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UNFC 34 Cortez Vs Hopkins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boyd McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyd McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquette misses with a few strikes there.
Paquette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paquette swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
McGuire is looking to counter the offense by Paquette and move into the clinch.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
A cross from Paquette lands.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by McGuire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paquette looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Paquette looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
Paquette fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paquette misses with a few strikes there.
McGuire moves out of range as Paquette strikes.
Paquette throws a series of punches but McGuire avoids them all with ease.
Paquette swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Paquette.
McGuire throwing a counter right hand but Paquette manages to avoid it.
Paquette misses with a double jab.
McGuire tries for a takedown but Paquette circles away easily
enabling Paquette to counter with a crisp jab.
Paquette throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
Paquette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paquette works the jab nicely.
McGuire cracks Paquette with an open hand slap.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Paquette.
McGuire half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquette tries to get to full guard but McGuire has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paquette can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGuire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGuire is working for a submission of some sort.
Paquette really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGuire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGuire seems to be working for a kimura but Paquette defends the submission attempt.
Paquette trying to control here.
Paquette has a hand on McGuire's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McGuire takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McGuire looking to control and managing it successfully.
McGuire lands a couple of good shots and Paquette has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McGuire biding his time, controlling Paquette.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette can't escape the position.
McGuire throwing sloppy strikes.
Paquette looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Paquette covers up after that shot from McGuire.
McGuire scores with punches and elbows.
Paquette covering up well and avoiding damage.
Paquette trying to control the hands but McGuire won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is landing with strikes from the back.
Paquette looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McGuire is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Paquette trying to control the action but McGuire just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd McGuire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Paquette swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Paquette crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGuire - the referee stops the clock and Paquette gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGuire. Paquette manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGuire has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big left from Paquette misses.
Paquette walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGuire.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paquette misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Paquette.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paquette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paquette throws a series of strikes that have McGuire backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquette avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paquette punishes McGuire's body with a nice straight punch.
Paquette throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
McGuire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
Paquette gets tackled into the cage by McGuire. McGuire maintains the clinch.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paquette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paquette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
Paquette can't break the clinch.
McGuire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquette's efforts to push away.
Paquette has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGuire presses Paquette against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paquette takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paquette backwards.
Paquette is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
McGuire can't get the takedown.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Paquette controls his hands.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Paquette's front leg but catches the back leg as Paquette tries to avoid it.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paquette displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGuire.
Paquette lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paquette. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire tries to counter with a takedown but Paquette is quick to defend against it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuire, right into the meat.
Paquette tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
McGuire cracks Paquette with a nice body shot.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paquette gets underhooks to prevent McGuire's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyd McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paquettes head.
McGuire jumps guard but Paquette turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paquette is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paquette's elbow.
McGuire tries to work over Paquette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paquette throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette scores with a decent looking hook.
McGuire moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Paquette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paquette momentarily.
Paquette throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paquette sprawls and moves away.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Paquette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paquette.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Paquette checks it.
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Paquette back into the cage.
Paquette trying to control the position but instead, McGuire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paquette into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Odell Paquette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paquette looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire jabs at Paquette's body.
Paquette 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.
Paquette misses with a left hand
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquette connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
Paquette keeps the fight on the outside.
Paquette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquette was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
A jab lands there for Paquette.
Paquette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Paquette misses.
Paquette moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire slips under a jab from Paquette.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquette.
Paquette moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paquette.
Paquette misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Paquette!
Paquette is trying to improve his position.
Paquette is not content to let McGuire control the position.
Paquette is trying to control McGuire's posture but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire trying to control the position but Paquette is working away.
Boyd McGuire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGuire in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paquette defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette sneaks back into half guard.
McGuire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paquette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGuire is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Paquette is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McGuire is really struggling to control Paquette but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McGuire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paquette defending well though.
McGuire working Paquette over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paquette is staying active underneath McGuire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to pass the guard but Paquette is defending well.
Paquette is trying to control but can't.
Paquette keeping hold of McGuire's head, controlling as best he can.
Paquette tries to roll over but McGuire keeps him under control.
McGuire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGuire throwing shots but Paquette is blocking nicely.
McGuire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGuire 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.
Paquette is trying to maintain the position but McGuire is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paquette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Paquette's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuire scoring well with a low kick there.
Paquette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Paquette's front leg but catches the back leg as Paquette tries to avoid it.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Paquette.
McGuire is looking to wear down Paquette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paquette walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGuire.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown but Paquette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paquette scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGuire throws a sloppy body shot
letting Paquette counter with a right hand.
McGuire lands with a hook. Paquette tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Odell Paquette.
I think Paquette has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ole Bighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Marshall enters the cage!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ole Bighead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Marshall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bighead doesn't seem phased though.
Bighead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bighead throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Marshall tries to counter it with a takedown but Bighead pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Bighead. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bighead.
Marshall cracks Bighead with an open hand slap.
Bighead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marshall moves out of range as Bighead throws a body kick.
Marshall misses with a hook. Bighead ducked under it nicely.
Marshall checks a leg kick nicely.
Marshall dips to his left and cracks Bighead with an uppercut!
Bighead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bighead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall's corner calls for a 1-2. Marshall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bighead's sensitive parts.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshall throws a right hand that Bighead ducks under and follows up with a left that Bighead also avoids with ease.
Bighead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bighead lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bighead scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marshall in his tracks.
Bighead misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Bighead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall feints the counter takedown.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bighead.
Marshall with the counter takedown but Bighead avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshall, right into the meat.
Marshall checks a leg kick.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Bighead wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
Bighead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bighead throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by Bighead's head coaches at Damage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Bighead.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bighead!
Marshall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bighead is out of range and Marshall settles back down.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bighead scores with a leg kick.
Bighead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bighead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshall can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a leg kick that misses.
Marshall lands a head shot.
Bighead throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Bighead moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Marshall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bighead to the mat! Bighead manages to get full guard.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses. Bighead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marshall's guard. Nice move by Bighead!
Bighead trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bighead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bighead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bighead's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bighead tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bighead trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Marshall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marshall looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshall, not yet.
Bighead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bighead scoring with some ground and pound.
Bighead looking to pass the guard.
Bighead passes into half guard.
Marshall trying to get back to full guard but Bighead takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Marshall is squirming around, avoiding Bighead's attempts to control the action.
Bighead takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marshall tries to hold on but Bighead postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Marshall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bighead moves away.
Bighead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Marshall does it's job there.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Bighead.
Ole Bighead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bighead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall throws the left hand but Bighead avoids the punch easily.
Marshall throws a solid leg kick but Bighead takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marshall.
Marshall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marshall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshall has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bighead throws a front kick that sends Marshall stumbling back into the cage.
Bighead scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marshall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left and a right from Bighead both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Bighead.
Marshall pushes Bighead away with a front kick.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bighead.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall lands a leg kick that knocks Bighead off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bighead. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bighead looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Brandon Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshall lands a really nice looking cross but Bighead seems unphased.
Bighead throws a low kick but Marshall moves out of range easily.
Bighead throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marshall.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Bighead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bighead napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Marshall working the ground and pound from side control.
Bighead is rocked!
A big shot lands for Marshall! That's hurt Bighead! Will he recover? Marshall fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Marshall!
A very excited looking Brandon Marshall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Ka Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong has chosen ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs - Ego Trippin as his entrance music. Frank White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Ka Bong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong connects with a body shot.
Bong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White darts in and clinches Bong up against the cage.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bong missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bong's waist but Bong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Bong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bong throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Bong misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Bong lands a jab.
Bong shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to control but Bong postures up.
Bong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bong.
Bong wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
Bong works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bong trying to control the position but White is working away.
Bong tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bong controls the position from side control.
Bong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White struggling a bit here.
Bong lands some shots froms side control.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bong is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is looking for a sweep.
Bong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White struggling a bit here.
Bong postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong trying to control the position but White is working away.
White controls the position for a moment.
White is not content to let Bong control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White dodges the ground and pound from Bong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Ka Bong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Bong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
El Ka Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Bong moves out of range easily.
Bong swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bong defends well and White ends up having to push Bong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A combination from Bong does no damage.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Decent striking displayed by Bong there.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Bong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Bong can't handle though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White controls Bong momentarily but Bong frees himself.
Bong stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bong defends well.
Bong looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bong.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White misses with a body shot.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Bong misses
and White counters with a series of strikes. Bong will be more careful next time no doubt.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White closes the distance and pushes Bong back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bong prevents the takedown attempt.
Bong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bong tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Bong gets underhooks to prevent White's takedown attempt.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bong is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White tries a knee to the head but Bong blocks it.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bong.
Bong is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White gets underhooks to prevent Bong's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bong.
Bong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Ka Bong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bong throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White has a takedown stuffed.
White tries to keep at a distance but Bong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bong can't get the takedown.
Bong wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White distracts Bong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Bong wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Bong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bong is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White keeping moving, preventing Bong from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bong pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bong is working for a submission of some sort.
Bong trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Bong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bong postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Bong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bong trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bong tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters by clinching up.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
White has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bong uses from the top position.
El Ka Bong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bong wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
El Ka Bong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bong postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bong defends it easily.
Bong passes into half guard.
Bong trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
Bong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Bong there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White trying to control here.
Bong controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to El Ka Bong.
I've got Bong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Ka Bong!
El Ka Bong gave a mention to Kangaroo Punch (Formally Happy Pills) - Laundry 90 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi has chosen Zvezda po Imeni Solnce as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi moves forwards but Thumbhisbum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thumbhisbum misses with a looping right.
Tsoi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A clash of legs there as Tsoi blocks the low kick.
Thumbhisbum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum moved away.
Thumbhisbum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Thumbhisbum.
Tsoi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thumbhisbum is out of range and Tsoi settles back down.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi throws a head kick that misses.
Thumbhisbum tries to move into range but Tsoi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsoi clinches up against the cage.
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thumbhisbum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thumbhisbum lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tsoi thows a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it
and Thumbhisbum counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoi lands with an uppercut that bounces Thumbhisbum off the cage and back into range.
Tsoi throws a poor cross that misses
and Thumbhisbum counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thumbhisbum throws a nice looking combination but Tsoi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tsoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thumbhisbum throwing a counter right hand but Tsoi manages to avoid it.
Tsoi feints and then cracks Thumbhisbum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thumbhisbum down.
Tsoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tsoi throws a head kick but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Tsoi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thumbhisbum's guard.
Tsoi wants to control from the top but Thumbhisbum keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thumbhisbum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi wants to control from the top but Thumbhisbum keeps moving.
Tsoi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tsoi throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thumbhisbum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tsoi misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thumbhisbum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsoi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsoi.
Thumbhisbum scores with a hook to the body. Tsoi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thumbhisbum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsoi under the eye.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Thumbhisbum off balance momentarily.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tsoi misses with a straight right.
Thumbhisbum missing with a left hand there. Tsoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thumbhisbum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thumbhisbum throws a lazy right hand but Tsoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsoi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a jab when Tsoi was well out of range.
Thumbhisbum throws a leg kick but Tsoi checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tsoi.
Thumbhisbum checks a leg kick.
Tsoi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsoi swings for the body but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Thumbhisbum is looking to counter punch.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tsoi wants to land a leg kick but Thumbhisbum is out of range.
Thumbhisbum avoids a kick to the body.
Tsoi throws a sloppy head kick and Thumbhisbum moves out of range easily.
Thumbhisbum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tsoi counters with a leg kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a big shot that misses.
Tsoi moves out of range of the body kick.
Tsoi throws a wild body kick that Thumbhisbum sees coming a mile off.
Tsoi connects with a solid leg kick.
Thumbhisbum checks the leg kick.
Thumbhisbum jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tsoi misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viktor Tsoi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tsoi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Thumbhisbum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Thumbhisbum.
Tsoi tries to work over Thumbhisbum's front leg with a kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
Thumbhisbum lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tsoi thows a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it
and Thumbhisbum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsoi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsoi.
Tsoi dodges the punch combination from Thumbhisbum.
Tsoi misses with a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Tsoi has a takedown stuffed.
Thumbhisbum looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thumbhisbum is looking to land body kicks.
Thumbhisbum tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tsoi is able to avoid easily.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thumbhisbum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thumbhisbum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum walks into a left hand.
Thumbhisbum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thumbhisbum tried to score with a low kick but Tsoi checks it.
Nice shot lands for Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum avoids a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi connects with a looping right hand.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Thumbhisbum.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tsoi misses with a jab to the body
and Thumbhisbum counters with a leg kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thumbhisbum throws the left hand but Tsoi avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thumbhisbum throws a right hand that misses
and Tsoi counters with a shoot takedown. Thumbhisbum fights it but they end up in guard.
Thumbhisbum keeping full guard, as Tsoi tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi postures up in Thumbhisbum's guard and throws a big left but Thumbhisbum blocks it.
Tsoi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsoi trying to control but Thumbhisbum is working from the bottom.
Thumbhisbum is pulling down on Tsoi's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsoi, at least for the moment.
Thumbhisbum keeping full guard, as Tsoi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick from Tsoi.
It looked like Thumbhisbum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsoi throws a hook but Thumbhisbum avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Thumbhisbum misses the target.
A punch combination from Thumbhisbum misses.
Tsoi tries to land a body kick
and Thumbhisbum counters with a straight right hand.
Thumbhisbum misses with a few strikes there.
Tsoi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Thumbhisbum.
Tsoi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Thumbhisbum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thumbhisbum lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Thumbhisbum off balance momentarily.
Thumbhisbum fakes the leg kick and cracks Tsoi in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thumbhisbum lands a nice shot that snaps Tsoi's head back.
Thumbhisbum lands with a nice body punch.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot.
Thumbhisbum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with an uppercut. Thumbhisbum saw that one coming.
Thumbhisbum throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsoi.
Tsoi cracks a nice hook into Thumbhisbum's ribs.
Tsoi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thumbhisbum.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Tsoi looks to land a right hand but Thumbhisbum moved out of range.
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 Benjamin Thumbhisbum will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tsoi looks for the body kick but Thumbhisbum saw that one coming.
Tsoi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsoi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tsoi lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Tsoi tenderised Thumbhisbum's leg. Thumbhisbum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsoi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tsoi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tsoi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Tsoi misses.
Thumbhisbum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thumbhisbum doesn't seem bothered though.
Tsoi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thumbhisbum has time to react.
Thumbhisbum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsoi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thumbhisbum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Thumbhisbum avoids it.
Tsoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsoi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
Tsoi is looking to chop away at Thumbhisbum's legs.
Tsoi walks into a left hand.
Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tsoi's head backwards.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Thumbhisbum.
Tsoi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tsoi thumps Thumbhisbum with a low kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a body punch but Tsoi moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thumbhisbum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tsoi is rocked!
Tsoi slips under a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Tsoi is still on wobbly legs! Can Thumbhisbum finish him?
Thumbhisbum misses with a straight left.
Tsoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsoi seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsoi.
Thumbhisbum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tsoi scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thumbhisbum throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsoi counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsoi tries a head kick but it misses.
Thumbhisbum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thumbhisbum misses with a series of wild punches.
Thumbhisbum jabs Tsoi right on the nose. Tsoi blinks but takes it well.
Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tsoi's head backwards.
Tsoi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Tsoi.
Thumbhisbum throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsoi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thumbhisbum's knee momentarily.
Thumbhisbum throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum misses with a low kick.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
Thumbhisbum sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tsoi scores with a punch to the head.
Tsoi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tsoi throws a head kick but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
Tsoi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thumbhisbum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Thumbhisbum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tsoi lands with a cross.
Thumbhisbum misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Tsoi finds it's target.
Thumbhisbum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsoi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thumbhisbum checks it well.
Thumbhisbum scores with the left hand. Tsoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Thumbhisbum with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Tsoi does no damage.
Tsoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Thumbhisbum counters with a straight right hand.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tsoi takes a swing at Thumbhisbum's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tsoi.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsoi.
Thumbhisbum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tsoi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsoi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thumbhisbum misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Tsoi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thumbhisbum misses with an uppercut
and Tsoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Tsoi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsoi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Viktor Tsoi!
Viktor Tsoi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fransino Tirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Alvarez (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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fransino Tirta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tirta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alvarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alvarez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alvarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Tirta is working away.
Tirta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tirta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but Tirta dodges it nicely.
Tirta is concentrating on defense, preventing Alvarez from advancing position.
Tirta wants to control the action here but instead Alvarez manages to pass to full mount!
Tirta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tirta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tirta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tirta is surviving well by controlling Alvarez's body position as best he can.
Alvarez looking to finish with strikes here!
Tirta stops Alvarez from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Alvarez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tirta is trying desperately to improve position.
Tirta tries to lock up and control but Alvarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount.
Alvarez punching from mount but Tirta doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tirta is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tirta wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Tirta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Our spies down at at WHATprivate inform us that Alvarez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tirta stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez controls Tirta momentarily but Tirta frees himself.
Tirta stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez looking to control.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Tirta tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tirta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alvarez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alvarez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alvarez!
Alvarez advances nicely into full mount.
Tirta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tirta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alvarez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alvarez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tirta tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.
Tirta is looking to improve his position but Alvarez isn't that keen on the idea.
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alvarez throwing strikes here but Tirta is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tirta is working to get back to half guard.
Tirta wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Alvarez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tirta gets back to half guard.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tirta is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Tirta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tirta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Tirta keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tirta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Tirta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Tirta blocking some punches.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Tirta is trying to stall.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Tirta blocks it.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Tirta.
Nice elbow from Tirta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tirta backwards.
Tirta lands an elbow inside.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tirta is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Tirta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a right hand.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tirta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tirta.
Tirta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Tirta blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Tirta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tirta throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tirta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tirta blocks an uppercut.
Tirta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Tirta is leaning against Alvarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tirta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Tirta.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tirta throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Tirta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tirta blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tirta.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Tirta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tirta.
Tirta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Tirta tries to tie him up.
Tirta blocking some punches.
Tirta looking to stall.
Tirta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Tirta misses with a punch to the body.
Tirta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tirta tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tirta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Tirta gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Come on Tirta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tirta blocks an uppercut.
Tirta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tirta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tirta.
Tirta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tirta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tirta lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Tirta pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tirta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Tirta prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Tirta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tirta trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tirta into the cage.
Tirta throws an elbow but it misses.
Tirta lands a nice elbow.
Tirta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tirta prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fransino Tirta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Tirta avoids it easily.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Tirta checks it.
Tirta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tirta off to one side.
Alvarez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tirta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tirta counters with a single leg into guard. Alvarez didn't expect that.
Tirta tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Alvarez controls Tirta momentarily but Tirta frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tirta preventing the sweep.
Tirta looking to pass the guard.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirta trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Tirta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alvarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Tirta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Tirta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fransino Tirta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez dodges an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tirta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Tirta controls the action.
Tirta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Tirta.
Alvarez lands a nice uppercut.
Tirta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Tirta lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Tirta blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fransino Tirta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tirta misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tirta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Tirta.
A short body shot lands from Tirta as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tirta lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Tirta lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tirta tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Tirta is trying to stall.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Tirta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Tirta on the inside.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Tirta.
Tirta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
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!
Tirta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tirta takes a shot to the head.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Tirta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Tirta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tirta blocking some punches.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Tirta controls the action.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Tirta working aggressively here.
Tirta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Tirta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Tirta blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Alvarez.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Alvarez!
After the fight, Alex Alvarez 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Terranova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Terranova drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Hall wants to take the fight to the mat but Terranova manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Terranova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terranova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kevin Hall has been cut.
Terranova blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Terranova fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hall checks a low kick from Terranova.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Hall blocks a head kick by Terranova.
Hall misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hall takes a step back to recover.
Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terranova is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Terranova circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Terranova as he checks the leg kick.
Terranova 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.
Nice defenses there by Terranova.
Terranova scores with a push kick.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terranova misses with a body kick.
Hall moves out of range as Terranova throws a body kick.
Terranova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Terranova keeps Hall at a distance using the push kick.
Hall moves out of range as Terranova throws a body kick.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Terranova is trying to defend but Hall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall trying to control from half guard but Terranova is working away.
Hall thows a huge punch but Terranova dodges it nicely.
Terranova tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Terranova is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Hall is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Terranova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Terranova looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Terranova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Terranova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Terranova has wrist control.
Terranova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terranova is trying to keep Hall in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Terranova blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Terranova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Terranova is keeping the position.
Terranova is pulling down on Hall's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Terranova swivels and escapes.
Terranova looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Terranova wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Terranova slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall thumps Terranova with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinnie Terranova will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hall avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Terranova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Terranova tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terranova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova misses with a body shot.
Hall lands with a straight right. Terranova didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Terranova throws a front kick that sends Hall stumbling back into the cage.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terranova throws out the jab.
Terranova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Terranova - the referee stops the clock and Hall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Terranova. Hall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Terranova throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vinnie Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova connects with an inside leg kick.
Terranova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terranova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Terranova lands a high kick!
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terranova.
Hall backing away here, and Terranova unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Terranova blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall 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.
Terranova throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Vinnie Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terranova misses with a leg kick.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses.
Hall checks a low kick from Terranova.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terranova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Terranova misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
Terranova with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinnie Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Terranova wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Terranova is quick to defend against it.
Hall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Terranova counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terranova connects with an inside leg kick.
Terranova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terranova looks to throw a body kick
and Hall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hall.
Terranova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terranova is keeping the position for now.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been hearing that Hall has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Hall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Terranova is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Terranova takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall scoring with punches and elbows.
Terranova manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vinnie Terranova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kevin Hall'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Terranova wants to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch position.
Hall avoids the head kick by Terranova.
Terranova looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Terranova throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Terranova takes a step back to recover.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terranova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Hall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Terranova.
Terranova throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova pushes Hall away with a front kick.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Terranova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Hall down.
Terranova doesn't manage to clinch there - Hall circles away.
Terranova tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Terranova is quick to defend against it.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terranova.
Terranova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall throws a lazy body kick
and Terranova counters with a good low kick that Hall was not able to check.
Terranova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hall will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Terranova.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Terranova lands with a slapping head kick.
Hall moves away from the strike by Terranova.
Terranova lands with a good body shot.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Terranova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terranova throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Terranova avoids it well and moves away.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Terranova connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Terranova tries a quick counter leg kick but Hall is wise to it.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Terranova lands a nice looking body kick.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Terranova fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Terranova. Hall shrugs it off though.
Terranova moves into the clinch.
Hall slowing the pace effectively.
Terranova lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hall has hold of one of Terranova's legs. Terranova is fighting the takedown attempt but Hall gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Terranova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terranova is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hall striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Vinnie Terranova is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terranova looking to pass the guard.
Hall trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Terranova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Terranova winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Terranova!
A very excited looking Vinnie Terranova made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raise Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ondrej Rigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Financial. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondrej Rigo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hell is defending against the submission attempts here by Rigo.
Hell trying to control from the bottom.
Hell is trying to get back to full guard.
Rigo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rigo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell is not content to let Rigo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell wants to improve his position but Rigo is controlling well.
My spies in Zero Tolerance inform me that Rigo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rigo wants to control but Hell is keeping him busy.
Hell is defending against the submission attempts here by Rigo.
Hell keeping hold of Rigo's head, controlling as best he can.
Rigo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ondrej Rigo!
Ondrej Rigo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes to the cage accompanied by To The Metal. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdyalov misses with a straight left.
Burdyalov throws a looping overhand right but Domingo ducks down to avoid it.
Domingo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Domingo scores with a shot to the side of Burdyalov's head.
Burdyalov breaks from the clinch.
Domingo misses with a double jab.
Burdyalov dips to his left and cracks Domingo with an uppercut!
Domingo staying out of range there.
Domingo closes the distance and clinches.
Domingo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Domingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burdyalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domingo closes the distance and clinches.
Burdyalov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burdyalov tries to circle away but Domingo has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Domingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burdyalov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burdyalov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Domingo prevents Burdyalov from breaking the clinch.
Domingo presses Burdyalov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burdyalov is trying to push Domingo away but Domingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burdyalov working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burdyalov.
A short left from Domingo.
Domingo wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Domingo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burdyalov is trying to break the clinch but Domingo is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Domingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burdyalov controls his hands.
Domingo prevents Burdyalov from breaking the clinch.
Domingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burdyalov takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Domingo to work.
Domingo presses Burdyalov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burdyalov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Domingo has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burdyalov has had enough of the clinch but Domingo keeps him there for the moment.
Domingo tries to throw a body punch but Burdyalov avoids it by throwing Domingo back against the cage.
Domingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burdyalov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burdyalov swats away the attempt to clinch by Domingo.
Domingo moves into the clinch.
Burdyalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Domingo with a series of wild strikes but Domingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Burdyalov misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burdyalov.
It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
Burdyalov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Domingo rushes Burdyalov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Domingo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burdyalov backwards.
Burdyalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Domingo avoids the body shot from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdyalov misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Domingo lands a nice hook to Burdyalov's body. Burdyalov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Domingo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burdyalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burdyalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Domingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burdyalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Domingo.
Burdyalov tries to bum rush Domingo with a series of wild strikes but Domingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Domingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Domingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Domingo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burdyalov eats them both and turns towards Domingo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Domingo moves in looking to clinch but Burdyalov pushes him off.
Domingo tries to clinch there but Burdyalov circles away.
Domingo clinches up against the cage.
Burdyalov is trying to break the clinch but Domingo has him pressed against the cage.
Burdyalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Domingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo'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.
Burdyalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Domingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Domingo tries to clinch up.
Burdyalov missing with a left hand there. Domingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Domingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burdyalov throws a hook but Domingo blocks it.
Burdyalov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Burdyalov.
Domingo moves into range and clinches up with Burdyalov.
Burdyalov is looking to break free of the clinch but Domingo has double underhooks.
Domingo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Domingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burdyalov controls his hands.
Burdyalov is trying to break free.
Domingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burdyalov controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo effectively controlling the action here.
Domingo is struggling to control the position.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
Burdyalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Domingo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Domingo.
Burdyalov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burdyalov staying out of range there.
Domingo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burdyalov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Domingo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Burdyalov lands.
Burdyalov dodges the punch combination from Domingo.
Domingo is looking to clinch.
Burdyalov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Domingo sprawling to the canvas! Domingo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burdyalov finish him?!
Domingo is rocked!
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Domingo rushes Burdyalov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Domingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Burdyalov finish him?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burdyalov as Domingo tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov looking to stall.
Domingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Domingo throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Domingo.
A short right from Domingo.
Jorge Domingo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burdyalov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burdyalov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domingo tries to clinch up
and Burdyalov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Domingo! Burdyalov lets Domingo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Domingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burdyalov throwing a counter right hand but Domingo manages to avoid it.
Domingo moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burdyalov is trying to force a seperation but Domingo has the dominant position.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Domingo.
Domingo has Burdyalov pressed against the cage.
Domingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Domingo.
Domingo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burdyalov is trying to break the clinch but Domingo is controlling him.
Domingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Burdyalov.
Domingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burdyalov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Domingo keeps control of Burdyalov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burdyalov is trying to push Domingo away but Domingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Domingo lands an uppercut.
Burdyalov blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Domingo.
Domingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burdyalov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Domingo working aggressively here.
Burdyalov has had enough of the clinch but Domingo keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Domingo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Domingo controlling the action here for a moment.
Domingo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Nikolay Burdyalov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Domingo tries to move into range but Burdyalov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Domingo drives through and clinches with Burdyalov against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Domingo.
Domingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Domingo throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Domingo.
Domingo throws a head punch that misses.
Burdyalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Domingo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Domingo lands with a right hand.
Burdyalov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burdyalov throws a hook to the side of Domingo's head but Domingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burdyalov dips to his left and cracks Domingo with an uppercut!
Domingo closes the distance and pushes Burdyalov back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domingo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Domingo lands a left hand.
Domingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burdyalov as Domingo tries to tie him up.
Burdyalov tries to circle away but Domingo has him pinned against the cage.
Burdyalov throws a head punch that misses.
Burdyalov is working Domingo over against the cage.
Burdyalov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Domingo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burdyalov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Domingo leaning against his opponent.
Burdyalov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burdyalov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burdyalov drops Domingo with a beautiful combination! Domingo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burdyalov is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Jorge Domingo's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burdyalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Domingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Burdyalov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack! Burdyalov connects with the perfect overhand right and Domingo falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Burdyalov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolay Burdyalov!
A less than humble Nikolay Burdyalov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takuji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawashima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Colossal - Wolfmother. Ricardo Gaarlandt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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234 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takuji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaarlandt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawashima.
Good shot there by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt tries to land a front kick but Kawashima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kawashima gets the takedown into side control.
Kawashima taking a break here but Gaarlandt is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gaarlandt pushes Kawashima off looking to stand but Kawashima dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaarlandt keeps working.
Kawashima is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gaarlandt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kawashima is looking to stall here but Gaarlandt recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt keeping moving, preventing Kawashima from controlling successfully.
Kawashima postures up and lands a big shot to Gaarlandt's brow.
Kawashima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawashima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaarlandt keeping moving, preventing Kawashima from controlling successfully.
Kawashima is really struggling to control Gaarlandt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kawashima is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Great Bash Heel that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kawashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kawashima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Gaarlandt as Kawashima shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Gaarlandt as Kawashima shoots in.
Gaarlandt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gaarlandt misses with the body kick
and Kawashima counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gaarlandt!
Kawashima controlling the position.
Kawashima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gaarlandt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gaarlandt has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Check out the look on Kawashima's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima in side control, throwing shots but Gaarlandt defends.
Kawashima tries for a kimura but Gaarlandt is defending well.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kawashima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kawashima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaarlandt keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kawashima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawashima trying to control the position but Gaarlandt is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takuji Kawashima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kawashima avoids a kick to the body.
Gaarlandt moves out of range of the leg kick from Kawashima.
Kawashima slips under a jab from Gaarlandt.
Nice body punch from Kawashima.
Takuji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaarlandt lands a body shot.
Gaarlandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Kawashima is predictable there
and Gaarlandt counters with a thumping low kick.
Kawashima tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaarlandt throws a fast counter high kick but Kawashima manages to duck under it in time.
Kawashima throws a leg kick
and Gaarlandt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kawashima moves out of range as Gaarlandt strikes.
Kawashima shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaarlandt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kawashima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaarlandt is fending him off so far but Kawashima persists. Nope, Gaarlandt circles away and we're back to standing.
Kawashima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kawashima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gaarlandt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takuji Kawashima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Gaarlandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt scores with a jab.
Kawashima swings for the body but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Kawashima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kawashima if he has to take too many more of those.
Gaarlandt avoids the body shot from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a low kick, looking for Gaarlandt's leg but Gaarlandt calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaarlandt misses the target.
Kawashima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaarlandt tries to bum rush Kawashima with a series of wild strikes but Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kawashima fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaarlandt. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaarlandt scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Gaarlandt - just one landing.
Kawashima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaarlandt is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kawashima slips a jab and a cross from Gaarlandt.
Kawashima misses with a head kick.
Kawashima is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaarlandt.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Gaarlandt leaves Kawashima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gaarlandt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kawashima misses with a takedown attempt
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gaarlandt. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kawashima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a leg kick which misses Kawashima's front leg but catches the back leg as Kawashima tries to avoid it.
Kawashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaarlandt can pounce on him.
Gaarlandt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaarlandt swings widly with a right hand
and Kawashima counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gaarlandt won't be happy with that.
Kawashima goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gaarlandt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kawashima but great work by Gaarlandt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt working away.
Kawashima looking for a sweep but Gaarlandt has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kawashima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kawashima is trying to escape the mount.
Kawashima is squirming around, avoiding Gaarlandt's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gaarlandt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Gaarlandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaarlandt throws out a counter right but Kawashima avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Gaarlandt misses.
Gaarlandt misses with a right hand
and Kawashima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kawashima.
Kawashima won't allow Gaarlandt to get back to his feet.
Kawashima working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takuji Kawashima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawashima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaarlandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawashima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to stand up but Kawashima is controlling him.
Kawashima landing with the ground and pound.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kawashima manages to pass to side control.
Kawashima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaarlandt's head.
Gaarlandt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kawashima is keen to just control but Gaarlandt is a slippery customer.
Kawashima is stalling here. Gaarlandt is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kawashima seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gaarlandt has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kawashima is trying to control Gaarlandt's posture but Gaarlandt avoids it.
Gaarlandt wants to stand but Kawashima is controlling his arm.
Kawashima tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt decides to stand back up.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaarlandt throws a right hand that misses
and Kawashima counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gaarlandt!
Kawashima prevents Gaarlandt from escaping the position.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to his feet but Kawashima is dominant here and he's now got Gaarlandt's back!
Kawashima missing with strikes.
Kawashima really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gaarlandt.
Kawashima connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gaarlandt to escape the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kawashima.
Gaarlandt is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kawashima off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gaarlandt has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kawashima is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gaarlandt knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gaarlandt for a finish.
Kawashima somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawashima is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gaarlandt is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takuji Kawashima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawashima 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takuji Kawashima!
After the big win, Takuji Kawashima made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Cortes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with the left hand. Cortes knows he should have avoided that one.
Cortes throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Cortes slips under a jab.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Cortes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cortes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortes throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Cortes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortes.
Cortes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikey Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cortes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cortes thuds his right hand into Hopkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
Cortes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cortes, as that shot connected.
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortes finish him?
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Cortes saw that one coming.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hopkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortes drops Hopkins with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hopkins! Cortes dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferdinand Cortes!
Ferdinand Cortes retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ferdinand Cortes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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