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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Kevin Kingsley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Davis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Kingsley's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davis has Kingsley up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingsley avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Kingsley's head back.
Kingsley is rocked!
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kingsley at a distance.
Oh Kingsley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis lands a big right hook! Kingsley looks hurt but is still standing! Davis lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Kingsley falls down and Davis dives in with a huge hammer fist! Kingsley's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Davis runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Corey Davis!
Corey Davis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denz Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is WIld Thing. Nash is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Static-X - The Only. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denz Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Smokey Nash!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Curry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nash.
Curry tries to work over Nash's front leg with a kick but Nash checks it.
Nash throws a low kick, looking for Curry's leg but Curry calmly moves out of range.
Nash shoots for a takedown but Curry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Curry scores with a leg kick.
Curry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Nash's front leg but catches the back leg as Nash tries to avoid it.
Curry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nash's calf.
Curry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nash thuds a left hand into Curry's body.
Denz Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Curry as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nash takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Curry throws a good cross that connects.
Nash throws a shot from downtown. Curry moves away and avoids it.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nash moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands a big head kick that sends Nash tumbling to the mat! Curry takes a step backwards and waves Nash back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nash gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Denz Curry!
Denz Curry gave a mention to Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baron Suzaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Stern has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baron Suzaski!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Stern.
Stern throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Suzaski misses.
Stern throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suzaski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stern tries a body shot but Suzaski blocks it.
Suzaski misses with some punches.
Suzaski manages to break the clinch.
Suzaski misses with an uppercut. Stern saw that one coming.
Suzaski doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Suzaski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzaski misses with a lunging right hand
and Suzaski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stern was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzaski.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stern.
Suzaski moves away from the strike by Stern.
Suzaski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzaski.
Stern scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stern staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern tries a low kick but Suzaski avoids it.
Suzaski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stern takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Stern attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suzaski misses with a looping right.
Suzaski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Dick Stern has been cut.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Suzaski.
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
Stern throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzaski scores with a punch to the head.
Suzaski missing with a left hand there. Stern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stern uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzaski.
Suzaski misses with an uppercut
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stern.
Stern swinging wildly here.
Suzaski tries to counter with a clinch but Stern shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski throws a hook but Stern avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Suzaski misses its intended target.
Stern fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suzaski swings widly with a right hand
and Stern makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stern stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stern cracks Suzaski with an open hand slap.
Baron Suzaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suzaski.
Stern moves away from the strike by Suzaski.
Suzaski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stern explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stern lands a nice hook to Suzaski's body. Suzaski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suzaski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Suzaski misses with an uppercut. Stern saw that one coming.
Stern misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stern.
Stern lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stern tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stern scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stern is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suzaski looks to throw the jab but Stern is out of range.
Stern thows a body kick. Suzaski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stern scores with a shot to the body.
Suzaski throws a looping overhand right but Stern ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Suzaski misses.
Stern gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stern.
Suzaski is trying to break the clinch but Stern is controlling him.
Suzaski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stern throws a leg kick which misses Suzaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzaski tries to avoid it.
Stern lands a leg kick that knocks Suzaski off balance momentarily.
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!
Suzaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stern. That's going to slow Suzaski down.
Stern with a nice cross.
Stern throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stern ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suzaski misses with a hook.
Suzaski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Suzaski misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stern throws a chopping leg kick but Suzaski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Suzaski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stern defends it well.
Suzaski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Suzaski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stern throws a sloppy head kick and Suzaski moves out of range easily.
Suzaski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stern throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suzaski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suzaski.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzaski.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suzaski throws out the jab.
Stern moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Stern wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Stern dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Stern's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A good leg kick by Stern.
Stern uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzaski.
Stern avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stern dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzaski. That did some damage!
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stern throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suzaski on the side of the head.
Suzaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Suzaski throws a hook but Stern avoids it easily.
Suzaski takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
Stern slips a jab from Suzaski.
Stern throwing a counter right hand but Suzaski manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stern.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stern.
Suzaski tries to clinch up.
Suzaski throws an off balance right hand
and Stern counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suzaski's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Suzaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suzaski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzaski's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzaski.
Stern connects with a solid leg kick.
Stern lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dick Stern is winning the standup battle so far.
Suzaski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stern closes the distance and clinches.
Suzaski is trying to force a seperation but Stern has the dominant position.
Suzaski lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Suzaski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suzaski is trying to break free.
Suzaski can't break the clinch.
Suzaski tries to circle away but Stern has him pinned against the cage.
Stern keeps control of Suzaski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suzaski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern throws a leg kick which misses Suzaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzaski tries to avoid it.
Stern fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suzaski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suzaski throws a hook to the side of Stern's head but Stern sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suzaski misses with a body shot
and Stern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzaski misses with a right hand
and Stern counters with a low kick, right behind Suzaski 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzaski misses with an uppercut
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Stern, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suzaski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
You can see that Suzaski has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Suzaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stern sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suzaski looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Stern throws a leg kick but Suzaski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suzaski misses with a hook.
Stern connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stern is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzaski can do to turn this around?
Suzaski throws a big shot that misses.
Stern looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stern tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Suzaski misses.
A swing and a miss from Suzaski.
Suzaski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Stern to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski misses with a straight left.
Stern throws a leg kick which misses Suzaski's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzaski tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Stern lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suzaski doesn't seem phased though.
Suzaski throws an off balance right hand
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suzaski clinches.
Stern creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suzaski's defenses.
Suzaski dodges an elbow strike from Stern.
Suzaski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stern lands a nice shot to the body.
Stern blocks a jab.
Stern smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suzaski throws a looping overhand right but Stern ducks down to avoid it.
Suzaski throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.
Suzaski missing with a left hand there. Stern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzaski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suzaski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stern. Stern obviously looking to wear him down.
Stern throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suzaski on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzaski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stern. That's going to slow Suzaski down.
Nice body punch from Stern.
A big left from Suzaski misses.
Stern slips under a jab.
Stern misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Stern there.
A big left from Suzaski misses.
That kick from Stern tenderised Suzaski's leg. Suzaski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Suzaski instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Stern dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Stern's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suzaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern lands a nice looking body shot.
Stern lands with a nice combination. Suzaski backs away looking to recover.
Stern throws a head kick that misses.
Suzaski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stern.
Suzaski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suzaski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzaski. That did some damage!
Stern lands with a good body shot.
Stern blocks a jab.
Stern swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Suzaski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suzaski misses with a left hand
and Stern counters with a thumping low kick.
Suzaski misses with a hook
and Stern counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Suzaski misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Suzaski swings for the body but Stern moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Suzaski misses.
Stern throwing a counter right hand but Suzaski manages to avoid it.
Suzaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stern sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suzaski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stern. That's going to slow Suzaski down.
Stern feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzaski's calf.
Stern chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stern jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suzaski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stern fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suzaski gets tackled into the cage by Stern. Stern maintains the clinch.
Suzaski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suzaski is trying to break the clinch but Stern is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stern.
Suzaski wants to break free but Stern has control.
Suzaski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suzaski tries to circle away but Stern has him pinned against the cage.
Suzaski wants to break free but Stern has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern keeps control of Suzaski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stern keeps control of Suzaski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stern prevents Suzaski from breaking the clinch.
Suzaski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stern is working Suzaski over against the cage.
Stern cracks Suzaski with a nice body shot.
Stern throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Suzaski up against the cage.
Stern gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suzaski is trying to break the clinch but Stern is controlling him.
Suzaski blocks an elbow strike.
Suzaski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suzaski takes an elbow to the temple.
Stern misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Suzaski or not.
Stern lands an elbow just above Suzaski 's eye.
Stern tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stern slows down the pace here.
Suzaski tries to break free but Stern pushes him back against the cage.
Stern struggles to land a body shot inside as Suzaski controls his hands.
Stern throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suzaski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stern is looking to chop away at Suzaski's legs.
Stern moves into range and clinches up with Suzaski.
Dick Stern has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suzaski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suzaski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suzaski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suzaski loads up on a big right hand but Stern slips the punch.
Stern lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stern.
Stern goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dick Stern is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Suzaski looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Stern is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Suzaski.
Stern throws a big counter combination but Suzaski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Suzaski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suzaski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Suzaski.
Suzaski throws a looping overhand right but Stern ducks down to avoid it.
Suzaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Suzaski throws a looping overhand right but Stern ducks down to avoid it.
Suzaski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suzaski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stern is looking to slow Suzaski down with leg kicks.
Suzaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Stern there.
Stern connects with a body shot that sends Suzaski's belly button to the back.
Baron Suzaski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stern, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Stern showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stern 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Stern!
Dick Stern 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Palikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Stanford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Palikka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanford has a takedown stuffed.
Palikka misses with a looping right.
Palikka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stanford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Palikka working away.
Palikka trying to control the position but Stanford is working away.
Stanford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Palikka scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palikka landing strikes.
Palikka cracks Stanford with a big elbow.
Stanford can't do much from the bottom here.
Palikka scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanford prevents Palikka from improving position.
Palikka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stanford is not content to let Palikka control the position.
Stanford trying to remain calm as Palikka controls from the top position.
Stanford is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stanford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stanford is working hard here to advance position.
Palikka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanford's head.
Stanford looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palikka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stanford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stanford looking for subs off his back but Palikka has passed one foot through into half guard.
Stanford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stanford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palikka is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palikka throwing strikes from guard but Stanford blocks nicely.
Palikka lands a couple of elbows.
Palikka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stanford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palikka manages to get himself to full guard.
Palikka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stanford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Palikka looking for a guillotine here but Stanford defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanford throwing strikes from guard but Palikka blocks nicely.
Stanford wants to pass the guard but Palikka is keeping the position.
Palikka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stanford defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stanford wants to control from the top but Palikka keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Palikka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stanford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palikka misses with a double jab.
Stanford misses with a takedown
and Palikka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stanford.
Palikka just misses with a punch to the body.
Palikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanford has his takedown stuffed
enabling Palikka to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Stanford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palikka misses with a looping left.
Stanford appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jab by Palikka.
Stanford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanford.
Stanford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanford has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Palikka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palikka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palikka lands with a good body shot.
Palikka throws a hook but Stanford blocks it.
Stanford tries to counter with a takedown but Palikka is quick to defend against it.
Palikka leaves Stanford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palikka swings for the body but Stanford moves out of range.
Palikka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palikka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palikka misses the jab.
Stanford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palikka.
Stanford drives through with a takedown into Palikka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Palikka is looking for a triangle but Stanford pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanford trying to control the position from guard on top but Palikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palikka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanford trying to control the position from guard on top but Palikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palikka trying to keep a closed guard but Stanford is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palikka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Palikka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palikka lands in his opponent's guard.
Stanford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palikka is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palikka distracts Stanford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stanford lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Palikka has an active guard here but Stanford has managed to pass into half guard.
Palikka is looking to control Stanford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palikka avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Stanford seems content to control.
Palikka is defending against the submission attempts here by Stanford.
Stanford seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Palikka has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Palikka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanford staying out of range there.
Stanford fails with a takedown attempt.
Palikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanford tries for a takedown but Palikka circles away easily
and Stanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanford moves away from the strike by Palikka.
Stanford looks to land a combination but Palikka avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanford lands a jab to the head.
Jeremy Stanford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanford fails with the takedown
letting Palikka counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Stanford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palikka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Palikka.
Palikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Palikka.
Palikka throws a shot from downtown. Stanford moves away and avoids it.
Stanford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palikka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanford feinted with a counter takedown.
Stanford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palikka.
Palikka misses with a body shot.
Palikka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stanford slips a straight right by Palikka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palikka misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanford looks for a takedown but Palikka sprawls well.
Palikka misses with a looping right.
Palikka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Palikka misses.
Palikka looks to land a left hand but Stanford moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanford takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Stanford with that takedown attempt.
Stanford throws a combination that misses
and Palikka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanford slips a straight right by Palikka.
Stanford throws a right hand that Palikka ducks under and follows up with a left that Palikka also avoids with ease.
Palikka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palikka throws an overhand right that lands on Stanford's shoulder, as Stanford tries to avoid the shot.
Stanford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stanford lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stanford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palikka gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanford is looking to reverse the position.
Palikka trying to control the position but Stanford is working away.
Palikka working the head with strikes.
Kalle Palikka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Palikka wants to control but Stanford is keeping him busy.
Palikka works to advance to full mount. Stanford defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Palikka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jeremy Stanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palikka prevents Stanford from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Palikka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palikka 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Palikka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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188 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Maellard counters with a straight right hand.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
LeBeau looks to land a left hand but Maellard moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Maellard lands an impressive looking overhand right. LeBeau doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Maellard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LeBeau goes for a double leg but Maellard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maellard continues to drive forward.
Maellard scores with a head kick. LeBeau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Remy LeBeau has been cut.
A jab lands there for LeBeau.
Maellard moves out of range as LeBeau strikes.
Maellard with a nice cross.
LeBeau misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBeau defending well as Maellard loads up on a big left hand.
LeBeau drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maellard sprawls and moves away.
LeBeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maellard counters with a left to the body.
LeBeau misses with a double jab
and LeBeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LeBeau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maellard misses with an uppercut.
LeBeau is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from LeBeau.
LeBeau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maellard unleashes a big counter combination but LeBeau bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
LeBeau misses with a few strikes there.
Maellard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maellard throws a right hand that LeBeau ducks under and follows up with a left that LeBeau also avoids with ease.
LeBeau takes a kick to the side of the head.
LeBeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maellard. Maellard obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Maellard.
LeBeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maellard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
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!
The crowd cheers as Maellard lands an impressive looking overhand right. LeBeau doesn't seem phased though.
Maellard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from LeBeau.
Pops Maellard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBeau lands a jab.
Maellard thumps LeBeau with a low kick.
Maellard slips a straight right by LeBeau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maellard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left and a right from LeBeau both land. Nice combination.
LeBeau defending well as Maellard loads up on a big left hand.
Maellard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid body kick from Maellard.
We've been hearing reports that LeBeau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maellard throws a nice head kick!
Remy LeBeau's cut is getting worse.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Maellard avoids them all with ease.
Maellard scores with a head kick.
LeBeau swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Maellard.
LeBeau shoots for a double leg takedown but Maellard sprawls well. He's pushed LeBeau's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maellard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LeBeau throws a right hand that Maellard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maellard also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maellard.
Maellard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Remy LeBeau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maellard thuds a left hand into LeBeau's body.
LeBeau lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maellard backs up against the cage.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Maellard avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Maellard.
Maellard connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBeau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maellard.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Maellard moves out of range.
Maellard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent LeBeau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maellard moves out of range as LeBeau strikes.
LeBeau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maellard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Maellard responds with a good body kick, but LeBeau manages to step out the way in time.
Maellard lands a jab to LeBeau's midsection.
Maellard looks to land a combination but LeBeau avoids it well.
As Maellard looks to move away, LeBeau throws a big counter combo bu Maellard just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBeau throws out a loose jab but Maellard uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maellard throws an off balance right hand
and LeBeau counters with a series of strikes. Maellard will be more careful next time no doubt.
LeBeau misses with a series of wild punches.
LeBeau misses with a looping right.
Maellard connects with the punch.
Jeez, Remy LeBeau's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Some wild striking there from LeBeau.
A head kick misses from Maellard.
LeBeau lands a really nice looking cross but Maellard seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LeBeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Maellard is looking to slow LeBeau down with leg kicks.
Maellard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maellard lands a head kick. LeBeau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Maellard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy LeBeau's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
LeBeau blocks the body kick.
LeBeau misses with a combination
and Maellard counters with a right hand to the body.
Maellard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maellard misses with a hook.
Maellard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
LeBeau lands a jab to the head.
LeBeau throws a combination that misses
letting Maellard counter with a right hand.
LeBeau checks a low kick from Maellard.
LeBeau looks to land a right hand but Maellard moved out of range.
LeBeau walks into a straight right hand from Maellard.
Maellard throws a lazy head kick
and LeBeau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
LeBeau misses with a double jab.
Maellard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
LeBeau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in 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!
Maellard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maellard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maellard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Remy LeBeau's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pops Maellard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stone Flail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flail comes to the cage accompanied by Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself by Ice Cube. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawk's choice of entrance music: FreeBird. Stone Flail has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stone Flail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Flail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flail rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flail moves away.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Flail misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk connects with a body shot.
Flail misses with a wild body shot.
Flail misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk tries to land a front kick but Flail steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Flail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flail has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flail there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flail throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Hawk is predictable there
and Flail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone Flail is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk slips a jab from Flail.
Flail on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawk throws a leg kick
and Flail counters with a stiff right hand.
Flail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Flail misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawk, right into the meat.
Flail lands a lovely overhand right.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Hawk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hawk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses
and Flail counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flail throws a counter high kick but Hawk was just alert enough to avoid it.
A combination from Flail does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Hawk.
Hawk throws a head kick but Flail moves out of range.
Flail on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawk shoots for a takedown but Flail saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawk swings for the body but Flail moves out of range.
Flail tries a low kick but Hawk avoids it.
Flail pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Flail listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Flail counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a nice strike.
Hawk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flail throws a quick counter head kick but Hawk was just out of range.
Flail is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flail takes one on the button.
Flail on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawk. Hawk obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk lands a leg kick that knocks Flail off balance momentarily.
Flail misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk tries a quick counter leg kick but Flail is wise to it.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Flail moves out of range easily.
As Hawk looks to move away, Flail throws a big counter combo bu Hawk just gets out of the way.
Hawk catches Flail with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hawk misses.
A good leg kick by Hawk.
Nice uppercut there from Hawk.
Flail checks a leg kick nicely.
Hawk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flail.
Flail swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hawk misses the body punch
and Flail counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flail misses with a straight right.
Flail will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Flail blocks the low kick.
Hawk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flail.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawk lands a jab to the head.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Flail moves out of range easily.
Flail blocks a jab.
Flail throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flail's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawk is working Flail over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hawk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flail wants to stand up but Hawk is controlling him.
Hawk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flail looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flail looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flail!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Flail's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Flail thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawk's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to get to full guard but Flail has control of the leg.
Hawk gets back to full guard.
Flail postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flail accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawk wants to sweep but no luck.
Flail postures up.
Hawk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawk is trying to control the position but Flail postures up.
Flail preventing the sweep.
Flail postures up in Hawk's guard and throws a big left but Hawk blocks it.
Flail wants to stand and escape but instead Hawk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Flail keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flail tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flail tries to land a leg kick but Hawk saw it coming and moves away.
Hawk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Flail stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flail was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flail loads up on a big right hand but Hawk slips the punch.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. Flail looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawk is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Hawk.
Flail takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Flail is out of range.
As Hawk looks to move away, Flail throws a big counter combo bu Hawk just gets out of the way.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Flail throws a counter high kick but Hawk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hawk misses with a leg kick.
Flail checks the leg kick.
As Hawk looks to move away, Flail throws a big counter combo bu Hawk just gets out of the way.
Hawk throws a shot to the body.
Flail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Flail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Flail moves away and avoids it.
Flail tried to counter with a leg kick but Hawk avoided it.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Flail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flail.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flail as he jumps to the side.
Flail is looking to counter with a body kick.
Flail throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk throws a leg kick
and Flail counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 has his takedown stuffed
and Flail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flail throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawk.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flail counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Hawk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Flail on the side of the head.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flail.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Flail.
Hawk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
letting Flail counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hawk. Flail shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands a leg kick that knocks Flail off balance momentarily.
Flail bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawk's head.
Flail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flail.
Flail slips a straight right by Hawk.
A little feinted left hand from Flail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk misses with a leg kick
and Flail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
It looked like Flail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk slips under a jab from Flail.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Hawk.
Hawk stuns Flail with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk cracks Flail with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flail misses with a head kick.
Flail is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Flail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Flail sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hawk. Those never looked like landing.
Hawk drops his hands momentarily and Flail takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Hawk.
Hawk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flail counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flail, pushing him back against the cage.
Flail manages to break the clinch.
Flail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flail is looking to counter punch.
Good work by Flail as he checks the leg kick.
Flail is looking to counter punch.
Hawk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawk cracks Flail with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Hawk tenderised Flail's leg. Flail is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Flail moves away and avoids it.
Flail on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left and a right from Hawk both land. Nice combination.
Hawk gets in close and tags Flail with a short punch that almost sends Flail to the mat! Oh Flail is in big trouble! He turns his back on Hawk, trying to create some distance but Hawk rushes him, striking wildly and Flail goes down! The referee tackles Hawk into the cage to end the fight! Hawk is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Lets go James,.the first beers are on me'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beloff misses with a double jab.
Beloff misses with the combination.
Maximus throws out a counter right but Beloff avoids it with no problem.
Beloff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beloff on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beloff connects with a body shot.
Beloff misses with a few strikes there.
Beloff clinches.
Beloff blocks a body shot from Maximus.
Beloff tries to throw a body punch but Maximus avoids it by throwing Beloff back against the cage.
Beloff throws a head punch that misses.
Maximus lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Beloff.
Maximus takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maximus has a couple of punches blocked by Beloff.
Maximus has a couple of punches blocked by Beloff.
A head punch on the inside from Beloff fails to land.
Beloff works on Maximus's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff misses with a body punch.
Maximus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus prevents a body shot from Beloff.
Maximus lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Beloff fails to land.
Beloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maximus lands with a right to the head.
Beloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Maximus.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximus.
Beloff lands with a short shot to the head.
Maximus swings wildly with an uppercut but Beloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beloff throws a head punch that misses.
Maximus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maximus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beloff seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maximus can turn it around.
Maximus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Maximus on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maximus has Beloff pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maximus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beloff.
Beloff can't find room to land a body shot as Maximus controls the action.
Maximus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Beloff.
Maximus gets through Beloff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Maximus.
Maximus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beloff lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maximus.
Maximus blocking some punches.
Maximus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beloff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maximuss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beloff misses with a body punch.
Beloff tries to work over Maximus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maximus.
Beloff has had enough of the clinch but Maximus keeps him there for the moment.
Beloff digs a right hand into Maximus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maximus's gas tank.
Beloff has a couple of punches blocked by Maximus.
Maximus working aggressively here.
Maximus is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Beloff.
Beloff breaks from the clinch.
Beloff walks into a straight right hand from Maximus.
A jab from Maximus misses.
Maximus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beloff is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Beloff tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Beloff does it's job there.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
Beloff moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beloff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximus blocks an uppercut.
Beloff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beloff lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beloff lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Maximus.
Maximus gets through Beloff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maximus has a couple of punches blocked by Beloff.
Beloff blocks an uppercut.
Maximus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maximus is trying to maintain a safe position but Beloff gets an underhook and turns Maximus into the cage.
Beloff tries to throw a body punch but Maximus avoids it by throwing Beloff back against the cage.
Beloff lands with a right to the head.
Maximus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that VG Beloff will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DJ Maximus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beloff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beloff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beloff missing with a left hand there. Maximus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beloff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Beloff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beloff throws a combination that misses
and Maximus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beloff misses with an uppercut
and Maximus counters with a nice body shot.
VG Beloff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maximus cracks Beloff with a left hook right on the temple and Beloff goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Maximus lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Beloff is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Maximus!
Jumping up and down and very excited, DJ Maximus waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Glory of love. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
Larusso lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like The Hound has been cut.
Larusso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hound moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larusso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Hound has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hound ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hound is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Larusso.
Larusso tries to land a front kick but Hound steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Larusso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larusso misses with a series of wild punches.
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Hound saw that one coming.
Larusso throws out a loose jab but Hound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hound misses with a body shot.
Larusso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larusso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larusso throws a head kick that half lands.
Hound throws a series of punches but Larusso moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hound moves out of range as Larusso strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hound catches Larusso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larusso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larusso.
Larusso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hound scores with a punch to the head.
Larusso throws a jab when Hound was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larusso. Hound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larusso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hound closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Larusso's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso is controlling Hound's posture.
Hound looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Larusso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound has his hands clasped together around Larusso's back. He's all about the action.
Larusso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Larusso gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Larusso catches Hound with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hound shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larusso as he avoids it easily.
Hound throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larusso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses
and Hound counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso is controlling Hound's trapped leg to prevent Hound from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Larusso manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hound wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Hound prevents Larusso from getting back to his feet.
Larusso looking for a sweep. Not yet Larusso, not yet.
Larusso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hound tries to free his leg and advance position but Larusso is retaining full guard.
Hound looking to sit in guard and control but Larusso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Larusso is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hound. That did some damage!
Hound takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniel Larusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Hound misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Larusso as he connects with a hook.
Larusso slips a jab from Hound.
Jab by Hound.
Hound loads up on a big right hand but Larusso slips the punch.
Hound chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larusso can pounce on him.
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
Larusso is looking for the big counter here.
Larusso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hound has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larusso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Hound's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hound moves out of range of the strikes.
Hound moves out of range of the body kick.
Larusso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larusso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larusso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hound connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larusso's hands.
Larusso misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Hound misses its intended target.
Hound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hound throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larusso thows a body kick. Hound tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larusso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Larusso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Hound misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Hound throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Larusso misses.
Hound looks to land a right hand but Larusso moved out of range.
Hound darts in and clinches Larusso up against the cage.
Hound misses with a punch to the body.
Larusso struggles to land a body shot inside as Hound controls his hands.
Hound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larusso is looking for a takedown.
Hound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Hound.
Larusso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larusso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Hound scores with a shot to the body.
Larusso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Larusso moves out of range of the strikes.
Hound lands a glancing blow to the side of Larusso's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hound digs a good body shot into Larusso's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound lands an overhand right.
Larusso lands a high kick!
Larusso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larusso jabs Hound right on the nose. Hound blinks but takes it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hound or perhaps it was just good defense by Larusso, which made it look bad.
Larusso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Larusso throws a push kick but Hound slaps the foot to one side.
Larusso lands a jab to Hound's midsection.
Hound shoots in for a takedown but Larusso shows good takedown defense.
Hound shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hound was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Larusso tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Larusso is squirming around, avoiding Hound's attempts to control the action.
Larusso 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound wants to control but Larusso has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Larusso trying to control but Hound postures up.
Hound is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hound tries to pass the half guard into mount. Larusso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Larusso keeping hold of Hound's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hound stalling away here and it's allowed Larusso to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hound won't allow Larusso to get back to his feet.
Hound passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Larusso is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hound off and has taken his back!
Hound tries to escape but Larusso has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hound trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Hound's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Larusso slips under a jab.
Larusso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Larusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hound.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Hound scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso looks to land a right hand but Hound moved out of range.
Hound attempts a counter takedown but Larusso avoids it well and moves away.
Hound walks into a left hand.
Larusso moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hound gets a takedown into half guard.
Larusso is looking for a sweep. Hound is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hound is keen to just control but Larusso is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Hound 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound prevents Larusso from improving his position.
Hound wants to free his trapped foot but Larusso is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hound seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larusso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two 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.
Hound has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hound can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larusso is looking to escape.
Hound looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hound takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso is squirming around, avoiding Hound's attempts to control the action.
Hound content just to control the position here.
Larusso tries to lock up and control but Hound gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Larusso tries to improve his position but instead Hound has taken his back!
Hound controls the position.
Hound tries to get the hooks in deep but Larusso pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Larusso fending off the submission attempt from Hound.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hound's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hound looking for the choke but no joy.
Larusso is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Hound showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larusso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Larusso!
After the big win, Daniel Larusso made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors VIRAL COMBAT and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raunio comes to the cage accompanied by The Drugs Don't Work. Burdyalov has chosen To The Metal as his entrance music. Rauli Raunio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauli Raunio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Burdyalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raunio lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burdyalov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burdyalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Raunio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burdyalov.
Raunio rushes Burdyalov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raunio digs a right hand into Burdyalov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burdyalov's gas tank.
Burdyalov stalling in the clinch but Raunio improves position.
Raunio letting Burdyalov take a breather here.
Burdyalov looking to stall.
Burdyalov working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raunio misses with a punch on the inside.
Raunio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raunio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raunio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raunio struggles to land a body shot inside as Burdyalov controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raunio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Burdyalov wants to get back to striking at distance but Raunio won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raunio being controlled against the cage.
Burdyalov breaks from the clinch.
Raunio has Burdyalov up against the cage in a clinch.
Raunio works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Raunio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raunio passes Burdyalov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Raunio seems content to control.
Burdyalov is looking to escape.
Raunio drops an elbow to the side of Burdyalov's head.
Raunio lands with a punch from half guard.
Burdyalov tries to get to full guard but Raunio has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio controlling the action here.
Raunio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raunio prevents Burdyalov from improving his position.
Raunio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burdyalov keeps working.
Burdyalov tries to get to full guard but Raunio has control of the leg.
Burdyalov is looking to control Raunio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burdyalov avoid being mounted?
Raunio trying to control the action but Burdyalov is working from the bottom.
Burdyalov is looking to control Raunio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burdyalov avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio trying to control the action but Burdyalov is working from the bottom.
Burdyalov is trying to control but can't.
Burdyalov tries to get to full guard but Raunio has control of the leg.
Raunio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raunio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burdyalov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burdyalov taking some punishment here, with Raunio in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov wants to control but Raunio is keeping busy.
Raunio is nestled in close to Burdyalov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burdyalov tries to kick Raunio off but Raunio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burdyalov has hold of Raunio's hands but Raunio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raunio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raunio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burdyalov wants to control but Raunio is keeping busy.
Raunio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burdyalov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burdyalov is looking to control Raunio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burdyalov avoid being mounted?
Burdyalov is trying to stand up here but Raunio is controlling him well.
Burdyalov is positioning himself well to prevent Raunio advancing to mount.
Raunio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Raunio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauli Raunio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raunio wants to clinch
and Burdyalov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raunio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raunio avoids the head kick by Burdyalov.
Raunio sizes up Burdyalov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raunio lands a big uppercut and Burdyalov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burdyalov looks OK. Raunio waves Burdyalov back to his feet!
Burdyalov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Raunio does no damage.
Burdyalov is looking for the big counter here.
Burdyalov is still on wobbly legs! Can Raunio finish him?
Burdyalov throws a head kick that misses.
Raunio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burdyalov throws a head kick but Raunio moves out of range.
Raunio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burdyalov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burdyalov seems to have recovered his senses.
Raunio misses with a head kick.
Burdyalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raunio counters with an outside leg kick.
Burdyalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burdyalov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raunio.
Raunio lands a big head kick that sends Burdyalov tumbling to the mat! Raunio takes a step backwards and waves Burdyalov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov misses with a straight right.
Raunio is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raunio.
Raunio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burdyalov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raunio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raunio moves away.
Raunio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raunio lands with a hook. Burdyalov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burdyalov throws a head kick but Raunio moves out of range.
Raunio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raunio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burdyalov.
Raunio throws a head kick that misses
and Burdyalov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burdyalov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burdyalov throws a head kick that misses.
Raunio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raunio cracks Burdyalov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Burdyalov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Raunio finish him?
Burdyalov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raunio drops Burdyalov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Burdyalov! Raunio dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauli Raunio!
A less than humble Rauli Raunio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuke Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Camacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Camacho will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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18 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuke Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Camacho to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong scores with a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camacho just manages to avoid it.
A cross from Camacho lands.
Camacho just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho misses with a hook.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camacho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Camacho throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Camacho.
A punch lands to the side of Hong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho connects with a body shot.
Hong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camacho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hong throws out a leg kick but Camacho moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hong is looking to clinch.
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Camacho jabs at Hong's body.
Hong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong throws a jab when Camacho was well out of range.
Camacho loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Hong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Tuke Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camacho fakes the leg kick and cracks Hong in the body.
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Camacho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hong checks a low kick from Camacho.
Camacho moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Camacho takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Tuke Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hong.
Hong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camacho's hands.
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Camacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Camacho's leg but Camacho calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camacho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Camacho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong pushes Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Camacho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Hong.
The referee calls for Hong to work.
Camacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camacho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Hong misses.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Camacho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho thumps Hong with a low kick.
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong misses with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a right hand to the body.
Hong tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Camacho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Camacho - just one landing.
Camacho lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
Camacho connects with a jab.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
Camacho checks a leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Camacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hong moves into the clinch successfully.
Camacho is stalling here.
Camacho breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Camacho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hong takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
Camacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hong lands a left hand.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hong taking a breather.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong working aggressively here.
Camacho looking to stall.
Hong is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong blocking some punches.
Camacho blocks an uppercut.
Hong manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Camacho.
A cross from Hong lands.
Camacho misses with an uppercut.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Camacho throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from Camacho does no damage.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camacho.
Donk. Camacho catches Hong right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hong.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Camacho wants to counter the offense by Hong and move into the clinch position.
Hong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camacho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Hong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camacho, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hong jabs at Camacho's body.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Camacho's leg but Camacho calmly moves out of range.
Camacho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Hong - just one landing.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camacho moves away.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Camacho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Hong is looking for a counter combo.
Camacho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Camacho pushes him off.
Camacho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Camacho is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho works the jab nicely.
Camacho needs to keep his hands up - Hong had a free shot at his head there.
Hong moves into the clinch successfully.
Camacho takes a shot to the head.
Hong is looking to control Camacho's arms but Camacho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hong has his back to the cage.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hong as Camacho tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tuke Hong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Camacho misses.
Camacho misses with a low kick as Hong jumps back.
Hong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camacho circles away quickly and effectively.
Camacho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hong's head backwards.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Camacho steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Camacho jabs Hong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Camacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Camacho steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camacho.
Hong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camacho throws out a counter right but Hong avoids it with no problem.
Camacho lands with a good body shot.
Camacho lands a nice shot that snaps Hong's head back.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hong stuffs the takedown attempt from Camacho. Camacho gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tuke Hong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Camacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hong tries to land a body kick
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camacho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hong on the side of the head.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho jabs Hong right on the nose. Hong blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Hong.
As Hong backs off Camacho throws a huge counter combo but Hong manages to avoid it all.
Camacho lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong misses with a hook.
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Camacho's knee but Camacho avoids it well.
Camacho flicks out a counter leg kick but Hong steps away.
Camacho throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Camacho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.
And Camacho responds with a good body kick, but Hong manages to step out the way in time.
Camacho checks a leg kick nicely.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.
It seemed like Camacho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Hong.
Camacho misses with a straight right.
Camacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Hong throws a hook but Camacho avoids it easily.
Hong throws a sloppy body shot
and Camacho counters with a left to the body.
Hector Camacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Camacho darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camacho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hong momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho jabs Hong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Camacho.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camacho scores with a one two! Hong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hong misses with a low kick as Camacho jumps back.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hong drops his hands momentarily and Camacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Hong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hong lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Camacho.
A jab lands there for Camacho.
Hong throws a right hand that misses
and Camacho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
Hong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Camacho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Camacho scores with a jab to the head.
Hong throws a series of punches but Camacho moves out of range.
Hong throws a low kick but Camacho moves out of range easily.
Camacho scores with a three punch combo!
Camacho scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong has Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho blocks an uppercut.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho breaks the clinch.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho takes one on the button.
Camacho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Camacho let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Camacho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hong will feel that in the morning.
Camacho connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Camacho really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hong rushes Camacho and presses him up against the cage.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Camacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camacho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Camacho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Camacho.
A big right from Hong misses.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camacho.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a looping right.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camacho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Camacho, as that shot connected.
Camacho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Hong misses with a hook.
Hong drops his hands momentarily and Camacho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hong throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
Hong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jab, jab by Camacho - just one landing.
Hong is rocked!
Camacho digs a good hook to Hong's body.
Oh Hong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hong seems to have got his legs back now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong throws a series of punches but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a shot to the body.
Hong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Camacho pushes him off.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Camacho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Camacho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hong swinging wildly here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Camacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Camacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Camacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
A telegraphed right hand from Camacho misses the target.
Camacho with a hook.
Hong swings widly with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Camacho misses the target.
Camacho connects with a body shot.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Hong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hong fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong misses with the combination.
Hong cracks Camacho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong misses with a hook to the body
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Camacho's sensitive parts.
Camacho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho scores with a nice head shot.
Camacho throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
Camacho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hong misses with a right hand
letting Camacho counter with a right hand.
Camacho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hong cracks the inside of Camacho's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Camacho dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong gets through Camacho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hong throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Camacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Camacho taking a breather.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong taking a breather.
Hong prevents a body shot from Camacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camacho is looking to control Hong's arms but Hong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Camacho has his back to the cage.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the cage.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Camacho up against the cage.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hong is pushing Camacho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho breaks the clinch.
Camacho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hong throws a combination that misses
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camacho throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Camacho blocks the leg kick.
Hong misses with a body shot
and Camacho counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Camacho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camacho misses with a wild combination.
Camacho avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Camacho looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camacho.
A little feinted left hand from Hong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Hong misses.
Camacho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong lands a jab-cross combination.
Camacho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Hong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Camacho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hong misses with a hook.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong throws a hook but Camacho avoids it easily.
Camacho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Camacho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Camacho.
Camacho slips a jab from Hong.
A countering left hand to the body from Camacho misses.
Tuke Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Camacho dodges the punch combination from Hong.
Camacho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Camacho lands with a hook. Hong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hong misses with a hook.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hong doesn't seem bothered though.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Camacho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hong lands a nice elbow.
Hector Camacho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Camacho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Camacho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Camacho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Camacho! Hector Camacho retains his welterweight title!
Hector Camacho took some time post fight to say the following; 'Go ahead and tell everybody, I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man , I'm the man. '.
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