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Rivals LXII: Speed vs. Clive PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Pietroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietroff has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Nikita Pietroff told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikita Pietroff!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber clinches.
Faber lands a right hand.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Pietroff looking for a takedown.
Faber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pietroff tries for a takedown but Faber manages to get underhooks.
Francois Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Pietroff.
Faber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pietroff avoids it.
Pietroff jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pietroff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pietroff is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pietroff on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietroff wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Pietroff fails with a takedown attempt.
Pietroff shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Francois Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber lands a head kick. Pietroff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber scores with a head kick. Pietroff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Faber takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Pietroff avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pietroff fails to pull guard.
Pietroff blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pietroff managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
Pietroff dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Pietroff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Faber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pietroff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Faber throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Faber.
Pietroff takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Nikita Pietroff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Pietroff.
Faber lands a leg kick that knocks Pietroff off balance momentarily.
Faber lands a front kick.
Pietroff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietroff fails to land the takedown.
Faber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pietroff's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietroff avoids the head kick by Faber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Faber dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A good leg kick by Faber.
Pietroff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Faber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pietroff scrambles back to his feet.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pietroff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, jab by Faber - just one landing.
Faber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pietroff.
Pietroff looks for a takedown but Faber sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Pietroff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber pushes Pietroff up against the cage in a clinch.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
Pietroff turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pietroff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Faber is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Faber is looking for a sweep.
Faber is not content to let Pietroff control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietroff is trying to get an arm triangle but Faber is defending well.
Faber is looking for a sweep.
Pietroff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to improve his position.
Pietroff controlling from side mount.
Pietroff trying to control the position but Faber is working away.
Faber is looking to regain half guard here but Pietroff keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nikita Pietroff wasn't active enough on the ground.
Faber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pietroff will feel that in the morning.
Pietroff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faber can pounce on him.
Faber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber closes the distance but Pietroff moves to the side
and Pietroff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faber won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pietroff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietroff is looking to take a break and control but Faber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikita Pietroff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Faber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Faber.
Pietroff wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Faber thumps Pietroff with a low kick.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pietroff.
Pietroff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faber circles away.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pietroff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber gets a clinch.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Pietroff avoids the damage to the body.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Pietroff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber lands a shot to the body.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Pietroff avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pietroff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pietroff is defending well for now.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pietroff blocks the elbow strike.
Pietroff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Faber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pietroff backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietroff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pietroff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francois Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Pietroff.
Faber lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Nikita Pietroff has been cut.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Pietroff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pietroff avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pietroff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francois Faber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pietroff jumps guard but Faber stands there with Pietroff around his waist. Pietroff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Pietroff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Pietroff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pietroff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pietroff tries to pull guard but Faber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pietroff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pietroff jumps guard but Faber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws an elbow but it misses.
Pietroff dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Pietroff is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
Faber lands an uppercut.
Pietroff avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietroff is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faber is defending well.
Faber pushes Pietroff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Faber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Faber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neho Kipei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone has chosen Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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219 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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Brawler
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neho Kipei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoey Malone!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kipei shoots in for a takedown but Malone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kipei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malone as he jumps to the side.
Malone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neho Kipei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kipei tries for a takedown but Malone circles away easily
and Malone counters with a monster head kick that knocks Kipei out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zoey Malone!
An intense looking Zoey Malone took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You just got jacked!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryszard Rynkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester dives in and grabs Rynkowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rynkowski pushes down on Hester's head and hops out.
Hester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hester misses with an uppercut
and Rynkowski counters with a nice leg kick.
Hester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rynkowski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hester really felt that one!
Rynkowski gets tackled into the cage by Hester. Hester maintains the clinch.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hester misses with a body punch.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester working aggressively here.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester can't find room to land a body shot as Rynkowski controls the action.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rynkowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Rynkowski is trying to push Hester away but Hester has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hester misses with an elbow strike.
Rynkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester tries to clinch up
and Rynkowski counters with a crisp one two that drops Hester! Rynkowski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hester to his feet! Hester is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rynkowski throws a combination that misses
and Hester counters by clinching up.
Hester is stalling here.
Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rynkowski tries to circle away but Hester has him pinned against the cage.
Rynkowski blocks an uppercut.
Hester tries to work over Rynkowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester misses with the head strike.
Hester misses with the head strike.
Rynkowski prevents a body shot from Hester.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hester.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester working aggressively here.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rynkowski up against the cage.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rynkowski is trying to break free.
Rynkowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hester throws a strike but Rynkowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hester pulls Rynkowski in close to prevent any damage.
Rynkowski wanted to stand there but Hester had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rynkowski gets to his feet - Hester follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Rynkowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hester closes the distance but Rynkowski moves to the side
and Rynkowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rynkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hester working aggressively here.
Hester slows down the pace here.
Hester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rynkowski.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester prevents Rynkowski from breaking the clinch.
Rynkowski pulls guard effortlessly.
Rynkowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rynkowski wants to stand but Hester is controlling the position.
Hester works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rynkowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rynkowski tries to get out of the position.
Hester is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hester looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hester throwing strikes here but Rynkowski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Ryszard Rynkowski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hester looking to control but Rynkowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hester working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Rynkowski slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Hester trying to control from half guard but Rynkowski is working away.
Rynkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rynkowski's head.
Hester stops Rynkowski from getting back to his feet.
Hester stalling away here and it's allowed Rynkowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hester's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hester wants to control from the top but Rynkowski keeps moving.
Rynkowski wants to stand up but Hester is controlling him.
Hester trying to control but Rynkowski is working from the bottom.
Hester is looking to work some ground and pound but Rynkowski has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester trying to control but Rynkowski is working from the bottom.
Hester sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Hester.
Hester closes the distance but Rynkowski moves to the side
and Rynkowski counters with a left and a right that stings Hester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rynkowski throws an overhand right that lands on Hester's shoulder, as Hester tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rynkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hester has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rynkowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rynkowski counters with a head kick that drops Hester to the mat! Hester scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ryszard Rynkowski is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Rynkowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rynkowski counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Hester badly! He tries to strike back but Rynkowski puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Hester out cold! Oh man, Hester will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryszard Rynkowski!
In his post fight interview, Ryszard Rynkowski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simija Nomurokai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Lunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lunde has chosen Time to say goodbye as his entrance music. Hank Lunde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simija Nomurokai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Lunde!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunde shoots in for a takedown but Nomurokai shows good takedown defense.
Lunde avoids the head kick by Nomurokai.
Nomurokai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nomurokai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nomurokai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nomurokai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nomurokai doesn't manage to clinch there - Lunde circles away.
Lunde scores with a takedown into Nomurokai's guard.
Nomurokai wants to stand and escape but Lunde is having none of it.
Lunde postures up.
Nomurokai is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lunde is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nomurokai is really struggling to control Lunde but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Simija Nomurokai just wasn't active enough.
Nomurokai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nomurokai wants it to stay on the feet.
Lunde scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck for Lunde with that takedown attempt.
Simija Nomurokai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lunde.
Lunde shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lunde showed some decent athleticism there.
Lunde sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nomurokai defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lunde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nomurokai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nomurokai.
Lunde distracts Nomurokai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nomurokai is looking to stand up but Lunde isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai is trying to keep Lunde in close.
Nomurokai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lunde's guard.
Nomurokai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lunde wants to sweep here but Nomurokai controlling him for the moment.
Nomurokai throwing strikes from guard but Lunde blocks nicely.
Lunde is pulling down on Nomurokai's head to control his posture.
Lunde tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai has gone for a leg lock! Lunde slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nomurokai's guard.
Lunde is looking to work some ground and pound but Nomurokai has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nomurokai wants to sweep but no luck.
Nomurokai trying to keep a closed guard but Lunde is proving a slippery customer.
Lunde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lunde seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nomurokai trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Simija Nomurokai.
Nomurokai misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lunde's sensitive parts.
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lunde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Lunde. That snapped Nomurokai's head back.
Nomurokai tries to clinch but Lunde moves out of range.
Nomurokai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunde closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nomurokai is trying to stand.
Nomurokai is trying to control but Lunde manages to pass to mount!
Nomurokai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lunde lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lunde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nomurokai's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Lunde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Lunde misses.
Nomurokai tries to clinch up but Lunde circles away and keeps his distance.
Lunde moves out of range as Nomurokai throws a body kick.
Simija Nomurokai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lunde tries to bum rush Nomurokai with a series of wild strikes but Nomurokai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lunde shoots for a double leg takedown but Nomurokai sprawls well. He's pushed Lunde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lunde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lunde shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nomurokai's guard.
Nomurokai keeping moving, preventing Lunde from controlling successfully.
Nomurokai throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nomurokai keeping moving, preventing Lunde from controlling successfully.
Nomurokai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nomurokai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lunde defends well.
Nomurokai is trying to control the position but Lunde postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomurokai controlling Lunde's posture.
Lunde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lunde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nomurokai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lunde moves out of range of the body kick.
Lunde is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nomurokai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Nomurokai.
Simija Nomurokai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai closes the distance and clinches.
Nomurokai tries a body shot but Lunde blocks it.
Nomurokai tries to land a knee to the head but Lunde blocks with his arms.
Nomurokai missing with knees to the body.
Nomurokai pushes off an throws an elbow but Lunde leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lunde is trying to drag Nomurokai to the mat but Nomurokai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Simija Nomurokai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lunde.
Lunde tries a body shot but Nomurokai blocks it.
Nomurokai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nomurokai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hank Lunde has been cut.
Nomurokai tries to land knees in the clinch but Lunde avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomurokai trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lunde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lunde trying to control the position but instead, Nomurokai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lunde into the cage.
Lunde managing to block the knees to the body from Nomurokai.
Nomurokai digs a right hand into Lunde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lunde's gas tank.
Nomurokai taking a breather.
Lunde trying to stall but Nomurokai improves his position.
Nomurokai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lunde avoids it.
Nomurokai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lunde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nomurokai prevents it.
Nomurokai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lunde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai lands a nice knee to the body.
Nomurokai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lunde is defending well for now.
Nomurokai tries to land knees in the clinch but Lunde avoids the damage to the body.
Lunde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lunde is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nomurokai tries to land knees in the clinch but Lunde avoids the damage to the body.
Nomurokai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lunde takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nomurokai missing with knees to the body.
Nomurokai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simija Nomurokai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Lunde's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nomurokai throws a jab when Lunde was well out of range.
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lunde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nomurokai misses with a kick to the body.
Nomurokai is looking to clinch.
Nomurokai throws a wild body kick that Lunde sees coming a mile off.
Nomurokai pushes Lunde up against the cage in a clinch.
Nomurokai tries a knee to the head but Lunde blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Lunde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lunde is trying to trip Nomurokai. He has hold of a leg but Nomurokai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lunde persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lunde trying to control but Nomurokai is working from the bottom.
Nomurokai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomurokai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nomurokai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lunde.
Nomurokai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nomurokai moves in looking to clinch but Lunde pushes him off.
Lunde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lunde dives in and grabs Nomurokai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nomurokai pushes down on Lunde's head and hops out.
Lunde sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lunde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Lunde.
Nomurokai wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai tries to clinch but Lunde is having none of it.
Nomurokai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lunde throws a hook but Nomurokai blocks it.
Lunde checks a leg kick.
Nomurokai throws a series of punches but Lunde avoids them all with ease.
Nomurokai moves in looking to clinch but Lunde pushes him off.
Simija Nomurokai is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomurokai throws a head kick but Lunde moves out of range.
Nomurokai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nomurokai wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lunde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nomurokai lands a nice looking body kick.
Lunde is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nomurokai.
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lunde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nomurokai closes the distance and clinches.
Nomurokai missing with knees to the body.
Nomurokai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lunde.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomurokai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nomurokai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lunde avoiding damage as Nomurokai throws knees to the body.
Nomurokai struggles to land a body shot inside as Lunde controls his hands.
Nomurokai looking to throw knees to the head but Lunde is blocking nicely.
Lunde looking for a takedown.
Simija Nomurokai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lunde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai manages to break the clinch.
Nomurokai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lunde lands with a straight right. Nomurokai didn't see that one coming.
Lunde defending well as Nomurokai loads up on a big left hand.
Lunde fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch but Lunde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lunde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nomurokai is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunde has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nomurokai clinches up against the cage.
Nomurokai missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simija Nomurokai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nomurokai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simija Nomurokai!
Simija Nomurokai gave a mention to Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edilhson misses with a head kick.
William Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edilhson.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Edilhson's defenses.
Edilhson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson gets a takedown into half guard.
Edilhson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dos Santos to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edilhson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is pulling down on Edilhson's head. It's preventing any offense from Edilhson, at least for the moment.
Edilhson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edilhson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Edilhson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Edilhson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to control Edilhson's posture but Edilhson avoids it.
Edilhson wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos prevents Edilhson from improving position.
Dos Santos wants to control but Edilhson postures up.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Edilhson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Edilhson working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dos Santos is trying to control Edilhson's posture but Edilhson avoids it.
Edilhson laying and praying for a moment but Dos Santos takes advantage and regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Edilhson.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has his foot on Edilhson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edilhson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edilhson looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Edilhson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Edilhson's head and hops out.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Edilhson avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Edilhson.
Edilhson takes one to the chin there.
Edilhson missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Edilhson's defenses.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Edilhson's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edilhson moves away.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edilhson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edmundo Edilhson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edilhson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
William Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Edilhson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edilhson throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
enabling Edilhson to counter with a crisp jab.
Edilhson ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is looking to wear down Edilhson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edilhson tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Edilhson.
Dos Santos digs a good body shot into Edilhson's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Edilhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edilhson scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edilhson wants to land a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Edilhson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Edilhson.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edilhson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Edilhson is just out of range.
Edilhson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Edilhson's head.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
William Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edilhson moves forwards but Dos Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edilhson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Edilhson moves away and avoids it.
Edilhson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Edilhson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edilhson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edilhson somewhat.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edilhson.
Edilhson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edilhson showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edilhson postures up.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Edilhson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos at a distance.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edilhson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edilhsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a looping overhand right but Edilhson ducks down to avoid it.
Dos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
Edilhson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edilhson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edilhson takes one on the button.
William Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edilhson.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
Jab by Dos Santos.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos leaves Edilhson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Edilhson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Edilhson's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Edilhson is out of range.
Edilhson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edilhson.
Edilhson throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edilhson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Edilhson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
William Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Edilhson takes one to the side of the head.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edilhson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Edilhson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Edilhson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Edilhson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos digs a good hook to Edilhson's body.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Edilhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edilhson has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Edilhson improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edilhson letting Dos Santos take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Dos Santos!
Jumping up and down and very excited, William Dos Santos waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cup Tea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Piltz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm too Sexy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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196 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cup Tea!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piltz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Tea both land. Nice combination.
Tea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Piltz in his tracks.
Tea throws a right and a left that Piltz avoids nicely.
Tea throws a series of punches but Piltz avoids them all with ease.
Piltz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tea looks to land a right hand but Piltz moved out of range.
Piltz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tea.
Tea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Piltz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tea counters with a nice uppercut.
Piltz moves into the clinch.
Tea scores with a shot to the side of Piltz's head.
Piltz looking to slow down the pace here.
Piltz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tea's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Tea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea avoiding damage.
Tea is looking for a takedown.
Piltz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tea avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Piltz backwards.
Tea stalling the fight.
Tea fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Piltz throws an elbow but misses.
Piltz wants a takedown.
Tea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Piltz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tea is trying to pull guard but Piltz has him pressed against the cage.
Tea gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piltz.
Tea blocks an elbow strike.
Piltz lands a nice elbow.
Piltz trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tea avoiding damage as Piltz throws knees to the body.
Piltz avoids a wild elbow strike from Tea.
Tea blocks the elbow strike.
Tea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tea connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piltz slips a jab and a cross from Tea.
Tea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piltz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tea misses with a double jab.
Tea swings for the body but Piltz moves out of range.
Piltz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tea misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Piltz.
Piltz misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tea connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Piltz scrambles back to his feet.
Cup Tea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Tea there.
Piltz dodges the punch combination from Tea.
Piltz takes one on the button.
Tea lunges at Piltz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piltz's hand.
Tea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piltz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mark Piltz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piltz fails to land with a series of punches.
Piltz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Tea does no damage.
Tea shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Piltz defends it nicely.
Tea misses with a takedown attempt - Piltz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Piltz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piltz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piltz stuffs the takedown attempt from Tea. Tea gets slowly back to his feet.
Piltz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Piltz swings for the body but Tea moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Piltz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tea takes a swing at Piltz's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tea lands a jab-cross combination.
Tea misses with a left hand
and Piltz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Piltz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cup Tea dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.
Tea scores with a three punch combo!
Tea misses with a left hand
letting Piltz counter with a right hand.
Tea looks to land a combination. Piltz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Piltz wants to clinch.
Tea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Piltz's head backwards.
Piltz connects with an inside leg kick.
Tea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Piltz doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Tea misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piltz connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piltz cracks the inside of Tea's front leg.
Tea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piltz counters with a three punch combo that has Tea backing up. Tea nods at Piltz to acknowledge the strikes.
Tea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piltz.
Tea stalks Piltz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Piltz's face. Piltz staggers backwards, shaken.
Tea thows a body shot but no joy.
Piltz ducks under a wild hook from Tea.
Tea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Piltz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Tea with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piltz moves out of range of the body kick.
Tea scores with a nice strike.
Piltz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tea thows a body shot but no joy.
Tea thows a body shot but no joy.
Tea misses with a body shot.
Tea doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Piltz counters with a right hand to the body.
Tea moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Piltz momentarily.
Piltz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tea.
Tea throws a right hand that Piltz ducks under and follows up with a left that Piltz also avoids with ease.
Cup Tea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piltz misses with a few strikes there.
Piltz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mark Piltz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tea darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tea dodges the punch combination from Piltz.
Tea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piltz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piltz throws a head kick but Tea moves out of range.
Tea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tea throws a nice looking combination but Piltz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piltz misses with the combination.
Piltz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tea at a distance.
Tea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Piltz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piltz stuffs the takedown.
Mark Piltz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cup Tea.
Tea checks a leg kick.
Tea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piltz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tea lands a nice hook to Piltz's body. Piltz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Piltz.
Tea looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Piltz is fending him off so far but Tea persists. Nope, Piltz circles away and we're back to standing.
Tea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tea throws a big shot that misses.
Tea throws a nice looking combination but Piltz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Tea moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tea works Piltz's body with a nice hook.
Piltz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cup Tea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tea throws a lazy right hand but Piltz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piltz looks to score with a jab to the body but Tea is just out of range.
Tea misses the body punch
and Piltz counters with a right hand to the body.
Tea wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piltz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piltz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Piltz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Tea or perhaps it was just good defense by Piltz which made him look bad.
Piltz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piltz as he jumps to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Tea as he connects with a hook.
Tea misses with a hook
and Piltz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tea scores with a jab. Piltz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea misses with a hook
and Piltz counters with a series of strikes. Tea will be more careful next time no doubt.
Piltz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piltz counters with a straight right hand.
Tea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piltz was well out of range. Poor timing from Tea.
Tea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Piltz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Piltz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piltz.
Piltz avoids the body shot from Tea.
Piltz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Tea checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Piltz tries to bum rush Tea with a series of wild strikes but Tea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piltz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tea throws a looping overhand right but Piltz ducks down to avoid it.
Tea swings widly with a right hand
and Piltz counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piltz blocks a leg kick.
Tea blocks a leg kick.
Piltz avoids the body shot from Tea.
Tea misses with a combination
and Piltz counters with a three punch combo that has Tea backing up. Tea nods at Piltz to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea throws out a loose jab but Piltz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piltz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Piltz.
Tea misses with a two punch combination.
Tea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tea thows a leg kick but Piltz checks it
and Piltz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tea thinking.
Tea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piltz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Piltz to score with a decent uppercut.
Tea throws a good cross that connects.
Tea throws a leg kick but Piltz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piltz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tea throws a right hand that Piltz ducks under and follows up with a left that Piltz also avoids with ease.
Mark Piltz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea misses with a left hand
and Piltz counters with a one-two to the body.
Tea throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Piltz slips a jab and a cross from Tea.
Tea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piltz but Piltz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Piltz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cup Tea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cup Tea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
No joy there for Tea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piltz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piltz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piltz manages to avoid it.
Piltz moves away from the strike by Tea.
Tea lands a jab to Piltz's midsection.
Piltz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cup Tea.
I've got Tea 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cup Tea!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Ironheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironheart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jag - Phone Numbers. Jim Ironheart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Story's chin.
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135 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Ironheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Story!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story shoots in looking for a takedown but Ironheart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Story's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot by Ironheart.
Story steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironheart.
Ironheart loads up on a big right hand but Story slips the punch.
Story uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ironheart.
Story shoots in for a takedown but Ironheart shows good takedown defense.
Story shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ironheart defends it nicely.
Jim Ironheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Story.
Ironheart scores with a nice right hand.
Story will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ironheart throws a good cross that connects.
Ironheart misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironheart misses with an uppercut. Story saw that one coming.
Story moves forwards but Ironheart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Story avoids the body shot from Ironheart.
Ironheart misses with a wild body shot.
Story doesn't manage to clinch there - Ironheart circles away.
Story fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jim Ironheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ironheart misses with a hook.
Jim Ironheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Story shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ironheart but Ironheart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Story fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Story. Story circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Story blocks a jab.
Jab from Ironheart.
Story is rocked!
Story blocks a jab.
Story is still on wobbly legs! Can Ironheart finish him?
Ironheart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Story sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ironheart looks to land a left hand but Story moved out of range nicely.
Ironheart cracks a nice hook into Story's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironheart wobbles Story with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Ironheart dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Story to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Ironheart!
After winning the bout, Jim Ironheart 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 Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Tripp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripp has chosen Bad Company - The Nine as his entrance music. 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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260 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evander Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tripp.
Talon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tripp counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Talon!
Talon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Talon is working hard here to advance position.
Talon tries to hold on but Tripp pushes him away.
Talon tries to reverse the position but Tripp maintains control.
Tripp with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talon wants to hold on but Tripp pushes him away.
Tripp raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Tripp lands a nice shot to the head.
Milo Talon's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talon is trying to escape the mount.
Tripp lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Milo Talon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tripp landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jeez, Milo Talon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Milo Talon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Evander Tripp!
Evander Tripp was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prince Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Funkyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Funkyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Funkyama moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Funkyama closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Funkyama misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Funkyama.
Funkyama misses with a body punch.
Funkyama looking to stall.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funkyama is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funkyama pushes Ramirez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Funkyama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Funkyama moves forwards but Ramirez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Funkyama counters with a low kick, right behind Ramirez 's knee.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Ramirez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Ramirez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Funkyama finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramirez's head.
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
A shot to the liver by Funkyama. Beautiful body shot.
Funkyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Funkyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Funkyama takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body. Funkyama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Funkyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Funkyama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Funkyama avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Funkyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Funkyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Funkyama gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funkyama lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funkyama lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez being controlled against the cage.
Ramirez tries to stall but Funkyama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funkyama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Funkyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama takes a shot to the head.
Ramirez stalling the fight.
Funkyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Funkyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funkyama is looking to clinch.
Ramirez takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Funkyama.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funkyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramirez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ramirez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Funkyama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Funkyama trying to control but Ramirez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Funkyama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramirez walks into a straight right hand from Funkyama.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funkyama.
Funkyama takes one on the button.
Funkyama wants to clinch but Ramirez slips to the side
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Funkyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funkyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Funkyama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramirez is able to avoid easily.
Funkyama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramirez throws a lazy uppercut
and Funkyama counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Funkyama is looking to land body kicks.
Ramirez throws a hook but Funkyama avoids it easily.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funkyama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Funkyama lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince Funkyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Funkyama counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funkyama.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Funkyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Funkyama staying out of range there.
Funkyama throws a lazy head kick
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkyama blocks a jab.
Funkyama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Funkyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez sizes up Funkyama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramirez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Funkyama tenderised Ramirez's leg. Ramirez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama moves out of range as Ramirez strikes.
Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Funkyama stops a takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Funkyama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funkyama scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donk. Funkyama catches Ramirez right on the button with a cross.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama connects with a looping right hand.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkyama.
Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirez.
A head kick by Ramirez misses
and Funkyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Funkyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Funkyama tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkyama thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funkyama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funkyama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramirez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Funkyama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Funkyama's head but Funkyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez rushes Funkyama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Funkyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Funkyama as the two fighters clinch.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funkyama tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Funkyama looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Funkyama dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramirez tries to clinch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a hook but Funkyama avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Funkyama is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Funkyama.
Funkyama slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Nice shot lands for Funkyama.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Funkyama walks into a jab.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Funkyama ducks down to avoid it.
Funkyama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramirez closes the distance but Funkyama moves to the side
and Funkyama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Funkyama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramirez is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Funkyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Funkyama finish him?
Funkyama weaves into range and cracks Ramirez right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Ramirez goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Funkyama is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Prince Funkyama!
Prince Funkyama retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Prince Funkyama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gildarts Clive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into the arena with The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop blaring out of the sound system. Gildarts Clive 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gildarts Clive!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clive on the side of the head.
Clive scores with the left hand. Speed knows he should have avoided that one.
Speed checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Speed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clive counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clive avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clive motions for Speed to come forward. Clive throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clive tests Speed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clive looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Clive swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Clive slams his shin into Speed's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clive slips a straight right by Speed.
Nice shot by Clive.
Clive throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
A jab from Speed does it's job there.
Clive lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Speed 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a hook
and Clive counters with a head kick.
Clive throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed takes a swing at Clive's ribcage but misses.
Clive slips under a jab.
Speed thuds his right hand into Clive's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clive swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Speed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Speed prevents a body shot from Clive.
Clive tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Clive throws a head punch that misses.
Clive scores with a shoulder strike.
Speed pushes Clive back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clive lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clive misses with some punches.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Clive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clive misses with a punch on the inside.
Clive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clive tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Clive back against the cage.
Clive throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Clive misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clive misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed tries to work over Clive's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clive working aggressively here.
Clive content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Speed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Speed working aggressively here.
Clive has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Clive's head.
It looks like Gildarts Clive has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clive throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clive has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Clive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clive prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Clive tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.
Clive misses with a punch on the inside.
Clive working aggressively here.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Clive throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Clive uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clive throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clive lands a leg kick that knocks Speed off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clive misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Clive fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clive fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clive lands a jab to the nose.
Clive walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Clive misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clive closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Speed misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clive struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clive creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clive blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clive lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gildarts Clive dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gildarts Clive's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Clive moves away and avoids it.
Speed misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Clive misses.
Clive takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clive attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clive ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Clive moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed tries to bum rush Clive with a series of wild strikes but Clive uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clive forces Speed back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Clive prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Speed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed tries to work over Clive's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clive backwards.
Clive is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Speed effectively controlling the action here.
Speed misses with some punches.
Clive tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Speed scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Clive misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clive.
Clive blocking some punches.
Clive scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clive takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Speed.
Clive blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clive lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clive.
Clive blocks an uppercut.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Clive.
Speed is looking to control Clive's arms but Clive gets an underhook and turns him. Now Speed has his back to the cage.
Clive working aggressively here.
Speed lands a hook that snaps the head of Clive backwards.
Clive lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Clive being controlled against the cage.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clive misses with some punches.
Clive lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Speed or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Clive struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Clive working aggressively here.
Clive swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed has had enough of the clinch but Clive keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Clive fails to land.
Speed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Speed swings wildly with an uppercut but Clive uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Speed prevents a body shot from Clive.
A nice left hand lands by Clive.
Speed wants to stall.
Clive throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Speed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clive doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
Clive blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clive lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clive blocking some punches.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Clive tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clive checks the leg kick.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Clive misses
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with a left hand
and Clive counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clive lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clive throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Speed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gildarts Clive's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clive feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Speeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gildarts Clive seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clive thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Speed if he has to take too many more of those.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Clive lands a nice looking body kick.
Clive pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clive fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clive with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clive wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clive scores with a jab. Speed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Clive does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed throws out a loose jab but Clive uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clive doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
Speed is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed walks into a straight right hand from Clive.
Speed looks to throw the jab but Clive is out of range.
Clive wants to clinch.
Speed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Speed lands a jab to the head.
Clive lands a nice shot that snaps Speed's head back.
Speed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Clive lands with a straight right. Speed didn't see that one coming.
Clive scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clive takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Clive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clive keeps Speed at a distance using the push kick.
Clive lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clive ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Clive has managed to clinch.
Clive lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nathan Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clive misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clive.
Clive misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clive.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clive lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed looking to stall.
Clive working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clive misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clive.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clives head.
Clive can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Clive scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
Clive misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clive tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Clive back against the cage.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
Speed blocks a body shot from Clive.
Speed tries to work over Clive's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clive makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clive lands a nice uppercut.
Speed is rocked!
Speed leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clive.
Clive manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clive has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Clive fails to land.
Speed is leaning against Clive and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Speed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clive scores with a hook to the body.
Clive avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gildarts Clive comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clive 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gildarts Clive!
A relieved looking Gildarts Clive thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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