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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Hate Me Now. Aoki Kakashi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi misses with a two punch combination.
Bate throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kakashi was covering up waiting for the punch and Bate finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bate trying to control but Kakashi is working from the bottom.
Bate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kakashi's head.
Bate forces his way into half guard.
Bate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kakashi moves into full guard.
Kakashi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bate uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bate pulls his head out easily.
Kakashi is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bate is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kakashi's head.
Kakashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bate prevents Kakashi from improving his position.
Bate wants to work for an arm triangle but Kakashi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakashi keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands strikes from half guard.
Kakashi moves into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kakashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Kakashi has his foot on Bate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bate works his way back into a safe position though.
Kakashi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bate passes into half guard.
Bate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kakashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bate winds up and cracks Kakashi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kakashi wants to get back to full guard.
Bate is trying to control. Kakashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bate connects with a nice short shot to Kakashi's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bate there.
Kakashi wants to improve his position but Bate is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakashi keeps working.
Kakashi is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate lands with a punch from half guard.
Bate tries to pass to full mount but Kakashi defends it.
Bate thows a huge punch but Kakashi dodges it nicely.
Bate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bate is looking to advance position but Kakashi won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate drops an elbow to the side of Kakashi's head.
Kakashi gets back to full guard.
Kakashi trying to keep a closed guard but Bate is proving a slippery customer.
Bate distracts Kakashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kakashi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Brown House that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakashi trying to keep a closed guard but Bate is proving a slippery customer.
Bate has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kakashi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bate is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kakashi pulls down on the head and he's put Bate to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aoki Kakashi!
Aoki Kakashi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Project Mayhem, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza's entrance music is Back For More. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zachary Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numazawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Numazawa.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Numazawa avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Mendoza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Numazawa doesn't seem phased though.
Mendoza cracks Numazawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Numazawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Numazawa misses with a head kick.
Numazawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendoza.
Mendoza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Numazawa's head but Numazawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza scores with a jab. Numazawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Mendoza finds it's way through Numazawa's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Numazawa.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Numazawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Numazawa throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Mendoza moves forwards but Numazawa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Numazawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mendoza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Numazawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Numazawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendoza keeps working.
Mendoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Numazawa is nestled in close to Mendoza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numazawa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mendoza tries to reverse the position but Numazawa maintains control.
Mendoza trying desperately to get to his feet.
Numazawa working for a submission but Mendoza is keeping him at bay.
Numazawa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mendoza is trying to escape the mount.
Numazawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is squirming around, avoiding Numazawa's attempts to control the action.
Mendoza is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Numazawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Numazawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Mendoza is rocked!
Numazawa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Mendoza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Numazawa lands a big elbow - Mendoza is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mendoza is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Daisuke Numazawa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LL Cool J - Rocking with the G.O.A.T.. Thorne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Finntroll - Trollhammaren. 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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171 lbs
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169 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Goins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thorne is looking to control Goins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thorne avoid being mounted?
Thorne pushes Goins off looking to stand but Goins dives back in and keeps control.
Goins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goins 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.
Thorne wants to control but Goins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goins.
Goins working Thorne over with strikes.
Goins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goins trying to control the action but Thorne is working from the bottom.
Thorne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Goins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goins trying to control the action but Thorne is working from the bottom.
Thorne has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tōshi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Thorne tries to get to full guard but Goins has control of the leg.
Goins drops an elbow to the side of Thorne's head.
Goins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thorne is looking for a sweep. Goins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thorne is concentrating on defense, preventing Goins from advancing position.
Thorne is defending against the submission attempts here by Goins.
Goins prevents Thorne from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thorne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goins scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goins not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Goins.
Thorne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thorne being controlled here, momentarily.
Goins stops Thorne from standing up.
Thorne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thorne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Goins takes a step back to recover.
We've been told by Goins's head coaches at Brown House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thorne slips a jab and a cross from Goins.
Larry Thorne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goins lands with a hook. Thorne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goins shoots in but Thorne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Goins pushes him off.
Thorne lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goins checks a leg kick.
Thorne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goins counters with a shoot takedown. Thorne fights it but they end up in guard.
Goins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne trying to keep a closed guard but Goins is proving a slippery customer.
Goins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Goins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thorne will feel that in the morning.
Thorne tries a low kick but Goins avoids it.
Goins gets a double leg takedown into Thorne's guard.
Goins gets to his feet - Thorne follows without any prompting.
Goins checks a low kick from Thorne.
Thorne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goins moves away.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Goins.
Goins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thorne. That one must have hurt.
Goins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorne's waist but Thorne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goins off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
Thorne walks into a stiff left hand from Goins.
Thorne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Goins blocks the low kick.
Goins moves out of range as Thorne throws a body kick.
Goins connects with a leg kick. Thorne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Goins misses.
Goins moves out of range of the body kick from Thorne.
Thorne fakes the leg kick and cracks Goins in the body.
Goins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thorne pushes Goins up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goins fails to land.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thorne tries to land knees in the clinch but Goins avoids the damage to the body.
Goins blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goins trying to stall but Thorne improves his position.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goins blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne lands an elbow inside that Goins shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Thorne lands a knee to the body.
Goins lands a shoulder strike.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorne landing knees to the head.
Thorne landing knees to the head.
Goins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thorne after a bit of a struggle.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goins.
Thorne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goins blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thorne takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne avoids a wild elbow strike from Goins.
Goins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Goins blocks with his arms.
Goins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goins working aggressively here.
Thorne scores with a knee to the head.
Goins lands a shoulder strike.
Thorne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goins trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goins into the cage.
Goins takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Goins blocks with his arms.
Goins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Larry Thorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goins's defenses.
Goins lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Goins as the two fighters clinch.
Goins takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goins misses with a knee strike.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goins's face.
Goins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Goins is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorne gets an underhook and turns Goins into the cage.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goins's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Thorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Goins throws a head kick but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne throws the kick towards the body but Goins avoids it.
Goins lands a head kick. Thorne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
Thorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thorne throws a body kick that misses
and Goins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goins avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Goins misses with a double jab.
Goins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Goins.
Goins feints and as Thorne raises his hands in defense, Goins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goins wants to pass the guard but Thorne is keeping the position.
Goins wants to control from the top but Thorne keeps moving.
Thorne is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thorne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Goins lands a few punches from side control.
Goins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thorne down.
Thorne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Larry Thorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goins tries to move to mount but Thorne blocks the move with his legs.
Goins is looking to take a break and control but Thorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leroy Goins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thorne is not content to let Goins control the position.
Goins advances nicely into full mount.
Goins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thorne is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne is in a horrible position here. Goins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Goins.
Goins lands with some strikes.
Goins working Thorne over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Goins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thorne?
Thorne is rocked!
Thorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins lands a big shot to the head and Thorne winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leroy Goins!
An out of breath Leroy Goins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out 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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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
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilkins.
Sudo clinches up with Wilkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilkins is trying to drag Sudo to the mat but Sudo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sudo prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sudo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hyun Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Wilkins.
Sudo throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkins turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from Sudo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wilkins controlling the position from side mount.
Wilkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sudo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sudo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilkins on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins lands a decent elbow from side control.
It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.
Wilkins is trying to get an arm triangle but Sudo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sudo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wilkins but great work by Sudo.
Sudo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sudo prevents Wilkins from escaping the position.
Wilkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sudo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wilkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet.
Wilkins gets back to full guard.
Sudo preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins has his foot on Sudo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sudo works his way back into a safe position though.
Sudo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo preventing the sweep.
Sudo stops Wilkins from standing up.
Sudo stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkins.
Sudo looking to pass the guard.
Wilkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkins, not yet.
Sudo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilkins throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Sudo has his hands clasped together but Wilkins breaks the hold and Sudo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Wilkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Wilkins!
Jay Wilkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ej Balingit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36
255 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Yu connects with the punch.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
Yu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balingit moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Korea Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Yu swings widly with a right hand
and Balingit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yu throws an elbow that misses.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Balingit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balingit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yu is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balingit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Balingit - that landed with a thud.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Balingit crunches a lovely knee into Yu's ribcage.
Balingit drops Yu with a big knee straight up the middle! Yu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yu is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Balingit ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Yu clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ej Balingit!
During a confident post fight interview, Ej Balingit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yun (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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248 lbs
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255 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yun!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yun defending well as Klitschko loads up on a big left hand.
Yun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yun doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitschko circles away.
Klitschko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klitschko scores with a sloppy right hand. Yun should have avoided that one.
A jab from Klitschko misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klitschko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klitschko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yun jabs Klitschko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko staying out of range there.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Yun slips under a jab.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Yun misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Klitschko with a nice cross.
Yun slips under a jab from Klitschko.
Yun throws a big shot that misses.
Klitschko works over Yun's head and body with a nice combination.
Yun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko misses with an uppercut. Yun saw that one coming.
Klitschko connects with a single shot there.
Yun takes one to the chin there.
Yun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yun scores with a decent looking hook.
Yun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a jab when Yun was well out of range.
Oooooh!!! Klitschko has knocked Yun down with a huge combo! Klitschko steps away and waves a wobbly Yun back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Yun is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Yun head around and knocks him out cold! Klitschko hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yegor Klitschko!
A relieved looking Yegor Klitschko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Egardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo misses with a double jab.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Egardo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn wants to take the fight to the mat but Egardo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Egardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Egardo lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Egardo lands with a right to the head.
Egardo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Egardo.
Penn looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egardo breaks from the clinch.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Egardo counter with a right hand.
Egardo throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egardo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice straight punches there by Egardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Egardo.
Egardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Egardo is trying to keep an underhook but Penn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Egardo wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Egardo kicks Penn off and gets back to his feet.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Egardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn moves away from the strike by Egardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egardo lands a damaging elbow.
Penn wants a takedown.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Egardo.
Egardo misses with an elbow strike.
Egardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penn has Egardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Egardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Egardo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
Egardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egardo has managed to clinch.
Penn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Egardo is defending well.
Egardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn shoots and misses
enabling Egardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Egardo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo scores with a jab.
Egardo misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Egardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Egardo clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Egardo has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Egardo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fernando Egardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egardo dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Egardo swinging wildly here.
Egardo throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egardo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo instigates a clinch.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Egardo prevents it.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo dominated that round.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Egardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Penn wants to take the fight to the mat but Egardo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Egardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Egardo counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egardo breaks from the clinch.
Egardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Egardo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Egardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egardo takes the fight into the clinch.
Egardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Egardo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Egardo lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Egardo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Egardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo manages to break the clinch.
Egardo scores with a three punch combo!
Penn misses with a takedown
and Egardo counters with a straight right hand.
Egardo thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Egardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn tries for a takedown but Egardo circles away easily
and Egardo counters with a thumping low kick.
Penn moves out of range as Egardo strikes.
Egardo pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Damien Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando Egardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Egardo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Egardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn tries for a takedown but Egardo circles away easily
and Egardo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Egardo.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Egardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fernando Egardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Egardo.
Egardo prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn wants to take the fight to the mat but Egardo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Egardo lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Penn manages to end up in side control.
Egardo tries to bench press Penn off him but Penn keeps the position.
Egardo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Penn.
Penn working away.
Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Egardo, who protects the arm well.
Egardo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Penn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Penn 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.
Egardo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Egardo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Egardo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo breaks the clinch.
Egardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Egardo scores with a four punch combination!
Penn moves out of range as Egardo strikes.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egardo.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Egardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Egardo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Egardo lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Egardo lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Egardo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Egardo rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Egardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egardo.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Egardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egardo throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Egardo closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Penn can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Egardo throws an elbow but misses.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Penn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Egardo can't fight it off and eventually Penn manages to take the fight to the floor. Egardo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Egardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Egardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Egardo, not yet.
Egardo controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Egardo has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egardo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Egardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo with good strikes from the mount here!
Penn is rocked!
Penn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egardo with the ground and pound from mount.
Egardo loads up with a big shot that hurts Penn! He's pulled Egardo in close but Egardo has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Penn survive? More strikes from Egardo and Penn is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fernando Egardo!
A victorious Fernando Egardo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Damien Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for the great fight, I am going to review the tapes and trainer harder. Next time you are going to have to work harder for the W against me!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
190 lbs
39 - 12 - 0 |
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195 lbs
40 - 21 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein darts in trying to clinch
and Verzosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa stalling in the clinch but Gein improves position.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Geins head.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa is working Gein over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Verzosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein breaks the clinch.
Verzosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Verzosa swivels and escapes.
Gein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Verzosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Verzosa.
Still in the clinch, Verzosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gein.
Gein misses with the head strike.
Verzosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verzosa lands a shoulder strike.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
Gein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the side of Gein's head.
Gein working aggressively here.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa trying to control the position but instead, Gein has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verzosa into the cage.
Gein breaks from the clinch.
Verzosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verzosa lands a right hook to the body.
Verzosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Gein darts in trying to clinch
and Verzosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Gein working aggressively here.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Verzosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
Verzosa digs a right hand underneath Gein's ribcage. Gein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein stalling against the cage.
A short left from Verzosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the side of Gein's head.
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Verzosa.
Verzosa is looking to control Gein's arms but Gein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Verzosa has his back to the cage.
Gein working aggressively here.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Verzosa.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Verzosa.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
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!
Verzosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein working hard to break the clinch.
Gein slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Verzosa fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gein as Verzosa tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gein.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Verzosa lands with a left to the head.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Remedios Verzosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa is looking to clinch but Gein is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Verzosa. That one must have hurt.
Gein wants to clinch.
Gein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Verzosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
That's time! Verzosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Verzosa throws a good cross that connects.
Gein doesn't manage to clinch there - Verzosa circles away.
Verzosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verzosa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otis Gein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Verzosa tries to clinch but Gein is having none of it.
Verzosa forces Gein back against the cage and clinches.
Gein tries to break free but Verzosa pushes him back against the cage.
Verzosa gets through Gein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Verzosa.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Verzosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa wants to stall.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verzosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gein.
Remedios Verzosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Gein takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Verzosa trying to control the position but instead, Gein has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verzosa into the cage.
Verzosa digs a right hand underneath Gein's ribcage. Gein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Verzosa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Verzosa tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Verzosa back against the cage.
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!
Verzosa misses with some punches.
Verzosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gein blocking some punches.
Verzosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gein.
Gein blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Gein.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein stalling in the clinch but Verzosa improves position.
Verzosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verzosa working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gein taking a breather.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Verzosa.
Verzosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Verzosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verzosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verzosa leaning against his opponent.
Gein digs a right hand underneath Verzosa's ribcage. Verzosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa cracks Gein with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa prevents Gein from breaking the clinch.
Verzosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Verzosa as the two fighters clinch.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gein presses Verzosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Verzosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gein wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa blocking some punches.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Verzosa lands with a slapping head kick.
Verzosa moves in looking to clinch but Gein pushes him off.
Verzosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gein wants to clinch.
Gein tries for a takedown but Verzosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gein misses with an uppercut
and Verzosa counters by clinching up.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa presses Gein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gein blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a punch to the body.
Verzosa lands with a right to the head.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa tries to stall but Gein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gein struggles to land a body shot inside as Verzosa controls his hands.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Gein slows down the pace here.
Verzosa is struggling to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein is trying to force a seperation but Verzosa has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gein.
Gein swings wildly with an uppercut but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verzosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verzosa.
Gein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gein missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gein.
Verzosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gein can do to turn this around?
Gein blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa lands a shot to the body.
Gein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verzosa lands a body punch.
Verzosa tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Verzosa.
Nice body punch from Verzosa.
A short left from Verzosa.
Verzosa is leaning against Gein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gein as Verzosa tries to tie him up.
Gein swings wildly with an uppercut but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verzosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Verzosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verzosa lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Verzosa.
Verzosa cracks Gein with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gein fails to land.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Verzosa.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa is working Gein over against the cage.
Verzosa lands with a right to the head.
Verzosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Verzosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Gein.
A left hand lands to the body for Verzosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Verzosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Verzosa throws a head kick that misses.
Gein tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Verzosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Verzosa.
Verzosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verzosa taking a breather.
Gein lands a nice shot to the body.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Gein trying to stall but Verzosa improves his position.
Gein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Gein gets an underhook and turns Verzosa into the cage.
Verzosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein wants to stall.
Verzosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Verzosa leaning against his opponent.
Verzosa tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verzosa gets through Gein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Verzosa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Verzosa - that landed with a thud.
Verzosa lands a body punch.
Gein is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Verzosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Verzosa.
Gein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Verzosa works on Gein's body with a couple of short punches.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa has a couple of punches blocked by Gein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
A short right from Verzosa.
Gein misses with the head strike.
Verzosa tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein digs a right hand underneath Verzosa's ribcage. Verzosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Gein stalling in the clinch but Verzosa improves position.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Gein can't break the clinch.
Verzosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein scores with a shot to the side of Verzosa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gein.
Gein takes a shot to the head.
Verzosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Verzosa slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Gein.
Verzosa lands a nice uppercut.
Gein blocks a body shot from Verzosa.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verzosa misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gein.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verzosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Verzosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Verzosa.
Verzosa lands a right hand.
Verzosa tries to stall but Gein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein has Verzosa pressed against the cage.
Gein receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verzosa works on Gein's body with a couple of short punches.
Verzosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gein working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remedios Verzosa had his way with Otis Gein in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Verzosa lands a really nice looking cross but Gein seems unphased.
Gein misses with a right hand
and Verzosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein stalling in the clinch but Verzosa improves position.
Gein is trying to break the clinch but Verzosa is controlling him.
Gein digs a right hand into Verzosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verzosa's gas tank.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verzosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Verzosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verzosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gein is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gein tries to throw a body punch but Verzosa avoids it by throwing Gein back against the cage.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Gein pushes Verzosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa blocks an uppercut.
Verzosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Verzosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Gein blocking some punches.
Gein looking to slow down the pace here.
Gein misses with the head strike.
Verzosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verzosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gein.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verzosa.
Gein scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verzosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein is rocked!
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein is still on wobbly legs! Can Verzosa finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verzosa.
Verzosa digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Gein is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Verzosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Verzosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Verzosa.
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands with a light punch inside.
Verzosa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gein to his knees! Verzosa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remedios Verzosa!
Remedios Verzosa retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Remedios Verzosa waved his t-shirt featuring Project Mayhem's logo in front of the cameras.
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