Uchida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takuma Uchida!
A very excited looking Takuma Uchida made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov's entrance music is Manio - All The Above. A fine choice. Tirawit Kokin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tirawit Kokin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokin lands with a nice body punch.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kokin on the side of the head.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Kokin misses.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kersikov.
Decent striking displayed by Kokin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov defending well as Kokin loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Kokin avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov thows a leg kick but Kokin checks it
and Kokin counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Kokin slaps the foot to one side.
Kokin slips a straight right by Kersikov.
A clash of legs there as Kokin blocks the low kick.
Kokin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kokin.
Kokin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kersikov. That snapped Kokin's head back.
Kokin lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Andriy Kersikov has been cut.
Nice jab there from Kersikov.
Kokin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Kokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kokin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kokin works Kersikov's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokin misses with a looping left.
Kokin is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kokin on the side of the head.
Jab by Kokin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kokin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kokin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Kokin ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Kokin counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Kokin.
Kokin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kokin is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kokin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Kokin.
Kersikov throws a right hand that misses
and Kokin counters with a thumping low kick.
Kersikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kokin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov swings for the body but Kokin moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kokin.
Kokin tries to score with a low kick but Kersikov moves his leg out of the way.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Kokin saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov moves out of range as Kokin strikes.
Kokin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kersikov if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Kokin throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Kokin had a free shot at his head there.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Kokin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kokin counters with a straight right hand.
Kokin takes one to the chin there.
Kokin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Kokin.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Kokin checks it.
Kokin moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Kokin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kokin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Kokin throws a front kick that sends Kersikov stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Kokin misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kokin lands a nice looking body kick.
Kokin throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Kokin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tirawit Kokin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andriy Kersikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kokin scores with a sloppy right hand. Kersikov should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kokin with a jab.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kokin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kersikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kokin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kersikov wants to slow Kokin down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Kersikov misses
and Kokin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokin lands with an overhand left.
Kersikov drops his hands momentarily and Kokin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Kokin.
An inside leg kick from Kokin misses.
Kokin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kokin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Kokin counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Kokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andriy Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kersikov will feel that in the morning.
Kokin jabs at Kersikov's body.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kokin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kokin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kokin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kokin throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Kokin down.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Kokin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tirawit Kokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Kokin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kersikov doesn't seem phased though.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Kokin moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Kersikov is looking to slow Kokin down with leg kicks.
Kersikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin scores with a jab to the head.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Kokin.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Kokin's leg. Kokin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
Kokin moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Kersikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kokin doesn't seem phased though.
Kokin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kersikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kersikov defending well as Kokin loads up on a big left hand.
Kokin slips under a jab.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kokin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kersikov thinking.
Kersikov lands a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kokin lands a head kick. Kersikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokin moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Kersikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov throws a hook but Kokin blocks it.
Kokin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kersikov swings for the body but Kokin moves out of range.
Kersikov takes one to the chin there.
Kokin throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Kokin.
Kokin throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Kokin moves out of range.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kokin checks a leg kick.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tirawit Kokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andriy Kersikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kokin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kokin throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kokin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kokin to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Kokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kokin wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Kokin. That snapped Kersikov's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Kokin scores with a hook.
Kokin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kokin. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Kokin.
Kokin lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Kokin's shoulder, as Kokin tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Kokin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body kick from Kokin.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Kokin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kokin tries to avoid it.
Kokin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kokin scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Kokin misses.
Kersikov tries to land a body kick
and Kokin counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kokin.
Kokin throws a front kick that sends Kersikov stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Kokin staying out of range there.
Kokin moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Andriy Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kokin checks a leg kick.
Kokin throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kokin slips a jab from Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Kokin slips the punch.
Kokin throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kokin.
Kersikov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kokin needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Kokin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kokin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kokin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Kokin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin clobbers Kersikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kokin throws out a leg kick but Kersikov moves out of range and Kokin only half commits.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kokin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kersikov really felt that one!
Kokin throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice cross by Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a hook.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kokin.
Kokin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov tries to work over Kokin's front leg with a kick but Kokin checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kokin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kokin counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Kokin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and Kokin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Kokin.
Kersikov tries to work over Kokin's front leg with a kick but Kokin checks it.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kokin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
A shot to the body from Kersikov misses
and Kokin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kokin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kokin connects with the punch.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kokin cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Kokin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andriy Kersikov.
Well Kokin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tirawit Kokin!
Our winner, Tirawit Kokin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Terumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Terumo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terumo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terumo moves away.
Terumo wants to clinch up but Lao keeps it at a distance.
Lao misses with a body punch
and Terumo counters with a thumping low kick.
Lao thuds a left hand into Terumo's body.
Lao just misses with a punch to the body.
Lao throws a jab when Terumo was well out of range.
Lao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terumo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Terumo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terumo.
Lao is looking to wear down Terumo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terumo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terumo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick from Lao misses.
Terumo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Terumo staying out of range there.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terumo connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Terumo.
Terumo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terumo tries to clinch but Lao is having none of it.
Lao throws a shot from downtown. Terumo moves away and avoids it.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lao catches Terumo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Terumo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lao's calf.
Lao throws a front kick aimed at Terumo's knee but Terumo avoids it well.
Lao lands the left hand.
Lao misses with a lunging right hand
and Terumo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terumo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Terumo momentarily.
Terumo misses with a body kick.
Lao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Terumo counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lao just misses with a punch to the body.
Terumo throws a head kick that misses.
Terumo throws a lazy right hand but Lao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terumo tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terumo.
Lao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Bruno Terumo has been cut.
Terumo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lao.
Terumo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Terumo taking a breather.
Lao manages to break the clinch.
Terumo takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lao pushes Terumo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lao lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terumo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lao lands a shoulder strike.
Terumo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Terumo misses.
Lao lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Terumo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terumo cracks Lao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lao connects with an inside leg kick.
Terumo ducks under a wild hook from Lao.
Lao throws a jab when Terumo was well out of range.
Lao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terumo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terumo lands a really nice looking cross but Lao seems unphased.
Terumo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lao.
Terumo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Lao misses.
The fighters circling - Terumo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lao is looking to land body kicks.
Terumo throws a head kick but Lao moves out of range.
Lao thows a leg kick but Terumo checks it
enabling Terumo to counter with a crisp jab.
Terumo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terumo scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Terumo moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Lao misses its intended target.
Lao looks to throw the jab but Terumo is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Terumo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Terumo.
Lao jabs Terumo right on the nose. Terumo blinks but takes it well.
Lao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terumo.
Terumo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lao's calf.
Terumo checks the leg kick.
Lao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terumo loads up on a big right hand but Lao slips the punch.
Lao walks into a straight right hand from Terumo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lao throws a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Terumo - that will leave a mark!
Terumo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terumo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lao circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Terumo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Terumo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Terumo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Terumo looks to land a left hand but Lao moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Terumo checks a leg kick.
Bruno Terumo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Terumo misses with a wild body shot.
Lao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Terumo misses the shot to the body.
Lao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Terumo throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Terumo misses with a two punch combination.
Lao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Terumo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lao misses with a kick to the body.
Lao swats away the attempt to clinch by Terumo.
Terumo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terumo.
Terumo scores with a nice strike.
Lao misses with an uppercut. Terumo saw that one coming.
Lao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lao shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lao was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Terumo is trying to escape the mount.
Lao lands a heavy elbow.
Terumo is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terumo tries to hold on but Lao pushes him away.
Lao lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao punching from mount but Terumo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Terumo is rocked!
The cut above Bruno Terumo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Terumo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kung Lao!
Kung Lao retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kung Lao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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