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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Berkeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Damato Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cornelius Berkeley's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Damato Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cornelius Berkeley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkeley misses with the combination.
Berkeley dives in and scores a takedown into Damato Jr's guard.
Damato Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berkeley wants to stand but Damato Jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Damato Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkeley tries to free his leg and advance position but Damato Jr is retaining full guard.
Berkeley trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berkeley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkeley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Berkeley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berkeley wants to control from the top but Damato Jr keeps moving.
Damato Jr pulls Berkeley in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Damato Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Berkeley wants to clinch
and Damato Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Berkeley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Damato Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berkeley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damato Jr is working away from the top position though.
Damato Jr wants to pass to mount but Berkeley is defending the position.
Berkeley is trying to maintain the position but Damato Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkeley tries to roll over but Damato Jr keeps him under control.
Damato Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Damato Jr seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Berkeley has recovered full guard.
Damato Jr throws an elbow that misses. Berkeley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damato Jr's guard. Nice move by Berkeley!
Damato Jr trying to control the position.
Damato Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damato Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Berkeley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkeley trying to control but Damato Jr is working from the bottom.
Berkeley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berkeley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Damato Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Damato Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berkeley has his foot on Damato Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damato Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cornelius Berkeley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berkeley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Pete Damato Jr has been cut.
Damato Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Berkeley as he avoids it easily.
Berkeley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berkeley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Berkeley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damato Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berkeley moves into the clinch.
Berkeley has Damato Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damato Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pete Damato Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cornelius Berkeley.
Damato Jr wants the takedown. Berkeley is fighting it off but Damato Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Berkeley's guard against the cage.
Damato Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berkeley is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damato Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Berkeley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Berkeley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Berkeley!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkeley is looking to take a break and control but Damato Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Berkeley tries for a kimura but Damato Jr is defending well.
Damato Jr trying to control but Berkeley flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Berkeley not allowing Damato Jr to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Berkeley keeps control of the position as Damato Jr tries to break free.
Damato Jr looking very determined here, making life difficult for Berkeley.
Damato Jr tries to escape the position.
Berkeley lands a shot to the head.
Berkeley misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkeley throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Damato Jr just trying to survive but Berkeley is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Berkeley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berkeley looking to break Damato Jr's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Damato Jr remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Berkeley will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Berkeley struggling to keep hold of the position.
Berkeley wants to control but Damato Jr manages to buck him off and is now in Berkeley's guard! Nice work there by Damato Jr!
Berkeley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Berkeley holds on and takes a little breather.
Damato Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damato Jr with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkeley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cornelius Berkeley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berkeley throws a strike but Damato Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Damato Jr throws an elbow that misses. Berkeley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Damato Jr's guard. Nice move by Berkeley!
Berkeley trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damato Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkeley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Berkeley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Berkeley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Damato Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Berkeley misses with a takedown attempt - Damato Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damato Jr attempts a counter takedown but Berkeley avoids it well and moves away.
Damato Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Berkeley. Berkeley gets slowly back to his feet.
Damato Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Berkeley. No joy for Damato Jr on that attempt.
Berkeley misses with a double jab.
Damato Jr slips a jab and a cross from Berkeley.
Damato Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pete Damato Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Berkeley.
No luck for Berkeley with that takedown attempt.
Pete Damato Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cornelius Berkeley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkeley tries to close the distance and clinch but Damato Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damato Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cornelius Berkeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damato Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damato Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Berkeley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Damato Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Berkeley is just riding it out for now. Damato Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Damato Jr is looking for a kimura but Berkeley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Damato Jr to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like Damato Jr is going to stand back up.
Berkeley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damato Jr is working away from the top position though.
Berkeley moves into full guard.
Damato Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Berkeley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Damato Jr, into his guard.
Damato Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr working a defensive guard but Berkeley passes into half guard.
Berkeley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damato Jr is just riding it out for now. Berkeley eventually gives up the hold.
Berkeley thows a huge punch but Damato Jr dodges it nicely.
Berkeley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damato Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Berkeley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berkeley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berkeley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berkeley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damato Jr's head.
Berkeley is thwarting Damato Jr's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damato Jr is staying active underneath Berkeley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cornelius Berkeley.
Well Berkeley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Berkeley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hubert De La Bath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by gangs of new york. Frane Harm is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hubert De La Bath!
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, Frane Harm!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harm looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Bath is just out of range.
Harm 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.
De La Bath shoots in looking for a takedown but Harm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Bath's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Bath with a poor takedown
enabling Harm to counter with a crisp jab.
Harm misses with a body kick.
De La Bath seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De La Bath has his takedown stuffed
and Harm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert De La Bath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harm scores with a jab to the jaw.
De La Bath shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harm counters with a thumping low kick.
Harm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De La Bath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harm connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Bath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harm.
Harm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harm throws a push kick but De La Bath slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Bath ducks under a wild hook from Harm.
De La Bath shoots in looking for a takedown but Harm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Bath's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Bath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Bath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De La Bath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De La Bath tries to clinch up.
Harm lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harm scores with a hook to the body. De La Bath takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De La Bath has his takedown stuffed
and Harm counters with a slapping leg kick.
De La Bath tries to clinch there but Harm circles away.
Harm delivers a nice body kick.
Harm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harm. That's going to slow De La Bath down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Harm.
Harm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De La Bath looks for a takedown but Harm sprawls well.
De La Bath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harm throws a right hand that De La Bath ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Bath also avoids with ease.
Harm misses with a leg kick
and De La Bath counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harm throws a shot from downtown. De La Bath moves away and avoids it.
Harm throws a body kick that misses.
De La Bath fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harm is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harm misses with a wild body shot.
De La Bath wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De La Bath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Bath fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm lands a nice hook to De La Bath's body. De La Bath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De La Bath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De La Bath tries to close the distance and clinch but Harm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown but Harm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harm. That's going to slow De La Bath down.
De La Bath checks a low kick from Harm.
De La Bath tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harm defends well and De La Bath ends up having to push Harm into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De La Bath fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harm avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harm.
Harm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown but Harm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De La Bath's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De La Bath looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harm connects with a solid leg kick.
De La Bath lands a right hook to the body.
De La Bath shoots for a double leg takedown but Harm sprawls well. He's pushed De La Bath's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harm throws a big shot that misses.
As Harm tries to get set, De La Bath tries to push him back and clinch up but Harm manages to avoid the attempt.
De La Bath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harm counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Harm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De La Bath looks for a takedown but Harm sprawls well.
Harm throws a lazy right hand but De La Bath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De La Bath might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harm.
Harm throws out a loose jab but De La Bath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harm tries a head kick but it misses.
Harm works over De La Bath's head and body with a nice combination.
De La Bath checks a leg kick.
De La Bath shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harm is trying to defend but De La Bath finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harm is trying to maintain the position but De La Bath is very close to passing his half guard.
De La Bath is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De La Bath is stalling here. Harm is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! De La Bath seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harm has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harm taking a breather here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harm cracks De La Bath with a big right hand but De La Bath just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De La Bath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harm is trying to get an arm triangle but De La Bath is defending well.
De La Bath dodges the ground and pound from Harm.
De La Bath is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harm taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harm trying to control the action but De La Bath is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
That's four 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.
Harm wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Bath keeps working.
Harm lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harm looks up at the clock and then as De La Bath takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harm smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De La Bath can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Bath tries to bench press Harm off him but Harm keeps the position.
Harm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Harm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! De La Bath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De La Bath will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De La Bath throws a front kick aimed at Harm's knee but Harm avoids it well.
Hubert De La Bath is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De La Bath throws a sloppy head kick
and Harm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harm scores with a hook.
De La Bath gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Harm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De La Bath is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harm is controlling him.
Harm trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Bath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De La Bath is keeping the position for now.
De La Bath controls Harm momentarily but Harm frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De La Bath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De La Bath not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harm is pushing down on De La Bath's leg trying to pass to half guard. De La Bath is fighting to maintain full guard but Harm has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harm is thwarting De La Bath's attempts to control the position.
Harm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harm is looking to take a break and control but De La Bath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
De La Bath is looking for a sweep. Harm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De La Bath is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Bath on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harm swings for the body but De La Bath moves out of range.
De La Bath misses with a takedown attempt - Harm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hubert De La Bath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Bath fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harm is defended easily by De La Bath.
De La Bath avoids the head kick by Harm.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harm as he avoids it easily.
And Harm tries to counter it with a takedown but De La Bath pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De La Bath tries to clinch but Harm is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm lands a body shot.
De La Bath with a poor takedown
and Harm counters with a nice uppercut.
De La Bath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Bath pinned against the cage. De La Bath gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Harm misses its intended target.
Harm just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe La Bath.
De La Bath throws a lazy head kick
and Harm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De La Bath avoids the body shot from Harm.
De La Bath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As De La Bath backs off Harm throws a huge counter combo but De La Bath manages to avoid it all.
De La Bath blocks a head kick by Harm.
De La Bath walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harm misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Bath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De La Bath dives in and grabs Harm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harm pushes down on De La Bath's head and hops out.
Harm lands a head kick!
Harm cracks a nice hook into De La Bath's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Bath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harm can pounce on him.
De La Bath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harm can pounce on him.
Harm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harm lands with a good body shot.
De La Bath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harm as he avoids it easily.
Hubert De La Bath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Bath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frane Harm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frane Harm!
Frane Harm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Palikka blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palikka. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palikka throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Palikka throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palikka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Palikka's head.
Silva is looking to slow Palikka down with leg kicks.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Palikka's defenses.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Palikka sees coming a mile off.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Palikka moved out of range nicely.
Palikka lands with a good body shot.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Palikka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Palikka scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
A jab from Palikka misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a right hand. Palikka shakes it off.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva slips a straight right by Palikka.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palikka throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Palikka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palikka misses with a looping left.
Palikka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Palikka misses.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Palikka's head but Palikka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palikka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palikka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Palikka persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Palikka throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palikka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva throws a combination. Palikka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Palikka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a hook but Palikka blocks it.
And Palikka tries to counter it with a takedown but Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Palikka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palikka moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Palikka blocks the body kick.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
enabling Palikka to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva is rocked!
Palikka cracks Silva with a hook to the temple - Silva is on wobbly legs here! Palikka swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Silva falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Palikka wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalle Palikka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Machete!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Austin.
Austin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Austin connects with a body shot that sends Machete's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Austin.
A counter left hand to the body from Austin misses its target.
Machete lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Austin.
Austin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Austin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Machete misses with a straight right.
Machete lands a nice looking body shot.
Austin throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Machete to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Machete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Austin lands a body shot.
Machete 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.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Machete.
Machete takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin cracks Machete with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Don Machete has been cut.
Machete misses with an uppercut
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machete looks to throw the jab but Austin is out of range.
Austin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machete doesn't seem bothered though.
Machete looks winded!
Machete falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin drops Machete with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Machete looks back up at him and smiles so Austin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Machete is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Machete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Austin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machete is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin throws a right and a left that Machete avoids nicely.
Machete seems to have recovered his senses.
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Don Machete's cut even more.
Austin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machete lands with an uppercut that bounces Austin off the cage and back into range.
Don Machete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Machete was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machete misses with a hook to the body
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
Machete swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Austin counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Machete badly! Austin follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Machete out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Austin finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Austin!
Rocky Austin made sure to mention his sponsor, Raptorz Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small checks the leg kick.
Johns misses with a kick to the body.
Small attempts a counter takedown but Johns avoids it well and moves away.
Johns lands with a nice body kick.
Johns misses with a low kick as Small jumps back.
Small is looking to counter punch.
We've been hearing reports that Small has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Small avoids the head kick by Johns.
Small misses with a two punch combination.
Johns 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.
Small misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small checks a leg kick nicely.
Small clobbers Johns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Small throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johns's waist but Johns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Small off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Small swivels and escapes.
Small misses with a hook. Johns ducked under it nicely.
Johns throws a big counter head kick but Small avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Small.
Small tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Small as he connects with a hook.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johns has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johns shoots in looking for a takedown. Small tries to sprawl out of it but Johns keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Small manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Johns only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A left lands for Small.
Johns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johns dives in and grabs Small's left leg, looking for a takedown. Small pushes down on Johns's head and hops out.
Dixie Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Johns.
Small dives in and scores a takedown into Johns's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Small with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Small scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Small can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Small trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Small's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Small tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Small tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Small scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Small postures up in Johns's guard and throws a big left but Johns blocks it.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Small slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Small trying to control the action but Johns is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns is trying to get back to half guard.
Small happy to just control the position for now.
Johns is not content to let Small control the position.
Johns is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johns taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johns slips a straight right by Small.
Johns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johns tries to work over Small's front leg with a kick but Small checks it.
Donk. Small catches Johns right on the button with a cross.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johns decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Small's guard.
Johns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johns postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Dixie Small overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Small's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small wants to sweep but no luck.
Johns is looking to work some ground and pound but Small has wrist control.
Small tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johns throws a strike but Small rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johns can do to turn this around?
Johns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Small defends it easily.
Small is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Small defends it easily.
Small stands up over Johns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Johns has wrist control.
Small keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johns's head.
Johns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Small doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Small manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Small throwing strikes from guard but Johns blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns trying to control the position.
Small content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Small is aware though and is defending well.
Johns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small tries to roll over but Johns keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small wants to control but Johns is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small has his hands clasped together around Johns's back. He's all about the action.
Johns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Small is trying to get back to full guard.
Small trying to control from the bottom.
Small is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Small wants to improve his position but Johns is controlling well.
Small is trying to control but Johns passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johns misses with a head kick.
Johns moves out of range as Small strikes.
Johns staying out of range there.
Johns 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.
Small keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Small scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johns in his tracks.
Dixie Small is winning the standup battle so far.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Small displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johns to the ground. Small is now in Johns's guard.
Small distracts Johns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johns working for a triangle but Small defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small is really struggling to control Johns but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Small working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johns's head.
Small is working Johns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johns is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Small's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johns is still in real trouble! Can Small finish him?
Small arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Johns's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dixie Small!
A victorious Dixie Small thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jimmy Johns was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my very worthy opponent. Today just wasn't my day, but rest assured that I will be back stronger than ever. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk has chosen FreeBird as his entrance music. The key to victory for James McGuiness has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, James McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
We've been told by McGuiness's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGuiness swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from McGuiness misses.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
McGuiness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Hawk.
Hawk walks into a jab.
Hawk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from McGuiness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but McGuiness pushes him off.
McGuiness swinging wildly here.
Hawk has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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!
Hawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuiness swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by McGuiness there.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
James McGuiness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk thuds his shin into the meat of McGuiness's side.
Hawk lands a nice shot that snaps McGuiness's head back.
McGuiness throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuiness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk lands the left hand.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuiness throws a big counter combination but Hawk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hawk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuiness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuiness cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuiness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Hawk tries to counter it with a takedown but McGuiness pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuiness takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGuiness displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk darts in and clinches McGuiness up against the cage.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses
enabling McGuiness to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawk counters with a low kick, right behind McGuiness 's knee.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuiness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from McGuiness misses its intended target.
McGuiness throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
McGuiness is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGuiness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuiness is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk slips a straight right by McGuiness.
McGuiness works the jab nicely.
Hawk delivers a nice body kick.
Hawk scores with a leg kick.
McGuiness avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuiness.
McGuiness gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuiness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk content to stall in guard here.
Hawk trying to control but McGuiness is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGuiness is on top in guard.
McGuiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.
McGuiness preventing the sweep.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing McGuiness from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawk is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawk slips under a jab.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
Hawk darts in and clinches McGuiness up against the cage.
Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGuiness avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawk struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by McGuiness.
McGuiness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hawk as McGuiness tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
McGuiness stops a takedown attempt from Hawk.
Hawk is leaning against McGuiness and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
McGuiness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk pushes McGuiness back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuiness looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Hawk.
Hawk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGuiness smiles and moves away.
James McGuiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Hawk.
McGuiness cracks Hawk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk lands a jab to McGuiness's midsection.
McGuiness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from McGuiness lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body
and McGuiness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
Hawk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from McGuiness finds it's way through Hawk's defenses.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but McGuiness shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk delivers a nice body kick.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
McGuiness slips under a jab from Hawk.
It looked like McGuiness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Hawk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness misses with a hook.
Hawk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuiness.
Thomas Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. McGuiness saw that one coming.
Jab by McGuiness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuiness obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk cracks McGuiness with an open hand slap.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk stuns McGuiness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGuiness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hawk.
Hawk clinches with his opponent.
Hawk lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Hawk.
McGuiness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
McGuiness is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McGuiness trying to stall but Hawk improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McGuiness's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hawk thuds his shin into the meat of McGuiness's side.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuiness as he connects with a hook.
Hawk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuiness checks it well.
A cross from McGuiness lands.
Hawk looks for the body kick but McGuiness saw that one coming.
Hawk sizes up McGuiness with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGuiness throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
A big right from McGuiness misses.
Hawk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
McGuiness throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hawk ducks right into an uppercut from McGuiness.
Hawk shoots and misses
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuiness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuiness lands a left and a right that send Hawk crashing to the mat, dazed. McGuiness thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hawk is rocked!
McGuiness moves out of range of the body kick from Hawk.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuiness finish him?
McGuiness throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
McGuiness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuiness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness throws an overhand right that drops Hawk like a sack of potatoes! McGuiness dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James McGuiness!
After the big win, James McGuiness made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Thomas Hawk was interviewed post fight and said 'OK, I need a beer, and I guess it is on you'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by You Could Be Mine. Aznar Thrul is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Thrul's head but Thrul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose backing away here, and Thrul unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beast Cartel in the buildup to the fight.
Thrul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thrul moves out of range of the body kick from Rose.
A head kick misses from Thrul.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrul misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Thrul.
We've been informed that Thrul has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thrul closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose works on Thrul's body with a couple of short punches.
Thrul is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thrul is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Thrul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thrul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thrul doesn't seem phased though.
Thrul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rose moves out of range as Thrul throws a body kick.
Thrul throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Thrul misses.
Rose is looking to counter the offense by Thrul and move into the clinch.
Thrul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrul misses with an uppercut.
Rose with a hook.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Thrul manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rose on his heels. He'll look to pass Rose's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrul postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul postures up and lands a big shot to Rose's brow.
Thrul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thrul trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thrul postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thrul trying to control but Rose 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.
Thrul has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thrul backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Thrul prevents a body shot from Rose.
A short right from Rose.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose blocks a body shot from Thrul.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Thrul's head.
Thrul lands an uppercut.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thrul avoids it.
Thrul throws a head punch that misses.
Rose prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thrul has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rose regains guard immediately.
Rose wants to sweep here but Thrul controlling him for the moment.
Thrul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose working a defensive guard here.
Rose pulls Thrul in to control the position.
Thrul throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thrul's guard. Nice move by Rose!
Rose wants to pass the guard but Thrul is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Axl Rose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul'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.
Thrul throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thrul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thrul drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thrul throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrul throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose looking to control.
Rose working a defensive guard but Thrul passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thrul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rose manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rose looking to control.
Thrul pushing down on Rose's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thrul is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
Aznar Thrul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Thrul content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose gets full guard.
Thrul postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it.
Thrul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrul controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rose is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thrul defends well.
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thrul moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose jabs Thrul right on the nose. Thrul blinks but takes it well.
Axl Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrul scores with a takedown into Rose's guard.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rose is trying to control the position but Thrul postures up.
Thrul throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Thrul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thrul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thrul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thrul trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Thrul stands and throws Rose's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rose is pressing down on Thrul's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thrul is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aznar Thrul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Thrul.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrul can pounce on him.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thrul is out of range and Rose settles back down.
A lazy body kick from Thrul
and Rose counters with a left to the body.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Thrul.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose misses with an elbow over the top.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Thrul being controlled against the cage.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Thrul blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to work over Thrul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrul is trying to trip Rose. He has hold of a leg but Rose is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thrul persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Thrul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thrul scoring with some ground and pound.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thrul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thrul wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Thrul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is looking to stand up but Rose won't let him.
Rose is trying to control the position but Thrul postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rose gets tackled into the cage by Thrul. Thrul maintains the clinch.
Thrul blocks a body shot from Rose.
Thrul tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thrul tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Thrul back against the cage.
Thrul tries to break free but Rose pushes him back against the cage.
Rose tries to work over Thrul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrul's elbow.
Thrul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thrul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose is pushing Thrul up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thrul blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rose wants to control but Thrul passes easily into half guard.
Thrul content to control rather than advance.
Thrul prevents Rose from improving his position.
Thrul tries to pass to full mount but Rose defends it.
Thrul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thrul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thrul looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rose trying to hold on to Thrul's head to control him but Thrul postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aznar Thrul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thrul 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aznar Thrul!
Aznar Thrul bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Batraz Farniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Madhaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Madhaki's choice of entrance music: Fela Kuti - Let's Start . Josh Madhaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Batraz Farniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Madhaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farniev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farniev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Madhaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Madhaki won't allow Farniev to pass to mount.
Farniev is working hard here to advance position.
Farniev throwing shots but Madhaki is blocking nicely.
Well, if Farniev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Farniev misses with a head shot. Madhaki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Farniev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farniev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farniev throws a big right hand that misses.
Farniev stands and throws Madhaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Madhaki dodges the ground and pound from Farniev.
Farniev moves into full mount!
Madhaki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Farniev.
Farniev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Farniev looking to ground and pound but Madhaki is blocking nicely.
Farniev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madhaki hang on?
Farniev throwing strikes here but Madhaki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Farniev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Farniev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farniev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madhaki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Farniev throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farniev lands a big shot to the head and Madhaki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Batraz Farniev!
During a confident post fight interview, Batraz Farniev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raise Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell comes into the arena with System Of A Down-Vicinity Of Obscenity blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AG Pennypacker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennypacker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pennypacker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hell.
Good leg kick by Hell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice combination there by Hell.
Hell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pennypacker. Pennypacker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pennypacker is rocked!
Hell wants to slow Pennypacker down by chopping away at his legs.
Hell lands a head kick that stumbles Pennypacker and the fighters go to the mat.
Pennypacker is still in real trouble! Can Hell finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hell won't allow Pennypacker to get back to his feet.
Pennypacker wants to sweep here but Hell controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pennypacker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hell is controlling him.
Pennypacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Pennypacker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hell looking to pass the guard.
Pennypacker being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pennypacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hell throws out a powerful jab.
Pennypacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Hell circles away.
Pennypacker with a nice cross.
Hell throws a leg kick but Pennypacker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pennypacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennypacker moves into the clinch.
Hell breaks the clinch.
Hell lands a leg kick that knocks Pennypacker off balance momentarily.
Hell throws a looping overhand right but Pennypacker ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell throws a big shot that misses.
Hell misses with a hook. Pennypacker ducked under it nicely.
Hell staying out of range there.
Pennypacker throws a front kick that sends Hell stumbling back into the cage.
Pennypacker scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Hell.
Hell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hell.
Hell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pennypacker on the side of the head.
Hell throws the kick towards the body but Pennypacker avoids it.
Pennypacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hell avoids the head kick by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker moves into the clinch successfully.
Pennypacker gets through Hell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hell throws a big shot that misses.
Pennypacker misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pennypacker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pennypacker moves in looking to clinch but Hell pushes him off.
Pennypacker throws out a loose jab but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pennypacker tries to clinch there but Hell circles away.
AG Pennypacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pennypacker lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pennypacker.
Hell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hell throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - Pennypacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennypacker lands with a good body shot.
Hell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Pennypacker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hell tries to work over Pennypacker's front leg with a kick but Pennypacker checks it.
Hell misses with a series of wild punches.
Pennypacker ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Pennypacker connects with a single shot there.
Pennypacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hell at a distance.
Pennypacker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hell misses with a body shot.
Hell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pennypacker is looking to clinch.
Hell scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pennypacker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennypacker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hell avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raise Hell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hell throws a nice looking combination but Pennypacker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pennypacker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Hell.
Pennypacker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Pennypacker misses.
Hell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pennypacker can do to turn this around?
Hell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pennypacker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hell lands with a hook. Pennypacker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pennypacker but Pennypacker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Pennypacker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennypacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hell manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Hell.
Pennypacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennypacker scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennypacker looks to land a left hand but Hell moved out of range nicely.
Hell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Pennypacker lands a slapping body shot.
Raise Hell is winning the standup battle so far.
Pennypacker throws a body kick that misses.
Pennypacker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hell moves forwards but Pennypacker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pennypacker connects with a high kick.
Hell checks a low kick from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pennypacker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hell avoids the head kick by Pennypacker.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennypacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hell.
Hell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hell scores with a sloppy right hand. Pennypacker should have avoided that one.
Hell is looking to land body kicks.
Hell wants to land a leg kick but Pennypacker is out of range.
Pennypacker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pennypacker blocks the body kick.
Hell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pennypacker in his tracks.
Pennypacker lands a front kick.
Hell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pennypacker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pennypacker cracks the inside of Hell's front leg.
Pennypacker connects with a body shot that sends Hell's belly button to the back.
Pennypacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Hell lands.
Hell throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Hell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennypacker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pennypacker throws a hook to the side of Hell's head but Hell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennypacker moves away.
Pennypacker connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Hell misses.
Hell tries to work over Pennypacker's front leg with a kick but Pennypacker checks it.
Pennypacker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pennypacker throws the kick towards the body but Hell avoids it.
Hell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pennypacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Hell is just out of range.
Hell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennypacker throws out the jab.
Hell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pennypacker's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pennypacker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hell misses with a kick to the body.
Hell misses with a straight left.
Pennypacker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennypacker misses with a low kick.
Pennypacker misses with a straight left.
Hell looks to land a left hand but Pennypacker moved out of range nicely.
Hell misses with a right hand
and Pennypacker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pennypacker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pennypacker avoids the head kick by Hell.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hell checks a leg kick.
Pennypacker tries to score with a low kick but Hell moves his leg out of the way.
Hell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AG Pennypacker 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. This is the final round!
Pennypacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennypacker throws a leg kick but Hell moved away.
Hell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pennypacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hell checks a leg kick.
Pennypacker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hell has time to react.
Hell lands a glancing blow to the side of Pennypacker's head.
Hell lands with a nice body punch.
Hell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennypacker misses with a kick to the body.
Hell attempts a counter takedown but Pennypacker avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick misses from Pennypacker.
Hell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pennypacker at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Pennypacker lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pennypacker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker throws a body kick that misses.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pennypacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hell avoids the head kick by Pennypacker.
Hell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pennypacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Pennypacker misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pennypacker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pennypacker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pennypacker is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pennypacker sprawls well initially but Hell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pennypacker is staying active underneath Hell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pennypacker is in trouble now - Hell has advanced to mount!
Hell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pennypacker is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hell wants to control the pace but Pennypacker is squirming around nicely.
Hell misses with a head shot.
Pennypacker tries to hold on but Hell pushes him away.
Pennypacker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Pennypacker is trying to escape the mount.
Pennypacker's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pennypacker is looking to escape.
Pennypacker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pennypacker is trying to get back to full guard.
Hell trying to control the pace.
Hell wants to pass to mount but Pennypacker is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hell is keen to just control but Pennypacker is a slippery customer.
Pennypacker is doing well to control the position and prevent Hell from advancing to side control.
Hell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pennypacker is trying to stand back up but Hell is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pennypacker finds it's way round the side to connect with Hell's head.
Pennypacker throws a leg kick that misses.
Hell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raise Hell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hell 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raise Hell!
Raise Hell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think May might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica. Brad May is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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206 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by May there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong throws a push kick but May slaps the foot to one side.
May was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hong throws a body punch but May moves out of range.
Hong swings for the body but May moves out of range.
A jab from Hong misses.
Hong misses with a body shot
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
May scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Antoni Kristofer Hong has been cut.
Hong throws out a powerful jab.
Hong throws a right hand that misses
and May counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
May throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
May scores with a decent looking hook.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but May circles away quickly and effectively.
May avoids the head kick by Hong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Hong - just one landing.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
May steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong misses with a combination
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hong's knee momentarily.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
May walks into a straight right hand from Hong.
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but May blocks it well.
May pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Hong tries to counter it with a takedown but May pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and May tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
May lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hong will feel that in the morning.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick
and May counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
May uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.
May throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong misses with a straight right.
May throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and May counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
May avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
May is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for May.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
May scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
It looks like May has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
May moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by May.
Hong misses the body punch
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hong's knee momentarily.
May takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
May takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
May moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
May is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
May throws a sloppy head kick and Hong moves out of range easily.
May connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong swings for the body but May moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
That's time! May's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
May misses with a wild body shot.
Hong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong misses with a left hand
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong scores with a hook to the body. May takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
May throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
May 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.
May drops his hands momentarily and Hong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by May.
May half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong is looking to land body kicks.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
May feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hong drops his hands momentarily and May takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a front kick that sends Hong stumbling back into the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, May has got the better of the exchanges.
May closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong throws a nice looking combination but May bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks May off balance momentarily.
May uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong missing with a left hand there. May was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
May lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong delivers a nice body kick.
May on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong throws a hook but May blocks it.
May was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but May saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong digs a good hook to May's body.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May moves away.
Hong swings widly with a right hand
and May counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brad May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
May showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May lands a jab to the nose.
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of May's head.
May scores with a nice strike.
Hong looks to throw a body kick
and May connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by May.
May lands a head shot.
That has opened up Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut even more.
Hong misses with a combination
and May counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Hong backs away, May returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
May throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
May tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from May.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong takes a kick to the side of the head.
May throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
May with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
May throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
May throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong lands with a straight right. May didn't see that one coming.
May gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antoni Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hong throws a leg kick
and May counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Hong misses
and May counters with a leg kick.
May lands with a right hand.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong tries to land a front kick but May steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hong cracks May with an open hand slap.
May lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong is looking to land body kicks.
May quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. May checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
May lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
May throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Hong lands.
May looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
May attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hong tries to work over May's front leg with a kick but May checks it.
May avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brad May is winning the standup battle so far.
May motions for Hong to come forward. May throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
It looked like May wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May moves away.
May looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
May misses with a leg kick
and Hong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from May finds it's way through Hong's defenses.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
Hong throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
May tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong wants to slow May down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from May misses the target.
May connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hong momentarily.
The cut above Antoni Kristofer Hong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on May's shoulder, as May tries to avoid the shot.
Hong misses with a right hand
and May counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for May.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands with a cross.
Hong throws a head kick that misses
and May makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
May thumps Hong with a low kick.
May thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a nice low kick that buckles May's knee momentarily.
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Hong defending well as May loads up on a big left hand.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
May keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
May throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws out a loose jab but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
May lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from May.
Hong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and May counters with an inside leg kick.
May moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
May scoring well with a low kick there.
Hong throws a leg kick
letting May counter with a right hand.
May takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad May showed his dominance in that final round.
Well May has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad May!
Brad May seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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