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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Miguez Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake has chosen Primo Victoria as his entrance music. Michihiro Bukake is staring across the cage 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Miguez Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michihiro Bukake !
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miguez Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miguez Garcia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bukake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bukake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bukake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miguez Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Bukake .
Bukake misses with a knee to the head.
Bukake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miguez Garcia.
Miguez Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bukake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miguez Garcia avoids it.
Miguez Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Miguez Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bukake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukake throws an elbow but it misses.
Bukake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bukake blocks an elbow strike from Miguez Garcia.
Bukake trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguez Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Bukake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miguez Garcia.
Miguez Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukake avoids it.
Bukake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miguez Garcia avoids it.
Bukake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miguez Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bukake misses with a knee strike.
Bukake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miguez Garcia avoids it.
Bukake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miguez Garcia wants to break free but Bukake has control.
Bukake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miguez Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miguez Garcia lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.
Bukake misses with a knee to the head.
Bukake missing with knees to the body.
Miguez Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake with a knee to the head.
Bukake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bukake obliges.
Bukake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miguez Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bukake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miguez Garcia is defending well for now.
Miguez Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miguez Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Miguez Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miguez Garcia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bukake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bukake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bukake managing to block the knees to the body from Miguez Garcia.
Bukake prevents Miguez Garcia from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake blocks an elbow strike.
Bukake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miguez Garcia pushes off an throws an elbow but Bukake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miguez Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bukake is defending well for now.
Bukake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bukake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bukake as Miguez Garcia tries to tie him up.
Miguez Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukake misses with a knee to the head.
Bukake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miguez Garcia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bukake pushes off an throws an elbow but Miguez Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bukake obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguez Garcia looking to slow down the pace here.
Miguez Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bukake blocks it with crossed arms.
Bukake blocks the elbow strike.
Miguez Garcia drags the fight down to the ground.
Miguez Garcia is breathing heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bukake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bukake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miguez Garcia, up you get!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miguez Garcia misses with a head kick.
Bukake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bukake scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michihiro Bukake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michihiro Bukake 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miguez Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Bukake missing with knees to the body.
Miguez Garcia tries a knee to the head but Bukake blocks it.
Miguez Garcia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bukake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Rafael Miguez Garcia has been cut.
Bukake looking to throw knees to the head but Miguez Garcia is blocking nicely.
Miguez Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Bukake avoids the damage to the body.
Miguez Garcia tries to break free but Bukake pushes him back against the cage.
Miguez Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Bukake blocks with his arms.
Bukake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miguez Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bukake drops Miguez Garcia with a big knee straight up the middle! Miguez Garcia is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Miguez Garcia is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Miguez Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bukake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Miguez Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bukake just content to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bukake in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Miguez Garcia is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michihiro Bukake !
After winning the bout, Michihiro Bukake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syltas Pojk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Syltas Pojk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pojk.
It looks like Syltas Pojk has been cut.
Pojk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucania can pounce on him.
Whack! Lucania lands a heavy head kick that drops Pojk. The ref tackles Lucania to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Pojk was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Leonardo DeRosa has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leonardo DeRosa seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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277 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo DeRosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Ball!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeRosa has time to react.
Ball throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeRosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeRosa misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ball crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from DeRosa - the referee stops the clock and Ball gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says DeRosa. Ball manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ball misses with a two punch combination.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeRosa manages to avoid it.
Ball dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ball misses the shot to the body.
DeRosa thumps Ball with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball throws an overhand right that lands on DeRosa's shoulder, as DeRosa tries to avoid the shot.
Ball looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeRosa slips a jab from Ball.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but DeRosa is just out of range.
Ball misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball throws a right hand that DeRosa ducks under and follows up with a left that DeRosa also avoids with ease.
DeRosa throws a body kick that misses.
DeRosa throws a push kick but Ball slaps the foot to one side.
Ball throws a hook but DeRosa blocks it.
Ball misses with a looping right.
DeRosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
DeRosa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ball if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Ball.
Ball avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
DeRosa checks a low kick from Ball.
Ball takes a swing at DeRosa's ribcage but misses.
Ball lands with a hook. DeRosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeRosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeRosa on the side of the head.
Ball throws a low kick but DeRosa avoids it.
Ball looks to land a right hand but DeRosa moved out of range.
Ball avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
Ball throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DeRosa counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ball.
Ball is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but DeRosa is just out of range.
DeRosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ball's head.
It looks like Joe Ball has been cut.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Ball moves out of range.
Ball thows a body shot but no joy.
Ball misses with a straight left.
Ball connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeRosa momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ball moves out of range as DeRosa throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Ball misses its intended target.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeRosa manages to avoid it.
DeRosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Ball throws a shot from downtown. DeRosa moves away and avoids it.
DeRosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball throws a hook to the side of DeRosa's head but DeRosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeRosa cracks the inside of Ball's front leg.
DeRosa moves out of range as Ball strikes.
Ball throws a hook but DeRosa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball wants to slow DeRosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Joe Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeRosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ball lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
DeRosa moves away from the strike by Ball.
Ball connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeRosa thuds his shin into the meat of Ball's side.
DeRosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ball throws a hook to the side of DeRosa's head but DeRosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeRosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeRosa tries to move into range but Ball moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DeRosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Ball lands a big right hand that sends DeRosa crashing to the mat! Ball stays standing though and waves DeRosa back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ball dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ball's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from DeRosa.
DeRosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
Joe Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Ball misses.
Ball feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends DeRosa sprawling to the canvas! DeRosa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ball finish him?!
DeRosa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh DeRosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ball throws a looping overhand right but DeRosa ducks down to avoid it.
Ball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ball swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ball throws a hook but DeRosa avoids it easily.
DeRosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Ball tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ball throws out a loose jab but DeRosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball misses with a hook. DeRosa ducked under it nicely.
DeRosa lands a head kick!
DeRosa avoids the body shot from Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeRosa misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeRosa.
DeRosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ball scores with a decent looking hook.
Ball throws the left hand but DeRosa avoids the punch easily.
Ball swings for the body but DeRosa moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ball in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
Ball fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ball swings widly with a right hand
and DeRosa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ball is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ball throws out a loose jab but DeRosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Ball misses with a straight right.
DeRosa lands with a kick to the temple. Ball shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ball rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeRosa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ball really felt that one!
Ball thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeRosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DeRosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeRosa moves away from the strike by Ball.
Ball misses with an uppercut
and DeRosa counters with a head kick.
DeRosa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ball is breathing heavily.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws out a loose jab but DeRosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeRosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ball.
DeRosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ball loads up on a big right hand but DeRosa slips the punch.
Ball lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeRosa at a distance.
DeRosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeRosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ball.
Ball lands a body shot.
Ball moves out of range of the body kick from DeRosa.
DeRosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa staying out of range there.
Ball throws a lazy uppercut
and DeRosa counters with a body kick.
DeRosa defending well as Ball loads up on a big left hand.
DeRosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeRosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeRosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ball.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses.
Ball takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ball looks to throw a body kick
and DeRosa counters with a body kick that stops Ball in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
A slapping body kick lands there for DeRosa.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeRosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Ball will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Ball's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
DeRosa misses with a head kick.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Ball moves out of range.
Ball misses the jab.
DeRosa throws a body kick that misses.
Ball lands with an uppercut that bounces DeRosa off the cage and back into range.
DeRosa avoids the head kick by Ball.
DeRosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball tries to land a front kick but DeRosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeRosa lands with a kick to the temple. Ball shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ball connects with the punch.
DeRosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa slips under a jab from Ball.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses.
Ball throws a looping overhand right but DeRosa ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Ball.
Ball takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ball throws a wild body kick that DeRosa sees coming a mile off.
Ball jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeRosa, right into the meat.
DeRosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ball blocks the body kick.
DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa throws the kick towards the body but Ball avoids it.
DeRosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ball moves out of range of the body kick from DeRosa.
Ball misses with an uppercut
and DeRosa counters with a nice leg kick.
DeRosa avoids the body shot from Ball.
Ball throws a right hand that misses
and DeRosa counters with a body kick that stops Ball in his tracks momentarily.
DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Ball misses its intended target.
Ball blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
DeRosa throws out a leg kick but Ball moves out of range and DeRosa only half commits.
DeRosa connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ball misses its intended target.
Ball misses with a double jab.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball throws a predictable looking body shot
and DeRosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ball's knee momentarily.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeRosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Ball blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
Ball misses the shot to the body.
Ball throws a poor cross that misses
and DeRosa counters with a head kick. That will keep Ball thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
DeRosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ball.
Ball throws a series of punches but DeRosa avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a hook but DeRosa avoids it easily.
DeRosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ball avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
Ball avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
Ball throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Ball moves out of range.
Leonardo DeRosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball misses with a body punch
and DeRosa counters with a good low kick that Ball was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ball lands a two punch combo.
DeRosa feints and then cracks Ball's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ball down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo DeRosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ball 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Ball!
Joe Ball thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Boksic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Lily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomislav Boksic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger Lily!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lily tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boksic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lily!
Lily is in a horrible position here. Boksic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boksic landing shots from mount.
Lily bucks Boksic off and manages to get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lily closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lily - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boksic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lily - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boksic is looking for a takedown.
Lily throws a head punch that misses.
Lily misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lily.
It looks like Tomislav Boksic has been cut.
Lily stalling the fight.
Lily has a couple of punches blocked by Boksic.
Lily tries to throw a body punch but Boksic avoids it by throwing Lily back against the cage.
Lily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boksic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lily gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lily throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boksics head.
Lily stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Lily's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Boksic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lily scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boksic wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomislav Boksic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lily stalling the fight.
Lily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lily pushes Boksic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lily is stalling here.
Lily is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Boksic circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boksic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lily fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tiger Lily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boksic keeps the fight on the outside.
Lily tries to clinch but Boksic moves away
and Boksic counters with a single leg into guard. Lily didn't expect that.
Lily wants to stand but Boksic is controlling the position.
Lily manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lily uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boksic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boksic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily tries to clinch but Boksic moves out of range.
Lily sizes up Boksic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lily works the jab nicely.
Lily tries to clinch up but Boksic circles away and keeps his distance.
Lily forces Boksic back against the cage and clinches.
Lily just leaning against Boksic, taking a breather.
Boksic tries to score a body lock takedown but Lily shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boksic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lily lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boksic backwards.
Lily misses with some punches.
Lily lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Lily dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Boksic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lily closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
Boksic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lily avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Lily.
Lily lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boksic.
Lily scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lily lands an uppercut.
Lily lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Lily.
Lily lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boksic is rocked!
Boksic fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lily scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Boksic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boksic being controlled against the cage.
Boksic seems to have got his legs back now.
A bit of stalling here from Boksic.
Boksic taking a breather.
The referee calls for Boksic to work.
Lily prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomislav Boksic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lily scores with a shot to the side of Boksic's head.
Tomislav Boksic's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lily is pushing Boksic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boksic blocks an uppercut.
Lily prevents the takedown attempt.
Lily working aggressively here.
Boksic has had enough of the clinch but Lily keeps him there for the moment.
Lily effectively controlling the action here.
Lily is looking to control Boksic's arms but Boksic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lily has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boksic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lily has Boksic pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lily scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boksic parries the strikes from Lily easily there. Lily is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boksic to escape.
Boksic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lily wants to control but Boksic is keeping him busy.
Boksic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksic trying to remain calm as Lily controls from the top position.
Boksic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lily darts in trying to clinch
and Boksic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boksic.
Lily looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lily has a couple of punches blocked by Boksic.
Lily stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boksic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lily pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lily has Boksic pushed against the cage.
Lily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Lily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomislav Boksic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lily with a hook.
Lily tries to clinch
and Boksic counters with a takedown into side control.
Boksic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lily on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boksic grinds an elbow into Lily's temple.
Lily really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boksic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lily is pushing Boksic's head away, looking to escape. Boksic manages to hold on to the position though.
Lily taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boksic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boksic lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boksic scoring with punches from side control.
Boksic is trying to get an arm triangle but Lily is defending well.
Boksic is putting a hurting on Lily here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lily is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boksic is controlling him well.
Boksic decides to stand back up. Boksic steps back and let's Lily get back to his feet.
Lily looks to clinch
and Boksic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lily's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lily is looking to stand up but Boksic isn't so interested in that idea.
Lily utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boksic landing some decent shots from guard.
Lily is looking to stand up but Boksic isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boksic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lily manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boksic has Lily in his guard.
Lily slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boksic is pulling down on Lily's head to control his posture.
Lily pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boksic is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boksic 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.
Boksic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lily is trying to stand up here but Boksic is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boksic slips a nice elbow through Lily's hands, connecting with Lily's forehead.
Boksic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Boksic connects with a nice short shot to Lily's temple.
Lily taking some punishment here, with Boksic in his half guard.
Lily pushes Boksic off looking to stand but Boksic dives back in and keeps control.
Boksic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boksic winds up and cracks Lily with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boksic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boksic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boksic is keen to just control but Lily is a slippery customer.
Boksic content to control rather than advance.
Boksic wants to take a breather but Lily is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boksic lands with a punch from half guard.
Boksic with the ground and pound but Lily uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lily wants to stand but Boksic is controlling the position.
Boksic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boksic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boksic postures up and lands a big shot to Lily's brow.
Boksic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boksic pushing down on Lily's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lily is trying to stand back up but Boksic is controlling him
Tomislav Boksic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Lily is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boksic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boksic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lily defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomislav Boksic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lily has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Lily!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cardosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hedrig Pokousha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardosa comes to the cage accompanied by Pennywise - Bro Hymn. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cardosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedrig Pokousha!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokousha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pokousha has a takedown stuffed.
Cardosa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pokousha.
Felix Cardosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedrig Pokousha.
Cardosa fails to land the takedown.
Pokousha shoots and misses
and Cardosa counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Pokousha with that takedown attempt.
Pokousha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cardosa loads up on a big right hand but Pokousha slips the punch.
Hedrig Pokousha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cardosa.
Cardosa tries to stall but Pokousha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pokousha can't get the takedown.
Cardosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cardosa scores with a shot to the side of Pokousha's head.
Pokousha is rocked!
Pokousha stalling in the clinch but Cardosa improves position.
Pokousha is still on wobbly legs! Can Cardosa finish him?
Cardosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pokousha seems to have recovered his senses.
Pokousha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cardosa smiles and moves away.
Cardosa clinches with his opponent.
Pokousha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardosa digs a right hand underneath Pokousha's ribcage. Pokousha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa misses with a body punch.
Cardosa landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardosa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cardosa manages to end up in side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Cardosa.
Cardosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cardosa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cardosa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pokousha is trying to control Cardosa's posture but Cardosa avoids it.
Pokousha is looking for a sweep.
Pokousha stops Cardosa from passing to mount.
Pokousha tries to bench press Cardosa off him but Cardosa keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa scoring with punches and elbows.
Cardosa working away.
A lull in the action here.
Pokousha prevents Cardosa from moving into mount.
Pokousha is not content to let Cardosa control the position.
Cardosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Pokousha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pokousha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cardosa off and has taken his back!
Cardosa looking to control the position.
Pokousha wants to control the position but Cardosa frees himself and scrambles - Pokousha manages to regain control in side control.
Pokousha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardosa can't do much from the bottom here.
Pokousha connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cardosa some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cardosa struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Cardosa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pokousha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cardosa tries to avoid it but Pokousha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cardosa to the ground. Cardosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pokousha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pokousha misses with a takedown
letting Cardosa counter with a right hand.
Pokousha fails with a takedown attempt.
Felix Cardosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedrig Pokousha.
Pokousha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cardosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cardosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cardosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardosa slowing the pace effectively.
Cardosa with a knee to the head.
Cardosa stalling the fight.
Cardosa tries to land a knee to the head but Pokousha blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha avoiding damage as Cardosa throws knees to the body.
Pokousha tries a body shot but Cardosa blocks it.
Cardosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Cardosa.
Pokousha tries to break the clinch but Cardosa is controlling the position.
Cardosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pokousha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pokousha as Cardosa tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Cardosa.
Pokousha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardosa lands a knee to the head.
Pokousha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cardosa prevents it.
Pokousha tries a body shot but Cardosa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Felix Cardosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pokousha being controlled here, momentarily.
Pokousha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cardosa is one step ahead there.
Pokousha being controlled here, momentarily.
Cardosa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cardosa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pokousha looking for a sweep. Not yet Pokousha, not yet.
Cardosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cardosa looking to sit in guard and control but Pokousha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cardosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pokousha lands a couple of elbows.
Pokousha won't allow Cardosa to sweep him here.
Cardosa is looking for a triangle but Pokousha pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha wants to pass the guard but Cardosa is keeping the position.
Pokousha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cardosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pokousha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pokousha postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pokousha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardosa controls Pokousha momentarily but Pokousha frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Felix Cardosa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pokousha tries for a takedown but Cardosa circles away easily
and Cardosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Cardosa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cardosa throws a hook but Pokousha blocks it.
Cardosa throws an overhand right that lands on Pokousha's shoulder, as Pokousha tries to avoid the shot.
Pokousha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cardosa to the ground. Pokousha is now in Cardosa's guard.
Cardosa wants to control the position but Pokousha says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pokousha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pokousha is trying to control. Cardosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cardosa wants to control the action here but instead Pokousha manages to pass to full mount!
Cardosa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cardosa wants to control but Pokousha is keeping busy.
Pokousha is looking to advance position but Cardosa won't allow it.
Cardosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pokousha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha winds up and cracks Cardosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pokousha not doing much here.
Cardosa is trying to control but can't.
Pokousha misses with a head shot. Cardosa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pokousha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pokousha postures up.
Cardosa working a defensive guard but Pokousha passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardosa is looking to control Pokousha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cardosa avoid being mounted?
Cardosa controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cardosa trying to control here.
Felix Cardosa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pokousha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pokousha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cardosa.
Pokousha blocks a head kick by Cardosa.
Pokousha misses with a takedown
and Cardosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha with a poor takedown
and Cardosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Pokousha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pokousha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felix Cardosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hedrig Pokousha.
Pokousha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pokousha blocks a jab.
Felix Cardosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pokousha takes a swing at Cardosa's ribcage but misses.
Pokousha has his takedown stuffed
and Cardosa counters with a low kick, right behind Pokousha 's knee.
Cardosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pokousha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cardosa is fending him off so far but Pokousha persists. Nope, Cardosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Felix Cardosa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha with a poor takedown
and Cardosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Cardosa.
Cardosa ducks under a wild hook from Pokousha.
Pokousha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cardosa closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardosa tries to work over Pokousha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardosa has clasped his hands together around Pokousha's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pokousha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pokousha wants to improve his position but Cardosa is controlling well.
Hedrig Pokousha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pokousha is staying active underneath Cardosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Cardosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Cardosa!
Felix Cardosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitch Please (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Changtupa Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Changtupa Damtea is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bitch Please!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Changtupa Damtea!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damtea connects with a leg kick. Please looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Please rushes Damtea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Please jumps into guard, dragging Damtea to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Damtea wants to get up but he can't break Please's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Please is working an open guard so Damtea takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Damtea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damtea has his takedown stuffed
and Please cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Please looks to land a combination but Damtea avoids it well.
Damtea closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Please quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Please wants to get back to full guard.
Damtea is trying to work for a kimura but Please is defending well.
Please makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Please.
Damtea got a little sloppy there for a moment and Please has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damtea has managed to get both his arms back between Please's legs - danger averted.
Damtea is looking to stand up but Please won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Please dives on top into guard.
Damtea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Please missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Please in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damtea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Please can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Please has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damtea looks gassed!
Please missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Please throws a big elbow that misses.
Damtea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damtea had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Please defends it easily.
Please forces his way into half guard.
Damtea looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Please takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Please is looking for a kimura but Damtea is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Please to get the leverage.
Please seems to be working for a kimura but Damtea defends the submission attempt.
Please trying to control the action but Damtea is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Please scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Please is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damtea doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Please.
Please is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damtea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Damtea is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Please pulls his head out easily.
Damtea looking for submissions off his back.
Damtea is defending against the submission attempts here by Please.
Please lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Damtea looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Please 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.
Please seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damtea does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Damtea is defending against the submission attempts here by Please.
Please missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Please is nestled in close to Damtea, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Please wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damtea keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Please looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Please is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damtea sees it coming and defends easily.
Please wants to work for an arm triangle but Damtea is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bitch Please dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Please slips a jab and a cross from Damtea.
Please misses with a double jab.
Please thows a body shot but no joy.
Damtea throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Please's waist but Please gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damtea off to one side.
Please misses with a series of wild punches.
Damtea dodges the punch combination from Please.
Please misses with a jab, cross combination.
Please throws a body punch but Damtea moves out of range.
Please keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damtea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Please counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Changtupa Damtea has been cut.
Bitch Please has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Changtupa Damtea.
Please misses with a double jab.
Please's corner calls for a 1-2. Please obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Damtea is breathing heavily.
Damtea dodges the punch combination from Please.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Please paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damtea fails with the takedown
and Please counters with a shoot takedown. Damtea fights it but they end up in guard.
Damtea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Please doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Please manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Please works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Please is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Please is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Damtea tries to roll over but Please keeps him under control.
Please lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Please with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Please is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bitch Please overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Please is taking a breather. Damtea 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.
Please is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Please is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damtea doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Please.
Please is looking to take a break and control but Damtea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damtea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Please.
Damtea on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Damtea is looking for a sweep. Please is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damtea is trying to maintain the position but Please is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Please not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damtea pushes Please off looking to stand but Please dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Please in particular looking to stall.
Please is looking to take a break and control but Damtea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Please trying to mount his opponent but Damtea defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damtea is looking to improve his position.
Damtea wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Please is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Please is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damtea is just riding it out for now. Please eventually gives up the hold.
Damtea is trying to get back to full guard.
Please is working for a kimura but Damtea is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Please wants to control but Damtea is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bitch Please dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Changtupa Damtea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Please feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Please trying to control the position from guard on top but Damtea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Please is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Damtea has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Please is looking to defend but Damtea has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Please! Damtea pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Please taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Changtupa Damtea!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HOME GROWN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santoro manages to avoid it.
Puno throws a hook but Santoro avoids it easily.
Puno misses with a double jab.
Santoro misses with a straight right.
Puno is looking to land body kicks.
Puno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santoro.
Puno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santoro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santoro misses with a shot to the body
and Puno counters with a straight right hand.
Puno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santoro swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno misses with the combination.
Santoro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno lands a body shot.
Puno wants to land a leg kick but Santoro is out of range.
Santoro fails to land the takedown.
Santoro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Puno!
Santoro lands a big elbow.
Puno tries to hold on but Santoro pushes him away.
Santoro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Puno because Santoro loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Puno because Santoro loaded up on that one.
Santoro throwing strikes but Puno bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Santoro trying to keep a closed guard but Puno is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacky Santoro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Santoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Puno misses.
Santoro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Puno is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Santoro.
Santoro landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throws an elbow but Puno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Santoro moves into full mount!
Santoro with shots to the head and body - Puno looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Santoro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santoro punching from mount but Puno doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puno looks a forlorn figure.
Santoro thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Santoro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santoro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santoro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santoro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santoro wants to free his trapped foot but Puno is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santoro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santoro with the ground and pound but Puno uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santoro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santoro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santoro.
Santoro is looking to work some ground and pound but Puno has wrist control.
Santoro postures up in Puno's guard and throws a big left but Puno blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Puno blocks nicely.
Santoro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santoro trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno is trying to control the position but Santoro postures up.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Puno blocks nicely.
Santoro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santoro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santoro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santoro throws a big elbow that misses.
Santoro throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno has momentary wrist control but Santoro slips an elbow through the middle.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Puno's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santoro distracts Puno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jacky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santoro postures up in Puno's guard and throws a big left but Puno blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro stays in close to Puno's body and controls the position.
Santoro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puno is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Santoro 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!
Santoro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Puno.
Puno connects with a crisp jab.
Puno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santoro.
Santoro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Santoro moves away and avoids it.
Puno misses with a double jab.
Puno throws a series of strikes that have Santoro backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
Kajun Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
Puno gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santoro distracts Puno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santoro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santoro throws a big right hand that misses.
Santoro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kajun Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Puno pulls Santoro in to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Puno blocks nicely.
Santoro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is in close to Puno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santoro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santoro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Puno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santoro wants to pass the guard but Puno is keeping the position.
Santoro trying to control but Puno is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacky Santoro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santoro checks a leg kick.
Jacky Santoro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Santoro slips under a jab from Puno.
Santoro has closed the distance and engaged Puno in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santoro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Puno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Santoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santoro pulls guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacky Santoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santoro 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacky Santoro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Babble-On. On his way into the cage it seems that Ralph Garman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ralph Garman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Garman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garman clinches up with Van Steyne and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garman.
Van Steyne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Steyne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Steyne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garman moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Steyne is trying to pull guard but Garman has him pressed against the cage.
Garman lands a right hand.
Van Steyne has had enough of the clinch but Garman keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garman's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Garman.
Garman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Steyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garman pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Steyne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Steyne scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garman lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne is looking to control Garman's arms but Garman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Steyne has his back to the cage.
Van Steyne pushes off an throws an elbow but Garman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Steyne looking to throw knees to the head but Garman is blocking nicely.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Garman avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garman.
Van Steyne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garman takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ralph Garman has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garman's brow.
Van Steyne is pushing Garman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Steyne stalling the fight.
Van Steyne has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garman uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van Steyne throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Garman escapes and throws Van Steyne's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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!
Garman trying to control the position but Van Steyne is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garman wants to control for a moment but Van Steyne uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Van Steyne trying to control here.
Van Steyne tries to get to full guard but Garman has control of the leg.
Van Steyne trying to hold on to Garman's head to control him but Garman postures up.
Van Steyne looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Van Steyne controls his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Steyne is looking to improve his position.
Garman trying to control the pace.
Ralph Garman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Steyne has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
Van Steyne tries to pull guard but Garman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Steyne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garman is keeping busy.
Garman avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Garman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Steyne is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Steyne as Garman tries to tie him up.
Van Steyne is looking to control Garman's arms but Garman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Steyne has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garman trying to control the position but instead, Van Steyne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garman into the cage.
Garman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Steyne avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Garman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Steyne checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Steyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Garman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garman. Van Steyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Steyne has closed the distance and engaged Garman in a clinch.
Van Steyne trying to land knees to the body.
Van Steyne is trying to pull guard but Garman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Garman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
Van Steyne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Garman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garman throws an elbow but misses.
Van Steyne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garman up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Steyne lands an elbow that stopped Garman in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garman has Van Steyne pressed against the cage, preventing Van Steyne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garman's brow.
Garman lands an elbow inside that Van Steyne shrugs off.
Van Steyne tries to break free but Garman pushes him back against the cage.
Garman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow strike.
Garman tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Steyne avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garman's brow.
Garman dodges an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Steyne misses with a knee to the head.
Francois Van Steyne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Steyne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Steyne backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Steyne avoids a wild elbow strike from Garman.
Van Steyne throws a head punch that misses.
Garman blocks the elbow strike.
Garman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garman lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Francois Van Steyne has been cut.
Garman lands a nice elbow.
Garman avoids the elbow strike from Van Steyne, against the cage.
Garman blocks the elbow strike.
Garman takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Steyne breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne clinches up against the cage.
Garman is looking to control Van Steyne's arms but Van Steyne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garman has his back to the cage.
Garman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garman avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne trying to stall but Garman improves his position.
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!
Garman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garman leaning against his opponent.
Van Steyne misses with the head strike.
Garman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garman taking a breather.
Garman lands an elbow just above Van Steyne 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Steyne tries to break the clinch but Garman is controlling the position.
Garman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francois Van Steyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Garman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Steyne misses with a head kick.
Garman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Steyne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne moves out of range as Garman strikes.
Garman moves into the clinch.
Van Steyne avoids a wild elbow strike from Garman.
Van Steyne throws a punch but it's blocked by Garman.
Garman looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Steyne's brow.
Van Steyne tries to stall but Garman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garman throws an elbow that misses.
Garman misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman blocks an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garman to keep the fight standing.
Van Steyne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garman trying to land knees to the body.
Van Steyne pushes Garman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Garman fails to land.
Van Steyne is trying to maintain a safe position but Garman gets an underhook and turns Van Steyne into the cage.
Van Steyne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Steyne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Garman up against the cage.
Van Steyne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garman as Van Steyne tries to tie him up.
Garman lands an uppercut.
Garman lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garman throws an elbow but misses.
Van Steyne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Steyne misses with some punches.
Van Steyne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garman to keep the fight standing.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Van Steyne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a nice elbow.
Van Steyne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
Garman blocks the elbow strike.
Van Steyne tries to land a knee to the head but Garman blocks with his arms.
Garman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Steyne wants to get back to striking at distance but Garman won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Steyne.
Garman dodges an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne lands a nice elbow.
Garman avoiding damage.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Steyne tries to work over Garman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garman dodges an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Steyne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garman blocks it with crossed arms.
Garman stalling in the clinch.
Garman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Steyne wants to get back to striking at distance but Garman won't allow it.
Garman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garman stalling.
Garman dodges an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van Steyne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garman trying to land knees to the body.
Van Steyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Francois Van Steyne just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Steyne clinches up with Garman and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Steyne stalling in the clinch but Garman improves position.
Garman trying to stall but Van Steyne improves his position.
Garman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Steyne's defenses.
Garman blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garman just leaning against Van Steyne, taking a breather.
Garman digs a right hand into Van Steyne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Steyne's gas tank.
Van Steyne is trying to pull guard but Garman has him pressed against the cage.
Garman blocks an elbow strike.
Garman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garman trying to control the position but instead, Van Steyne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garman into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Garman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garman as Van Steyne tries to tie him up.
Garman takes an elbow to the temple.
Garman lands an elbow inside that Van Steyne shrugs off.
Van Steyne tries a knee to the head but Garman blocks it.
Garman blocks an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne tries to pull guard but Garman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garman managing to block the knees to the body from Van Steyne.
Garman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Steyne looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Steyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Steyne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Steynes head.
Garman avoids the elbow strike from Van Steyne, against the cage.
Van Steyne looking to stall.
Van Steyne pushes off an throws an elbow but Garman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Steyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ralph Garman's cut is getting worse.
Garman misses with the head strike.
Garman dodges an elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Garman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Steyne manages to break the clinch.
Garman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Garman misses its intended target.
Van Steyne walks into a straight right hand from Garman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Steyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Garman.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Garman. That snapped Van Steyne's head back.
Garman misses with an uppercut.
Van Steyne moves into the clinch.
Garman is stalling here.
Garman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Steyne trying to control the position but instead, Garman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Steyne into the cage.
Van Steyne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Steyne's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Van Steyne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garman slowing the pace effectively.
Garman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Steyne pushes off an throws an elbow but Garman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Steyne avoids it.
Van Steyne misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Steyne looking to throw knees to the head but Garman is blocking nicely.
Van Steyne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Steyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ralph Garman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Steyne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Steyne successfully pulls guard.
Garman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garman wanted to stand there but Van Steyne had control of the position.
Garman gets to his feet - Van Steyne follows without any prompting.
Van Steyne lands a head kick. Garman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garman throws a leg kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Van Steyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garman is looking to clinch but Van Steyne is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne drops his hands momentarily and Garman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garman tries to keep at a distance but Van Steyne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Steyne is trying to maintain a safe position but Garman gets an underhook and turns Van Steyne into the cage.
Van Steyne is struggling to control the position.
Garman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Steyne avoiding damage as Garman throws knees to the body.
Van Steyne breaks the clinch.
Garman wants to land a leg kick but Van Steyne is out of range.
Van Steyne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garman has Van Steyne pushed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Steyne throws an elbow but misses.
Francois Van Steyne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garman backwards.
Garman tries to work over Van Steyne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Steyne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garman stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Steyne avoids the elbow strike from Garman, against the cage.
Garman avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne dodges an elbow strike from Garman.
Van Steyne stalling in the clinch but Garman improves position.
Garman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne looking to slow down the pace here.
Garman lands with a left to the head.
Garman lands a nice elbow.
Van Steyne letting Garman take a breather here.
Van Steyne looking to stall.
Van Steyne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Steyne is stalling here.
Van Steyne fails to pull guard.
Van Steyne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Steyne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garman blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Steyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Steyne blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Steyne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Garman's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Steyne is trying to pull guard but Garman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Van Steyne.
Van Steyne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ralph Garman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francois Van Steyne.
I think Van Steyne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Van Steyne!
Francois Van Steyne is the new middleweight champion!
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