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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Bang McGee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but McGee checks it.
McGee throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.
Yoshida digs a good body shot into McGee's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGee doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshida cracks McGee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Bang McGee has been cut.
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!
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida lands a leg kick that knocks McGee off balance momentarily.
McGee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoshida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshida darts in and clinches McGee up against the cage.
Yoshida digs a right hand into McGee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGee's gas tank.
Yoshida leaning against his opponent.
McGee working aggressively here.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGees head.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGee scores with a shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
Our sources have told us that Yoshida has been working on his elbows in the gym.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Yoshida effectively controlling the action here.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Yoshida as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida works on McGee's body with a couple of short punches.
McGee misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
McGee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGee misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jinhai Yoshida has been cut.
McGee misses with the head strike.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida jumps guard and drags McGee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yoshida working a defensive guard here.
McGee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshida.
Yoshida being controlled here, momentarily.
Yoshida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McGee blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida connects with a looping right hand.
Yoshida scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee.
McGee throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida instigates a clinch.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGee misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
McGee lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida misses with a knee strike.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jinhai Yoshida dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Yoshida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yoshida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yoshida slips a jab from McGee.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yoshida here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yoshida lands with a right hand.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
A big right from McGee misses.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoshida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jinhai Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
McGee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that McGee sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Yoshida does it's job there.
McGee misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
McGee lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGee to keep the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
A shot in the inside from McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
McGee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
Jinhai Yoshida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida is trying to pull guard but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
McGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoshidas head.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee is breathing heavily.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Yoshida's ribcage. Yoshida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Yoshida.
A right hand to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
McGee avoiding damage as Yoshida throws knees to the body.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee misses with some punches.
Yoshida stalls.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from McGee.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGee is keeping busy.
McGee presses Yoshida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
A body shot lands from McGee.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee pushes Yoshida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGee is working Yoshida over against the cage.
A hook to the body from McGee.
McGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from McGee - that landed with a thud.
McGee tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang McGee 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida lands a jab to McGee's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from McGee. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
Yoshida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGee's hands.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
Yoshida darts in and clinches McGee up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGee as Yoshida tries to tie him up.
McGee takes a shot to the head.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
McGee tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida pulls guard.
Yoshida is trying to hold McGee in close to prevent damage but McGee has managed to pass into half guard.
Yoshida trying to control here.
Yoshida is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida actively working from the bottom here.
McGee not doing much here.
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!
Yoshida is not content to let McGee control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bang McGee.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGee takes one on the button.
Yoshida is looking to slow McGee down with leg kicks.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.
McGee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a double jab.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Yoshida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida tries to clinch up
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida scores with the left hand. McGee knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jinhai Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yoshida 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jinhai Yoshida!
An out of breath Jinhai Yoshida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fullsize Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirror comes to the cage accompanied by Ordinary Guy--- Blue Scholars. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fullsize Mirror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mirror.
Joseph checks a low kick from Mirror.
Joseph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Mirror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joseph's sensitive parts.
Joseph fails to land with a series of punches.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirror moves away.
Mirror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mirror gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Joseph counters with a head kick. That will keep Mirror thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joseph has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirror throws a head kick that misses.
Anthony Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Mirror tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirror throws a low kick but Joseph avoids it.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
Joseph throws a body kick that misses.
Mirror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Joseph misses.
Mirror cracks Joseph with an open hand slap.
Joseph throws a wild body kick that Mirror sees coming a mile off.
Joseph cracks the inside of Mirror's front leg.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses
and Mirror counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Joseph misses
and Mirror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirror is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Mirror throws a shot to the body.
Joseph looks winded!
Mirror lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mirror there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joseph tries to move into range but Mirror moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Mirror both land. Nice combination.
Joseph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mirror misses with a straight left.
Mirror swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mirror tried to score with a low kick but Joseph checks it.
Mirror scores with a kick to the body.
Mirror throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirror. That snapped Joseph's head back.
That has opened up Anthony Joseph's cut even more.
Joseph walks into a straight right hand from Mirror.
Mirror ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mirror.
Mirror bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mirror gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mirror throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Mirror has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Mirror working aggressively here.
Joseph jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mirror walks away with a smile on his face. Joseph gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mirror thumps Joseph with a low kick.
Joseph on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mirror. Mirror obviously looking to wear him down.
Mirror feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joseph sprawling to the canvas! Joseph rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mirror finish him?!
Joseph is rocked!
The cut above Anthony Joseph's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirror fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Joseph out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Fullsize Mirror!
A victorious Fullsize Mirror thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piru Parka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teijo Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parka.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Parka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarzan is keeping the position for now.
Parka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarzan wants to stand but Parka is controlling the position.
Parka tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarzan is retaining full guard.
Parka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarzan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarzan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tarzan pulls Parka in close to his closed guard and prevents Parka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parka is looking to work some ground and pound but Tarzan has wrist control.
Tarzan 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.
Tarzan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tarzan controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka throwing strikes from guard but Tarzan blocks nicely.
Parka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarzan wants to stand and escape but Parka is having none of it.
Tarzan 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.
Tarzan seems keen to control Parka's posture.
Parka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Teijo Tarzan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tarzan lands a lovely overhand right.
Parka doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarzan circles away.
Tarzan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarzan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parka tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarzan misses the target.
Tarzan throws a right and a left that Parka avoids nicely.
Parka shoots in for a double leg but Tarzan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarzan, right into the meat.
Tarzan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tarzan's guard.
Parka is fighting to break Tarzan's control of his arms but Tarzan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tarzan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parka looking to pass the guard.
Parka trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Parka from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tarzan swings widly with a right hand
and Parka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tarzan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tarzan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parka shoots for a double leg takedown but Tarzan sprawls well. He's pushed Parka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parka misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parka is looking to clinch but Tarzan is avoiding it.
Tarzan throws a leg kick which misses Parka's front leg but catches the back leg as Parka tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarzan. Parka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarzan lands a slapping body shot.
Parka is breathing heavily.
Tarzan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tarzan can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parka under the eye.
Tarzan throws a looping overhand right but Parka ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarzan. Parka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarzan throws a body punch but Parka moves out of range.
Tarzan throws the left hand but Parka avoids the punch easily.
Parka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarzan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parka on the side of the head.
It looks like Piru Parka has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan misses with a low kick.
Tarzan misses with a lunging right hand
and Parka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teijo Tarzan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piru Parka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tarzan swings widly with a right hand
and Parka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Piru Parka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarzan wants to improve his position but Parka is controlling well.
Parka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tarzan is looking to get back to is feet but Parka passes into side control.
An elbow from Parka crashes against the mat.
Tarzan is looking to reverse the position.
Tarzan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Tarzan struggling a bit here.
Parka is looking to take a break and control but Tarzan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan dodges the ground and pound from Parka.
Tarzan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
BOOM! Parka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tarzan wants to hold on but Parka pushes him away.
Tarzan is desperately trying to improve his position but Parka has a good base and remains in mount.
Parka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parka is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tarzan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parka landing strikes from the mount.
Tarzan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tarzan is working to get back to half guard.
Parka unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka raining down hammerfists from mount.
Parka with the ground and pound from mount.
Tarzan is rocked!
Parka unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tarzan wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Parka celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piru Parka!
After the fight, Piru Parka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Rivaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivaldi comes into the arena with Joker's Wild blaring out of the sound system. Malham has chosen John's Walkout 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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191 lbs
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183 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
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World class 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
25 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominick Rivaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malham misses with a few strikes there.
Rivaldi throws a wild body kick that Malham sees coming a mile off.
Rivaldi missing with a left hand there. Malham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malham blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivaldi clinches with his opponent.
Malham lands a nice uppercut.
Malham blocks an uppercut.
Rivaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Malham presses Rivaldi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Malham controls his hands.
Malham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rivaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries to work over Malham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivaldi's elbow.
Rivaldi lands with a right to the head.
Malham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rivaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivaldi.
Rivaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivaldi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malham backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malham as Rivaldi tries to tie him up.
Rivaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malham blocks a body shot from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Malham.
Malham misses with some punches.
Malham misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi tries a body shot but Malham blocks it.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malham slips under a jab from Rivaldi.
Malham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malham moves out of range as Rivaldi throws a body kick.
Malham lands with a cross.
Rivaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Malham.
Malham closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Malham fails to land.
A short uppercut from Rivaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivaldi tries to throw a body punch but Malham avoids it by throwing Rivaldi back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malham lands a shoulder strike.
Malham is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Malham gets through Rivaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rivaldi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Malham has a couple of punches blocked by Rivaldi.
Malham misses with the head strike.
Malham prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
Malham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi has Malham pushed against the cage.
Malham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malham's elbow.
Malham controlling the action here for a moment.
Rivaldi misses with a body punch.
Malham misses with some punches.
Malham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivaldi can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivaldi tries to throw a body punch but Malham avoids it by throwing Rivaldi back against the cage.
Malham taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivaldi misses with the body kick
and Malham counters with a leg kick.
Rivaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malham tries to land a front kick but Rivaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malham slips under a jab from Rivaldi.
Malham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malham connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivaldi walks into a jab.
Rivaldi tries to clinch
and Malham counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham throws a combination that misses
and Rivaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Malham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malham blocks a leg kick.
Rivaldi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Rivaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malham clinches up against the cage.
Rivaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malham works on Rivaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Rivaldi scores with a shot to the side of Malham's head.
Malham lands a left hand.
Rivaldi wants to break free but Malham has control.
Malham prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivaldi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi lands a big head kick that sends Malham tumbling to the mat! Rivaldi takes a step backwards and waves Malham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Malham is rocked!
It looks like John Malham has been cut.
Malham throws a push kick but Rivaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Rivaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivaldi misses with an uppercut.
Malham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivaldi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John Malham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick misses from Rivaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi takes the fight into the clinch.
Malham keeps control of Rivaldi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivaldi lands an uppercut.
Malham swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivaldi is leaning against Malham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivaldi tries to work over Malham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivaldi lands a body punch.
Rivaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malham misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham blocks a body shot from Rivaldi.
Malham tries to throw a body punch but Rivaldi avoids it by throwing Malham back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malham as Rivaldi tries to tie him up.
Malham working aggressively here.
Malham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Malham.
Nice body punch from Rivaldi - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malham.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Malham controls the action.
Rivaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Malham controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivaldi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rivaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Malham controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Rivaldi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Malham's cut.
That's time! Rivaldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rivaldi is looking to slow Malham down with leg kicks.
Rivaldi throws a lazy right hand but Malham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivaldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivaldi.
Rivaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Malham. Those never looked like landing.
Rivaldi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rivaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Malham closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rivaldi quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivaldi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rivaldi pushes Malham off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivaldi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malham's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rivaldi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivaldi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivaldi is looking to slow Malham down with leg kicks.
Rivaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivaldi throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi throws a low kick but Malham avoids it.
Rivaldi tried to score with a low kick but Malham checks it.
Malham clinches.
Rivaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malham tries a body shot but Rivaldi blocks it.
Malham misses with a punch to the body.
Rivaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivaldi lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malham pushes Rivaldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John Malham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malham taking a breather.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham blocks an uppercut.
Malham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malham wants to stall.
Malham misses with the head strike.
Malham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivaldi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivaldi blocking some punches.
Rivaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malham prevents a body shot from Rivaldi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Malham controls the action.
Rivaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malham's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldi is trying to break the clinch but Malham has him pressed against the cage.
Rivaldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivaldi takes a shot to the head.
Rivaldi working aggressively here.
Rivaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Malham controls the action.
Rivaldi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rivaldi in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Rivaldi misses.
Malham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivaldi finds it's way round the side to connect with Malham's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivaldi takes a swing at Malham's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Rivaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivaldi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Rivaldi!
Dominick Rivaldi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrick Skiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Skiter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skiter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skiter wants it to stay on the feet.
A cross from Skiter lands.
Skiter clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin scores with a body shot.
Skiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin moves away from the strike by Skiter.
A telegraphed right hand from Skiter misses the target.
Skiter thumps Martin with a low kick.
Skiter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skiter misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Skiter.
Good shot there by Martin.
It looks like Rodrick Skiter has been cut.
Martin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin misses with a body shot
and Skiter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skiter.
Martin keeps control of Skiter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skiter misses with a punch to the body.
Skiter tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Skiter back against the cage.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Skiter.
Skiter misses with a punch to the body.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Skiter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skiter jabs at Martin's body.
Skiter tries to clinch up.
Martin sizes up Skiter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Skiter is just out of range.
Skiter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Skiter.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Martin finds it's way through Skiter's defenses.
Skiter misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Skiter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danga de danga de dang - Skiter scores with a four punch combination!
BOOM! Skiter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Martin. Martin tries to recover but Skiter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Martin lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrick Skiter!
Rodrick Skiter took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schoots.
Schoots fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dama cracks Schoots with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dama throws an overhand right that lands on Schoots's shoulder, as Schoots tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Schoots. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schoots.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schoots.
Schoots misses with a wild combination.
Dama tries to clinch but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots misses with a double jab.
Schoots moves out of range as Dama strikes.
Schoots connects with a solid leg kick.
Dama throws a series of punches but Schoots avoids them all with ease.
Dama shoots for a takedown but Schoots saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dama misses with a double jab.
Dama needs to keep his hands up - Schoots had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schoots throws a right hand that Dama ducks under and follows up with a left that Dama also avoids with ease.
Dama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schoots avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schoots looks to clinch
and Dama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schoots's guard now.
Dama being controlled here momentarily.
Dama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dama throwing strikes but missing.
Dama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schoots is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dama advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schoots is looking for a sweep. Dama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dama is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dama throws a big elbow that misses.
Schoots is pulling down on Dama's head. It's preventing any offense from Dama, at least for the moment.
Dama trying to control but Schoots is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama preventing the sweep.
Dama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schoots is keeping the position for now.
Dama is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dama postures up in Schoots's guard and throws a big left but Schoots blocks it.
Dama postures up in Schoots's guard and throws a big left but Schoots blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama tries to free his leg and advance position but Schoots is retaining full guard.
Dama content to stall in guard here.
Dama content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dama throws an elbow that misses. Schoots uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dama's guard. Nice move by Schoots!
Dama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama wants to sweep here but Schoots controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Dama finds it's target.
A lazy left from Dama finds it's target.
Dama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Dama.
Dama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schoots looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schoots lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schoots closes the distance and pushes Dama back into the cage.
Dama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schoots blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schoots lands with a left to the head.
Dama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schoots just leaning against Dama, taking a breather.
Schoots misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dama up against the cage.
Dama lands with a short shot to the head.
Dama works on Schoots's body with a couple of short punches.
Schoots pushes Dama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dama takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schoots trying to land knees to the body.
Dama misses with a punch to the body.
Schoots misses with a punch on the inside.
Dama blocks an uppercut.
Schoots swings wildly with an uppercut but Dama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoots stalling against the cage.
Dama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schoots gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schootss head.
Schoots lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dama struggles to land a body shot inside as Schoots controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dama.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schoots blocks a body shot from Dama.
Schoots with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dama tries to work over Schoots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dama.
Dama has a couple of punches blocked by Schoots.
Dama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dama tries to work over Schoots's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schoots lands a left hand.
Dama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schoots lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dama backwards.
Schoots prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dama is leaning against Schoots and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dama.
Dama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dama has Schoots pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schoots manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Romano Schoots has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genki Dama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schoots.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dama.
Schoots looking to stall.
Schoots throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dama blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schoots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dama working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dama fails to land.
Schoots is trying to stall.
Schoots lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Dama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dama drags the fight down to the ground.
Schoots sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dama wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genki Dama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Schoots takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dama jabs Schoots to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dama tries to score with a low kick but Schoots moves his leg out of the way.
Dama misses with a body shot.
Dama avoids the body shot from Schoots.
Schoots on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dama. Dama obviously looking to wear him down.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Dama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dama has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A punch combination from Schoots misses.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schoots throws a series of punches but Dama moves out of range.
Dama throws a head kick that misses.
Dama walks into a left hand.
Schoots connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots taking punishment in the form of punches.
Schoots is trying to get back to half guard.
Genki Dama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dama working away.
An elbow from Dama crashes against the mat.
Dama working the strikes but Schoots uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dama seems to be looking for submissions.
Dama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama scoring with strikes but Schoots is staying in there.
It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Dama moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Schoots has worked his arm free - good work by Schoots!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dama throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Schoots works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama is looking for a kimura here.
Romano Schoots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schoots is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dama lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Genki Dama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dama passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Schoots!
Schoots regains half guard.
Schoots is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama is looking for a kimura but Schoots is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dama to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Dama!
Genki Dama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Cid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cid tries to keep at a distance but Rizzo Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
We've been informed that Rizzo Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rizzo Jr working aggressively here.
Cid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rizzo Jr lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Cid.
A short left from Rizzo Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Cid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid lands a left hand.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Cid.
Cid avoiding damage as Rizzo Jr throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid prevents a body shot from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cid has him pressed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A body shot lands from Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cid avoids it.
Rizzo Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
Rizzo Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cid blocks a body shot from Rizzo Jr.
Cid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rizzo Jr's efforts to push away.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rizzo Jr scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Virgil Cid has been cut.
Cid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo Jr pushes Cid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
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!
Rizzo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid lands with a left to the head.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo Jr controls his hands.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
That's time! Cid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rizzo Jr moves in looking to clinch but Cid pushes him off.
Rizzo Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cid throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Cid cracks Rizzo Jr with a good jab.
Rizzo Jr throws a front kick aimed at Cid's knee but Cid avoids it well.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
Rizzo Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cid on the side of the head.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizzo Jr.
Cid gets off balance looking for a body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rizzo Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rizzo Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Cid seems unphased.
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rizzo Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rizzo Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizzo Jr walks into a left hand.
Rizzo Jr tries to score with a low kick but Cid moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cid takes a swing at Rizzo Jr's ribcage but misses.
Cid has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cid, as that shot connected.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Rizzo Jr misses.
Rizzo Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cid scores with a jab to the head.
Cid looks to land a right hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range.
Cid has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rizzo Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cid delivers a nice body kick.
Cid lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Cid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Cid blocks the low kick.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from Cid.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cid scores with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but Cid checks it
and Rizzo Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Rizzo Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rizzo Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rizzo Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rizzo Jr is looking to chop away at Cid's legs.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid 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.
Rizzo Jr loads up on a big right hand but Cid slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Rizzo Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rizzo Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
Cid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizzo Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr walks into a jab.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Cid circles away.
Cid throws a leg kick but Rizzo Jr moved away.
Cid throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr throws out a leg kick but Cid moves out of range and Rizzo Jr only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Rizzo Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook. Cid ducked under it nicely.
Cid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cid tries to move into range but Rizzo Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rizzo Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cid checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr takes one on the button.
Rizzo Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rizzo Jr misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a leg kick but Cid saw it coming and moves away.
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 Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Cid throws a low kick, looking for Rizzo Jr's leg but Rizzo Jr calmly moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr moves out of range as Cid strikes.
Rizzo Jr throws a front kick aimed at Cid's knee but Cid avoids it well.
A jab from Cid misses.
A leg kick checked by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cid swings for the body but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Jab from Rizzo Jr.
A jab lands there for Rizzo Jr.
Cid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo Jr throws the kick towards the body but Cid avoids it.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rizzo Jr slips a straight right by Cid.
Rizzo Jr wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
Cid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Cid misses.
A swing and a miss from Cid.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Cid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rizzo Jr blocks a leg kick.
Cid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cid!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cid checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Rizzo Jr missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo Jr avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Rizzo Jr misses.
Rizzo Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cid throws a head kick but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Cid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cid cracks Rizzo Jr with a good jab.
Cid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizzo Jr.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Cid.
Cid jabs Rizzo Jr right on the nose. Rizzo Jr blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo Jr.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but Cid checks it.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook.
Frank Rizzo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cid catches Rizzo Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Rizzo Jr tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
Cid scores with a nice strike.
Cid lands an overhand right.
Rizzo Jr rushes Cid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo Jr controls his hands.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries to circle away but Cid has him pinned against the cage.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cid lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Rizzo Jr - that landed with a thud.
Cid throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Frank Rizzo Jr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rizzo Jr throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Cid throws a hook but Rizzo Jr blocks it.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Cid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Rizzo Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cid checks it well.
Cid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rizzo Jr's head.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
Nice shot by Rizzo Jr.
The fighters circling - Rizzo Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Rizzo Jr misses its intended target.
Cid misses with an uppercut. Rizzo Jr saw that one coming.
Cid lands with a cross.
Rizzo Jr needs to keep his hands up - Cid had a free shot at his head there.
Rizzo Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Rizzo Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rizzo Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Cid lands a slapping body shot.
Cid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rizzo Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Cid lands with a kick to the temple. Rizzo Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cid moves out of range as Rizzo Jr strikes.
Cid slips under a jab.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy right hand but Cid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the side of Cid's head but Cid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cid checks a low kick from Rizzo Jr.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizzo Jr is able to avoid easily.
Rizzo Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Cid counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo Jr needs to keep his hands up - Cid had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Cid blocks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo Jr takes one on the button.
Rizzo Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Rizzo Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Cid. That snapped Rizzo Jr's head back.
Cid misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rizzo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid throws a chopping leg kick but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Rizzo Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Rizzo Jr down.
Rizzo Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cid's head.
Cid takes one to the chin there.
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch but Cid is avoiding it.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzo Jr. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a low kick but Cid moves out of range easily.
Rizzo Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
Rizzo Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Cid in the body.
Cid jabs Rizzo Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cid throws a right hand that Rizzo Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizzo Jr also avoids with ease.
Rizzo Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rizzo Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cid throws a push kick but Rizzo Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Cid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rizzo Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rizzo Jr cracks a nice hook into Cid's ribs.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rizzo Jr's sensitive parts.
Cid misses with a looping right.
Rizzo Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Cid off balance momentarily.
Rizzo Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
Good work by Rizzo Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Cid 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.
Rizzo Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cid keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid staying out of range there.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rizzo Jr's calf.
Rizzo Jr cracks a nice hook into Cid's ribs.
Rizzo Jr misses with an uppercut.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross.
Cid throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo Jr moves away and avoids it.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice strike.
Rizzo Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rizzo Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cid. That did some damage!
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Cid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank Rizzo Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cid can pounce on him.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid scores with a hook.
Rizzo Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Rizzo Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Cid counters with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Cid.
An inside leg kick lands from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick which misses Cid's front leg but catches the back leg as Cid tries to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr throws a looping overhand right but Cid ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Rizzo Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cid scores with the left hand. Rizzo Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Nice straight punches there by Cid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cid.
Rizzo Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr motions for Cid to come forward. Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rizzo Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rizzo Jr tries a low kick but Cid avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid scores with a jab.
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!
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but Cid checks it.
Rizzo Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Cid in the body.
Rizzo Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
Rizzo Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cid tests Rizzo Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid thuds his right hand into Rizzo Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
Cid thows a leg kick but Rizzo Jr checks it
and Rizzo Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cid 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Virgil Cid!
Virgil Cid retains his lightweight title!
Virgil Cid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quela comes to the cage accompanied by Queen of the Rodeo. 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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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quela misses with a looping right.
Quela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quela throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Quela.
Leonardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo cracks the inside of Quela's front leg.
Quela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonardo thows a body kick. Quela tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leonardo looks to throw the jab but Quela is out of range.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Quela checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonardo throws a hook but Quela blocks it.
Quela lands the left hand.
Leonardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a sloppy head kick and Quela moves out of range easily.
Quela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quela throws a head kick that misses.
Quela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo throws a series of punches but Quela avoids them all with ease.
Leonardo throws a body kick that misses.
Leonardo throws a head kick but Quela moves out of range.
Quela loads up on a big right hand but Leonardo slips the punch.
Quela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leonardo misses with a leg kick
and Quela counters with a nice uppercut.
Quela throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.
Leonardo tried to score with a low kick but Quela checks it.
Leonardo scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quela throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonardo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leonardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quela. That did some damage!
Quela looks to land a left hand but Leonardo moved out of range nicely.
Quela cracks the inside of Leonardo's front leg.
Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quela moves away.
Leonardo throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick from Quela.
Quela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonardo under the eye.
Quela moves out of range as Leonardo throws a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Quela as he connects with a hook.
Leonardo throws a front kick that sends Quela stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with a low kick, right behind Quela 's knee.
Quela misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming.
Quela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonardo has time to react.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quela throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Quela.
Quela throws out a loose jab but Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonardo throws a big shot that misses.
Quela is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
Quela misses with a hook
and Leonardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela cracks Leonardo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leonardo misses the shot to the body.
Leonardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela throws a right hand that Leonardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonardo also avoids with ease.
Leonardo checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quela, right into the meat.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leonardo avoids the head kick by Quela.
Quela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Quela misses.
Quela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Quela dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leonardo.
Quela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonardo throws a chopping leg kick but Quela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quela sizes up Leonardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonardo scores with a head kick. Quela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leonardo checks a low kick from Quela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quela misses with an uppercut.
Quela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Quela moves out of range of the body kick from Leonardo.
Leonardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quela's head.
Quela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quela throws a big shot that misses.
Quela lands with a nice body kick.
Quela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Quela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonardo moves away.
Leonardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quela misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.
Quela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quela misses with an uppercut.
Leonardo misses with a combination
and Quela counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Quela.
Quela misses with the head strike.
Quela is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quela misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonardo manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Quela misses.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Quela.
Quela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonardo under the eye.
Leonardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quela can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela misses with a wild body shot.
Quela throws a head kick that misses.
Leonardo lands with a slapping head kick.
Quela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonardo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quela lands a head kick. Leonardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quela scores with a jab to the body.
Quela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quela avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Quela throws a leg kick
and Leonardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quela's knee momentarily.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters with a nice leg kick.
Leonardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quela connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonardo's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela throws a leg kick which misses Leonardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonardo tries to avoid it.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonardo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quela misses with an uppercut. Leonardo saw that one coming.
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quela throws out the jab.
Quela misses with a straight left.
Quela ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Leonardo.
Leonardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quela.
Quela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonardo on the side of the head.
Leonardo needs to keep his hands up - Quela had a free shot at his head there.
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 Chung Quela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Leonardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quela.
Chung Quela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonardo misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Quela misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Quela blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Quela.
Quela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leonardo throws a right hand that Quela ducks under and follows up with a left that Quela also avoids with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Quela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Quela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chung Quela is winning the standup battle so far.
Quela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quela is looking to land body kicks.
Leonardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quela throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonardo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quela 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.
Leonardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonardo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leonardo is rocked!
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!
Quela looks to land a body kick but Leonardo moved away.
Leonardo throws a push kick but Quela slaps the foot to one side.
Quela misses with a right hand
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quela lands a jab.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Quela moves out of range.
Leonardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leonardo with a hook.
Rai Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Quela finish him?
Leonardo staying out of range there.
Quela throws a front kick that sends Leonardo stumbling back into the cage.
Leonardo seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardo tries to land a leg kick but Quela saw it coming and moves away.
Leonardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
and Quela counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Leonardo! He's just covering up as Quela starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chung Quela!
A relieved looking Chung Quela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Rai Leonardo had this to say: 'Thanks guys for the support but it just wasn't my night. Will come back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes into the arena with Clawfinger Biggest & the Best blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
242 lbs
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240 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares leaves Smokeleaf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tavares cracks Smokeleaf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smokeleaf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tavares swivels and escapes.
Tavares throws a chopping leg kick but Smokeleaf manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tavares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smokeleaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Tavares as Smokeleaf shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christiano Smokeleaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tavares. That's going to slow Smokeleaf down.
Tavares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares misses with a low kick as Smokeleaf jumps back.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smokeleaf duly obliges.
Tavares scores with a decent looking hook.
Tavares throws an off balance right hand
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tavares's guard now.
Tavares looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares wants to stand but Smokeleaf is controlling the position.
Smokeleaf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tavares doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavares wants to stand but Smokeleaf is controlling the position.
Smokeleaf throwing strikes but missing.
Tavares looking for a sweep. Not yet Tavares, not yet.
Smokeleaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Christiano Smokeleaf just wasn't active enough.
Smokeleaf fails with the takedown
and Tavares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. Smokeleaf looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smokeleaf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tavares is looking to slow Smokeleaf down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavares is just out of range.
Smokeleaf misses the body punch
and Tavares counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Smokeleaf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tavares misses with a body kick.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Smokeleaf throws a looping overhand right but Tavares ducks down to avoid it.
Smokeleaf closes the distance and clinches up with Tavares, looking for a takedown. Smokeleaf pushes Tavares against the cage but Tavares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smokeleaf misses with a straight left.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Smokeleaf's belly button to the back.
Smokeleaf is looking to wear down Tavares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tavares throws a sloppy head kick and Smokeleaf moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavares's head backwards.
Tavares has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smokeleaf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tavares connects with a single shot there.
Tavares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smokeleaf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smokeleaf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tavares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smokeleaf's sensitive parts.
Smokeleaf 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.
Smokeleaf is breathing heavily.
Smokeleaf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smokeleaf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tavares.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Smokeleaf off balance momentarily.
Tavares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smokeleaf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Smokeleaf tumbling to the canvas! Tavares pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Smokeleaf was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - I Want It All. Axelsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by one bourbon one scotch one beer. Ansgar Axelsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leonard Washington's 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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ansgar Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington throws a wild body kick that Axelsson sees coming a mile off.
Axelsson throws a front kick that sends Washington stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Axelsson.
Axelsson is looking to clinch.
Washington cracks Axelsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Axelsson misses with a body kick.
Axelsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Washington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Axelsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Axelsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Washington counters with a nice body kick.
Axelsson tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Axelsson tenderised Washington's leg. Washington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Washington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson is looking to chop away at Washington's legs.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Axelsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Washington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Axelsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Washington.
Axelsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Axelsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Axelsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axelsson lands a nice hook to Washington's body. Washington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axelsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Washington's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson lunges at Washington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Washington's hand.
Axelsson moves into the clinch.
Washington presses Axelsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axelsson tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsson's elbow.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Axelsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Washington's efforts to push away.
Axelsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Axelsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axelsson lands with a straight right. Washington didn't see that one coming.
Axelsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Washington is out of range and Axelsson settles back down.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Axelsson, as that shot connected.
Washington is rocked!
Washington shoots in for a double leg but Axelsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oh Washington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Axelsson ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Axelsson throws a powerful right kick. Washington tried to block low but the kick was high! Washington was taken right off of his feet! Axelsson jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ansgar Axelsson!
After the big win, Ansgar Axelsson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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