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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Budoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Budoy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grand Matador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Budoy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matador.
An inside leg kick lands from Matador.
Matador fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Budoy on the side of the head.
Budoy keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Matador tenderised Budoy's leg. Budoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Matador.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matador throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Budoy looks gassed!
Budoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matador can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Matador.
Matador lands a high kick to the side of Budoy's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Matador dives into guard, looking to finish.
Budoy is rocked!
It looks like Mark Budoy has been cut.
Matador trying to control the position from guard on top but Budoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Budoy is still in real trouble! Can Matador finish him?
Matador wants to stand but Budoy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Budoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Matador wants to control from the top but Budoy keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Grand Matador wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Matador lands a high kick!
Matador cracks the inside of Budoy's front leg.
Matador lands a leg kick that knocks Budoy off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matador.
Matador scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budoy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matador. That's going to slow Budoy down.
Matador throws out a powerful jab.
Matador throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matador. Budoy shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Budoy stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Matador follows into mount!
Matador trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Matador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Budoy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matador.
Matador lands a head kick!
Matador scores with a spinning back kick!
Matador throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grand Matador is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matador feints and then cracks Budoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Budoy down.
Matador lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matador.
Jab by Matador.
Budoy is breathing heavily.
Matador lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Budoy is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Matador doesn't manage to clinch there - Budoy circles away.
Budoy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matador connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Matador.
Budoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Budoy.
Matador scoring well with a low kick there.
Matador scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matador cracks Budoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Matador.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matador lands a nice looking kick to the body. Budoy takes a step back to recover.
Matador fakes the leg kick and cracks Budoy in the body.
Mark Budoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matador lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matador.
Matador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Budoy can do to turn this around?
Matador moves into the clinch.
Matador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Budoy backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matador moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matador, right into the meat.
Matador is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matador connects with a solid leg kick.
Matador lands a right hook to the body.
Grand Matador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matador scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matador.
Matador moves into the clinch.
Matador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Matador.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Matador.
Matador lands a jab to the nose.
Mark Budoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Matador.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grand Matador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matador 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Grand Matador!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Grand Matador!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Grand Matador!
Grand Matador wins by unanimous decision!
Grand Matador seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Farias!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akyat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Farias throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farias looks for the body kick but Akyat saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akyat.
Farias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farias is looking to slow Akyat down with leg kicks.
Akyat misses with a body kick.
Akyat scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Farias misses
and Akyat counters with a good low kick that Farias was not able to check.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farias, right into the meat.
Farias dips to his left and cracks Akyat with an uppercut!
Akyat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akyat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akyat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farias moves out of range of the leg kick from Akyat.
Farias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akyat's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Akyat.
Farias throws a wild body kick that Akyat sees coming a mile off.
Akyat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Farias.
Akyat is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farias throws a head kick but Akyat moves out of range.
Akyat moves out of range as Farias strikes.
Farias blocks the body kick.
Farias thumps Akyat with a low kick.
Farias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farias throws a head kick but Akyat moves out of range.
Akyat throws a lazy right hand but Farias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Farias.
It looks like Tiagong Akyat has been cut.
Farias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farias on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akyat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farias feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akyat's calf.
Farias misses with a looping right.
Farias connects with a leg kick. Akyat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farias connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Farias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias throws a looping overhand right but Akyat ducks down to avoid it.
Farias lands a nice looking body kick.
Farias lands a leg kick that knocks Akyat off balance momentarily.
Farias misses with a looping right.
Akyat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akyat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! Farias slams his shin into Akyat's torso.
Farias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akyat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akyat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farias.
Akyat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farias misses with a body kick.
Farias throws a head kick but Akyat moves out of range.
Farias misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Farias dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiagong Akyat's cut.
That's time! Akyat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Farias connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akyat blocks a head kick by Farias.
Akyat moves out of range of the body kick from Farias.
Akyat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farias scores with a kick to the body.
Farias is looking to slow Akyat down with leg kicks.
Farias jabs Akyat right on the nose. Akyat blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Farias misses
and Akyat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Farias is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A thudding body kick lands there by Farias!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farias looks to land a body kick but Akyat moved away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Akyat might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Whack! Farias lands a heavy head kick that drops Akyat. The ref tackles Farias to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Akyat was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cristiano Farias!
An out of breath Cristiano Farias thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henriki St Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanduay Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henriki St Street has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henriki St Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanduay Light!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Street throws a leg kick but Light sees it coming and moves out of range.
St Street throws a body kick that misses.
Light lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Light.
Light lands a right hook to the body.
St Street tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Light is able to avoid easily.
St Street blocks a head kick by Light.
Light lands a leg kick that knocks St Street off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Light connects with a crisp jab.
St Street scores with a kick to the body.
Light tries a head kick but it misses.
Light fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Street.
St Street takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Street moves out of range as Light throws a body kick.
St Street blocks the body kick.
St Street pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Light tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Street paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Light throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Street.
Light avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Light.
St Street is breathing heavily.
Light feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Streets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Light. That's going to slow St Street down.
Light connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Light, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Light thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Street if he has to take too many more of those.
Light scores with a jab. St Street acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Street takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanduay Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Street will feel that in the morning.
Light feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Street's calf.
Light is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! St Street hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tanduay Light!
During a confident post fight interview, Tanduay Light thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwinton Elazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Granada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kwinton Elazer's chin.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Granada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwinton Elazer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granada tries to move into range but Elazer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granada throws a leg kick but Elazer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Elazer misses.
Granada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Granada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granada.
Elazer looks gassed!
Granada lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Granada as the two fighters clinch.
Granada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Granada.
A right hook to the body lands for Granada.
Granada lands a shoulder strike.
Granada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Granada lands a body punch.
Granada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elazer.
A hook to the body from Granada.
Granada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elazer backwards.
Granada works on Elazer's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granada has managed to clinch.
Granada pushes Elazer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elazer backwards.
Granada lands a nice shot to the body.
Granada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Granada lands a shoulder strike.
Granada scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granada.
Granada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elazer is rocked!
Granada breaks the clinch.
Elazer is still on wobbly legs! Can Granada finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Granada.
A good leg kick by Granada.
Granada is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Elazer flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Elazer is out cold! Granada holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Granada!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias Paniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, San Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniki dips to his left and cracks Miguel with an uppercut!
Paniki avoids a kick to the body.
Miguel slips under a jab.
Miguel throws a lazy body kick
and Paniki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paniki tries to score with a low kick but Miguel moves his leg out of the way.
Paniki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miguel.
Paniki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miguel manages to avoid it.
Paniki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paniki.
Paniki is looking to land body kicks.
Paniki moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Paniki.
Miguel lands a front kick.
Miguel lands a leg kick that knocks Paniki off balance momentarily.
Miguel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paniki throws a head kick that misses
and Miguel moves into the clinch.
Paniki blocks an uppercut.
Miguel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paniki backwards.
Paniki is trying to break the clinch but Miguel has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miguel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miguel misses with some punches.
Miguel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paniki backwards.
Miguel lands a shot to the body.
Paniki is breathing heavily.
Miguel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miguel cracks the inside of Paniki's front leg.
That kick from Miguel tenderised Paniki's leg. Paniki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miguel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miguel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miguel throws a leg kick which misses Paniki's front leg but catches the back leg as Paniki tries to avoid it.
Jab by Miguel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miguel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Miguel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miguel dips to his left and cracks Paniki with an uppercut!
Miguel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miguel. That's going to slow Paniki down.
A jab lands there for Miguel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paniki in his tracks.
Miguel cracks the inside of Paniki's front leg.
Miguel tries to clinch there but Paniki circles away.
Paniki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miguel.
Miguel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miguel rushes Paniki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miguel manages to break the clinch.
Paniki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miguel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miguel rushes Paniki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miguel lands an uppercut.
A short left from Miguel.
Miguel lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miguel lands with a short shot to the head.
Miguel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paniki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Miguel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miguel lands a leg kick that knocks Paniki off balance momentarily.
Paniki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miguel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miguel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paniki.
Paniki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miguel.
Well,Paniki is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Miguel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miguel lands a front kick.
Miguel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paniki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miguel thumps Paniki with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miguel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miguel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paniki if he has to take too many more of those.
Paniki moves out of range as Miguel throws a body kick.
Miguel is looking to land body kicks.
Miguel throws a wild body kick that Paniki sees coming a mile off.
Paniki blocks a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miguel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miguel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miguel clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Miguel as the two fighters clinch.
Miguel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paniki up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miguel.
Miguel lands a shoulder strike.
Paniki throws a head punch that misses.
Paniki trying to control the position but instead, Miguel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paniki into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Miguel.
Miguel manages to break the clinch.
Miguel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miguel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paniki misses with a head kick.
San Miguel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miguel throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miguel misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miguel.
Miguel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miguel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paniki tries a low kick but Miguel avoids it.
Paniki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miguel gets a clinch.
Miguel taking a breather.
Miguel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miguel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paniki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miguel. Miguel obviously looking to wear him down.
Miguel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paniki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paniki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miguel.
Paniki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miguel. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Miguel tenderised Paniki's leg. Paniki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elias Paniki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miguel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
San Miguel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miguel 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for San Miguel!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for San Miguel!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for San Miguel!
San Miguel wins by unanimous decision!
San Miguel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xerxes Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Hinampak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Hinampak!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Hinampak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hinampak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
Hinampak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hinampak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Hinampak.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Black Hinampak has been cut.
Hinampak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alves is keeping busy.
Alves just leaning against Hinampak, taking a breather.
Alves lands a nice knee to the body.
Hinampak looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Hinampak blocks with his arms.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hinampak blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Alves.
Alves controlling the action here for a moment.
Alves misses with a knee to the head.
Hinampak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Alves.
Alves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hinampak backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hinampak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hinampak tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hinampak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Alves.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alves lands with a right to the head.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Hinampak blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves connects with a knee to the head.
Alves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alves landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xerxes Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Hinampak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hinampak looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hinampak misses with a wild body shot.
Alves thuds a left hand into Hinampak's body.
Alves blocks a leg kick.
Hinampak moves forwards but Alves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinampak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xerxes Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hinampak. Hinampak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hinampak is rocked!
and Alves counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hinampak! He's just covering up as Alves starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xerxes Alves!
An out of breath Xerxes Alves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias El Kapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias El Kapitan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Kapitan cracks Rizal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
El Kapitan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rizal counters with a head kick that drops El Kapitan to the mat! El Kapitan scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Kapitan is looking to chop away at Rizal's legs.
El Kapitan looks to land a body kick but Rizal moved away.
El Kapitan blocks a head kick by Rizal.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
El Kapitan misses with a low kick as Rizal jumps back.
Rizal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Kapitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Kapitan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizal misses the jab.
Rizal checks a leg kick.
Rizal looks to land a left hand but El Kapitan moved out of range nicely.
El Kapitan misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Kapitan throws a wild body kick that Rizal sees coming a mile off.
Rizal avoids a kick to the body.
El Kapitan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizal throws a front kick that sends El Kapitan stumbling back into the cage.
El Kapitan looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kapitan manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Rizal.
Rizal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizal throws a wild body kick that El Kapitan sees coming a mile off.
Rizal lands a nice looking body kick.
Rizal throws a wild body kick that El Kapitan sees coming a mile off.
El Kapitan moves out of range as Rizal throws a body kick.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizal connects with a body shot.
Rizal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on El Kapitan if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Rizal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rizal throws a head kick but El Kapitan moves out of range.
Rizal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Kapitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizal manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rizal throws a body punch but El Kapitan moves out of range.
Rizal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rizal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizal connects with a leg kick. El Kapitan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
El Kapitan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rizal finds it's way round the side to connect with El Kapitan's head.
Rizal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizal is looking to land body kicks.
Rizal misses with a kick to the body.
Rizal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Kapitan moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Kapitan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizal.
Rizal looks for the body kick but El Kapitan saw that one coming.
Rizal misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal 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. This is the final round!
El Kapitan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rizal.
El Kapitan throws a head kick that misses.
Rizal connects with an inside leg kick.
Rizal scores with a shot to the body.
Rizal throws a push kick but El Kapitan slaps the foot to one side.
Jose Rizal is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizal misses with a head kick.
El Kapitan avoids the head kick by Rizal.
Rizal is looking to wear down El Kapitan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
El Kapitan avoids the head kick by Rizal.
Rizal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Kapitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Kapitan is breathing heavily.
Rizal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizal scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Elias El Kapitan has been cut.
That kick from Rizal tenderised El Kapitan's leg. El Kapitan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kapitan blocks a head kick by Rizal.
El Kapitan misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but El Kapitan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rizal has got the better of the exchanges.
Rizal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Kapitan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rizal. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Rizal. Beautiful body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizal.
El Kapitan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizal.
Rizal scores with a nice right hand.
Rizal tries to land a front kick but El Kapitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Kapitan scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rizal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rizal throws a sloppy head kick and El Kapitan moves out of range easily.
El Kapitan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rizal connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Kapitan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizal.
Rizal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Kapitan can do to turn this around?
El Kapitan scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizal.
El Kapitan lands a head kick. Rizal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Kapitan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Kapitan avoids a kick to the body.
El Kapitan checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Kapitan. That's going to slow Rizal down.
Rizal throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Kapitan blocks a head kick by Rizal.
El Kapitan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
El Kapitan connects with a body shot that sends Rizal's belly button to the back.
Elias El Kapitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Kapitan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizal's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Rizal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rizal 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Jose Rizal wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Rizal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Tabaghak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Agimat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Tabaghak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Agimat!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tabaghak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Agimat lands a head kick. Tabaghak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice jab there from Tabaghak.
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!
Agimat throws a head kick that misses.
Tabaghak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Agimat throws a head kick but Tabaghak moves out of range.
Tabaghak misses with a hook to the body
and Agimat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Tabaghak.
A slow jab from Tabaghak misses its intended target.
Agimat looks to land a body kick but Tabaghak moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Agimat blocks the leg kick.
Agimat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tabaghak is able to avoid easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Agimat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Agimat wants to break free but Tabaghak has control.
Tabaghak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agimat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Agimat avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak rushes Agimat and presses him up against the cage.
Agimat tries to break free but Tabaghak pushes him back against the cage.
Agimat taking a breather.
Agimat wants to get back to striking at distance but Tabaghak won't allow it.
Agimat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tabaghak backwards.
A short body shot lands from Tabaghak as the two fighters clinch.
Tabaghak looking to throw knees to the head but Agimat is blocking nicely.
Agimat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tabaghak up against the cage.
Agimat tries to stall but Tabaghak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Agimat can't find room to land a body shot as Tabaghak controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tabaghak working Agimat over with knees to the body.
Agimat looks gassed!
Tabaghak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tabaghak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tabaghak misses with a body punch.
Tabaghak manages to break the clinch.
Tabaghak lands a front kick.
Tabaghak is looking to land body kicks.
Tabaghak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Agimat.
Tabaghak tests Agimat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Pepeng Agimat has been cut.
Tabaghak throws a head kick but Agimat moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Agimat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tabaghak - the referee stops the clock and Agimat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tabaghak. Agimat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tabaghak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tabaghak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tabaghak misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak takes the fight into the clinch.
Tabaghak lands a nice knee to the body.
Tabaghak gets through Agimat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Tabaghak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pepeng Agimat'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.
Tabaghak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Agimat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tabaghak tries to clinch there but Agimat circles away.
Tabaghak misses with a body shot.
Tabaghak scores with a head kick.
Tabaghak throws a sloppy head kick and Agimat moves out of range easily.
Agimat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tabaghak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agimat.
Tabaghak throws a leg kick but Agimat moved away.
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!
Agimat misses with an uppercut.
Tabaghak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tabaghak throws a wild body kick that Agimat sees coming a mile off.
Tabaghak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tabaghak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agimat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tito Tabaghak is winning the standup battle so far.
Agimat is breathing heavily.
Tabaghak has Agimat up against the cage in a clinch.
Agimat is looking to break free of the clinch but Tabaghak has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agimat tries a body shot but Tabaghak blocks it.
Agimat swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabaghak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tabaghak scores with a shoulder strike.
Agimat misses with a body punch.
Tabaghak pushes Agimat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tabaghak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agimat blocks it with crossed arms.
Tabaghak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Agimat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tabaghak landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tabaghak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tabaghak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tabaghak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tabaghak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Agimat's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabaghak lands a hook that snaps the head of Agimat backwards.
Tabaghak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Agimat looking to stall.
Tabaghak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tabaghak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agimat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agimat tries to break the clinch but Tabaghak is controlling the position.
Tabaghak misses with a punch to the body.
Agimat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tabaghak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tabaghak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agimat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tabaghak looks to land a body kick but Agimat moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Tabaghak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pepeng Agimat'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. This is the final round!
Tabaghak scores with a nice body kick.
Tabaghak wants to clinch.
Tabaghak connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tabaghak.
Tabaghak moves in looking to clinch but Agimat pushes him off.
Tabaghak tries to land a front kick but Agimat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tabaghak closes the distance and clinches.
Tabaghak missing with knees to the body.
Tabaghak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agimat can do to turn this around?
Agimat managing to block the knees to the body from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak lands a knee to the head.
Agimat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tabaghak pushes Agimat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabaghak looking to throw knees to the head but Agimat is blocking nicely.
Tabaghak lands a right hand.
Agimat is trying to push Tabaghak away but Tabaghak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tabaghak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Agimat blocks a body shot from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak scores with a shoulder strike.
Agimat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tabaghak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tabaghak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tabaghak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agimat prevents a body shot from Tabaghak.
Agimat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tabaghak scores with a knee to the head.
Tabaghak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tabaghak lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabaghak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agimat is defending well for now.
Agimat wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tabaghak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabaghak lands a right hand.
Tabaghak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tabaghak tries a knee to the head but Agimat blocks it.
Tabaghak tries to land a knee to the head but Agimat blocks with his arms.
Tabaghak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tabaghak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Agimat's face.
A short right from Tabaghak on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak lands an uppercut.
Tito Tabaghak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tabaghak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pepeng Agimat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tabaghak keeps control of Agimat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Tabaghak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tabaghak 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Tito Tabaghak wins by unanimous decision!
Tito Tabaghak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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