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BRFC 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Godking Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godking Diamond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Godking Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Owens moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Owens instigates a clinch.
Owens prevents a body shot from Diamond.
Owens pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Owens trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diamond postures up and lands a big shot to Owens's brow.
Diamond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond is in close to Owens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diamond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owens wants to get back to his feet but Diamond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Owens has Diamond pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond stands up over Owens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diamond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diamond lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Owens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diamond defends well.
Owens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diamond is one step ahead there.
Owens looking for a guillotine here but Diamond defends easily.
Diamond throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Owens controls Diamond momentarily but Diamond frees himself.
Diamond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Owens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diamond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diamond makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diamond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Owens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Owens wants to get back to his feet but Diamond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diamond scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diamond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diamond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Owens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Owens tries to get out of the position.
Owens trying to control the position.
Owens pulls Diamond in close to prevent any damage.
Diamond wants to pass the guard but Owens is keeping the position.
Diamond working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diamond with a nice head shot there.
Diamond landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Owens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diamond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Owens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diamond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diamond chips away with some ground and pound.
Diamond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Owens wants to stand up but Diamond is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diamond stands up over Owens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Owens is trying to keep Diamond in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godking Diamond dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diamond tries to clinch but Owens is having none of it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diamond.
Owens regains half guard.
Owens keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diamond is looking to take a break and control but Owens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diamond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Owens is controlling Diamond's trapped leg to prevent Diamond from advancing to side control.
Owens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diamond's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diamond's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond is really stuck here.
Owens punches the canvas rather than the man.
Diamond is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Diamond is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond manages to reverse the position and now he's in Owens's guard. Nice work there by Diamond.
Owens is controlling Diamond's posture.
Diamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diamond working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diamond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Owens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diamond throws a big elbow that misses.
Owens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diamond is aware though and is defending well.
Diamond stopping the sweep attempt from Owens.
Owens wants to get back to his feet but Diamond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diamond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diamond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Owens's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond chips away with some ground and pound.
Owens keeping full guard, as Diamond tries to pass.
Diamond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diamond missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diamond wants to pass the guard but Owens is keeping the position.
Diamond postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Owens is looking for a triangle but Diamond pushes his legs off easily.
Diamond won't allow Owens to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond feints and then cracks Owens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Owens down.
Owens closes the distance and clinches.
Owens gets control of Diamond's arms and successfully pulls guard. Owens will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Owens keeping full guard, as Diamond tries to pass.
Owens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diamond.
Diamond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Owens's head.
Owens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diamond trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
Owens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diamond.
Diamond postures up and lands a big shot to Owens's brow.
Diamond content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diamond working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throwing strikes from guard but Owens blocks nicely.
Diamond preventing the sweep.
Diamond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diamond chips away with some ground and pound.
Diamond chips away with some ground and pound.
Diamond distracts Owens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Owens wants to stand but Diamond is controlling the position.
Diamond looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Owens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Owens wants to get back to his feet but Diamond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Godking Diamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Diamond tries to clinch
and Owens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Owens gets the takedown into side control.
Diamond is trying to improve his position.
Owens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Owens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diamond gets back to half guard.
Diamond gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond wants to sweep here but Owens controlling him for the moment.
Diamond is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Owens is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens tries to stand but Diamond is controlling from the bottom.
Owens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diamond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owens won't allow Diamond to sweep him here.
Godking Diamond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Owens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diamond is proving hard to escape from.
Diamond is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diamond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Owens is one step ahead there.
Owens throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Owens is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Owens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diamond is proving hard to escape from.
Owens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diamond wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Owens manages to pass to side control.
Diamond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diamond working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Owens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Owens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Owens is one step ahead there.
Owens postures up.
Diamond is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Owens dives into side control.
Owens tries to stand but Diamond is controlling his head.
Diamond tries to bench press Owens off him but Owens keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Owens trying to control the position but Diamond is working away.
Owens throws a strike aimed at the side of Diamond's head but Diamond avoids it well.
Owens trying to control the position but Diamond is working away.
Diamond is looking for a sweep.
Owens remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Diamond tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Owens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Owens tries to stand but Diamond is controlling his head.
Diamond is trying to improve his position.
Kevin Owens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godking Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An elbow from Owens crashes against the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Owens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diamond 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Godking Diamond!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Godking Diamond!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Godking Diamond!
Godking Diamond wins by unanimous decision!
Godking Diamond made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Miriaaaaam! Can you heeeear me? -- I am alive!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Grabonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fullmetal Spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfonso Grabonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fullmetal Spike!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spike misses with a looping right.
Grabonzo avoids the body shot from Spike.
Grabonzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spike scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grabonzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grabonzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spike connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabonzo drives through with a takedown into Spike's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grabonzo trying to control but Spike is working from the bottom.
Grabonzo controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabonzo won't allow Spike to sweep him here.
Grabonzo being controlled here momentarily.
Grabonzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spike swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spike is working an open guard so Grabonzo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grabonzo tries to clinch up
and Spike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two 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.
Grabonzo drives through with a takedown into Spike's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Grabonzo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Spike keeping full guard, as Grabonzo tries to pass.
Grabonzo stopping the sweep attempt from Spike.
Grabonzo looking to pass the guard.
Spike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabonzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Spike is retaining full guard.
Spike avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grabonzo trying to control but Spike is working from the bottom.
Grabonzo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grabonzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spike.
Spike closes the distance and clinches.
Spike wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spike looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Grabonzo jumps into guard, dragging Spike to the mat.
Spike throwing strikes but missing.
Grabonzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grabonzo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spike postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grabonzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spike throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spike is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabonzo has wrist control.
Spike is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabonzo has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grabonzo looking for a triangle here. Spike is fighting it but it looks tight! Grabonzo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Spike is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alfonso Grabonzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen The Fire as his entrance music. Mauricio Velasquez looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoji Kikuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuchi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kikuchi counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Velasquez is trying to improve his position.
Kikuchi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kikuchi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Velasquez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kikuchi but great work by Velasquez.
Velasquez throws an elbow but Kikuchi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Velasquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kikuchi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kikuchi is pushing Velasquez's head away, looking to escape. Velasquez manages to hold on to the position though.
Velasquez tries to stand but Kikuchi is controlling his head.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez working away.
Velasquez lands an elbow.
Velasquez swings around for an armbar but Kikuchi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Velasquez's guard.
Velasquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kikuchi trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Kikuchi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kikuchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kikuchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kikuchi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kikuchi throws a big elbow that misses.
Kikuchi has gone for a leg lock! Velasquez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kikuchi's guard.
Kikuchi has Velasquez pulled in close to control his posture.
Velasquez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez working the ground and pound but Kikuchi is defending the strikes.
Kikuchi parries the strikes from Velasquez easily there. Velasquez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kikuchi to escape.
Kikuchi can't do much from the bottom here.
Velasquez trying to control the action but Kikuchi is working from the bottom.
Kikuchi is trying to control Velasquez's posture but Velasquez avoids it.
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.
Kikuchi tries to buck Velasquez off but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kikuchi keeps working.
Velasquez throwing strikes but Kikuchi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Velasquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Velasquez is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauricio Velasquez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Velasquez shoots in looking for a takedown but Kikuchi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Velasquez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A counter left hand to the body from Kikuchi misses its target.
Velasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kikuchi counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Kikuchi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kikuchi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kikuchi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Velasquez gets back to half guard.
Mauricio Velasquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez is not content to let Kikuchi control the position.
Kikuchi working the head and body with strikes.
Kikuchi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuchi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Velasquez is looking for a sweep. Kikuchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kikuchi wants to take a breather but Velasquez is having none of it.
Kikuchi seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Velasquez has recovered full guard.
Kikuchi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Velasquez has his foot on Kikuchi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kikuchi works his way back into a safe position though.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Kikuchi looking to sit in guard and control but Velasquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kikuchi controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi wants to hit a switch here but Velasquez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kikuchi there!
Kikuchi wants to hold on but Velasquez pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Velasquez.
Kikuchi is looking to get to half guard.
Kikuchi tries to hold on but Velasquez pushes him away.
Kikuchi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kikuchi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kikuchi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kikuchi pushing down on Velasquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kikuchi wants to work for an arm triangle but Velasquez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Velasquez is just riding it out for now. Kikuchi eventually gives up the hold.
Velasquez is looking to improve his position.
Velasquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kikuchi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Velasquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kikuchi is looking to stall here but Velasquez recovers full guard.
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 Yoji Kikuchi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kikuchi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Velasquez is trying to defend but Kikuchi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Velasquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kikuchi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Velasquez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoji Kikuchi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nayo Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Marttinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayo Humphrey had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nayo Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Marttinen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Marttinen lands.
Humphrey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Humphrey works his way into full mount!
Humphrey trying to control but Marttinen is having none of it.
Humphrey wants to take Marttinen's back here but Marttinen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Marttinen is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphrey looking to control but Marttinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marttinen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Marttinen is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marttinen controls Humphrey momentarily but Humphrey frees himself.
Humphrey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Humphrey pushing down on Marttinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marttinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Humphrey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marttinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Humphrey is looking to advance position but Marttinen won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marttinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen trying to control the position.
Humphrey forces his way into half guard.
Marttinen is pressing down on Humphrey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Humphrey passes into half guard.
Marttinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marttinen gets full guard.
Marttinen keeping full guard, as Humphrey tries to pass.
Humphrey wants to control from the top but Marttinen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Humphrey manages to get himself to full guard.
Marttinen passes Humphrey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Humphrey wants to improve his position but Marttinen is controlling well.
Marttinen wants to free his trapped foot but Humphrey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marttinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Humphrey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Humphrey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marttinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marttinen's back!
Marttinen can't escape the position.
Humphrey is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Marttinen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey doesn't have the hooks in and Marttinen manages to turn into his guard.
Humphrey looking for a guillotine here but Marttinen defends easily.
Humphrey throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marttinen escapes and throws Humphrey's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marttinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Humphrey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marttinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Humphrey keeps working.
Humphrey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marttinen off and has taken his back!
Humphrey trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nayo Humphrey 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.
Marttinen lands a slapping body shot.
Marttinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marttinen digs a good body shot into Humphrey's ribs.
Marttinen blocks a jab.
Humphrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nayo Humphrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marttinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Marttinen.
Humphrey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marttinen lunges at Humphrey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Humphrey's hand.
Marttinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Humphrey just misses with a punch to the body.
Marttinen staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humphrey slips a jab from Marttinen.
Marttinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Humphrey in his tracks.
Marttinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Humphrey has his takedown stuffed
and Marttinen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Marttinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marttinen.
Humphrey shoots for a takedown but Marttinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Humphrey throws a right hand that misses
and Marttinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Humphrey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marttinen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nayo Humphrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humphrey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Humphrey is rocked!
Humphrey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humphrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marttinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Humphrey scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Humphrey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Humphrey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Humphrey swings widly with a right hand
and Marttinen counters with a crisp right that sends Humphrey to the canvas! Marttinen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Marttinen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Rage!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage looks to land a combination but Diggs avoids it well.
Rage motions for Diggs to come forward. Rage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs has closed the distance and engaged Rage in a clinch.
Diggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diggs is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Rage can't fight it off and eventually Diggs manages to take the fight to the floor. Rage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rage keeping full guard, as Diggs tries to pass.
Diggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diggs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs winds up and cracks Rage with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diggs is keen to just control but Rage is a slippery customer.
Diggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rage defending well though.
Ground and pound from Diggs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diggs connects with a nice short shot to Rage's temple.
Diggs is looking to advance position but Rage won't allow it.
Diggs 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.
Diggs is looking to take a break and control but Rage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diggs throwing shots but Rage is blocking nicely.
Diggs has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Diggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diggs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diggs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Diggs with a couple of short strikes.
Diggs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs dominating with strikes here.
Diggs dominating with strikes here.
Rage looks winded!
Diggs cracks Rage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diggs wants to control the pace but Rage is squirming around nicely.
Diggs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs with a couple of short strikes.
Diggs with good strikes from the mount here!
Diggs raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diggs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rage is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Diggs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diggs scoring with strikes but Rage is staying in there.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Diggs! Rage is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robert Diggs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Peas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Peas 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Peas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Machida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Machida.
My spies in Tri-Force MMA inform me that Machida has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peas keeping moving, preventing Machida from controlling successfully.
Machida throwing strikes but missing.
Machida landing some decent shots from guard.
Machida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machida stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Peas has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Machida manages to get his head free but now Peas has transitioned to an armbar! Machida grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Peas! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Peas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dee Falt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Falt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Falt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morgan on his heels. He'll look to pass Morgan's guard now, I'm sure.
Falt throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Falt has his hands clasped together but Morgan extends and breaks Falt's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Morgan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Morgan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Yakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor comes to the ring accompanied by Lie, Cheat & Steal". Joao Victor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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279 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Yakin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor thows a body kick. Yakin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yakin throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Yakin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victor takes a swing at Yakin's ribcage but misses.
Victor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Victor connects with a leg kick. Yakin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Victor connects with a solid leg kick.
Victor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yakin throws a sloppy head kick and Victor moves out of range easily.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a left to the body.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakin misses the shot to the body.
Victor moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
Victor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victor connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yakin throws a poor cross that misses
and Victor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yakin really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakin throws a body kick that misses.
Victor tries to work over Yakin's front leg with a kick but Yakin checks it.
We've been informed that Yakin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yakin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Victor is looking to slow Yakin down with leg kicks.
Victor blocks a jab.
Yakin cracks Victor with an open hand slap.
Victor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victor slips under a jab.
Yakin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yakin moves out of range of the leg kick from Victor.
Yakin misses with an uppercut.
Victor connects with a looping right hand.
Victor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Victor - that will leave a mark!
Yakin looks to land a left hand but Victor moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Victor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakin connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakin moves out of range of the leg kick from Victor.
Yakin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakin throws a hook to the side of Victor's head but Victor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakin misses with a left hand
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor misses with a leg kick.
Victor thows a body kick. Yakin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Victor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yakin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victor.
Victor motions for Yakin to come forward. Victor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yakin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victor was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakin.
Victor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Victor throws a leg kick that misses.
Victor lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
A lazy body kick from Yakin
and Victor counters with a good low kick that Yakin was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victor. That's going to slow Yakin down.
Yakin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Yakin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
Yakin throws an off balance right hand
and Victor counters with a left to the body.
Yakin throws a big shot that misses.
Victor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakin.
Victor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yakin throws out a counter right but Victor avoids it with no problem.
Yakin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Yakin.
Yakin throws out a loose jab but Victor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Yakin misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yakin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakin throws a leg kick but Victor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yakin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Victor throws a front kick that sends Yakin stumbling back into the ropes.
Yakin walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Victor.
Yakin throws a head kick that misses
and Victor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakin's knee momentarily.
Victor lands a front kick.
Yakin jabs Victor right on the nose. Victor blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor connects with an inside leg kick.
Victor throws a solid leg kick but Yakin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Victor.
Yakin checks the leg kick.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Victor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Victor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Victor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yakin can do to turn this around?
Victor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Victor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Victor.
Joao Victor is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Yakin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yakin throws a hook to the side of Victor's head but Victor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victor.
Victor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yakin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Victor.
Victor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Victor tenderised Yakin's leg. Yakin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
A punch combination from Victor misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victor moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yakin misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Victor.
Victor 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.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a solid body kick.
Victor moves out of range as Yakin strikes.
It looked like Victor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yakin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yakin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Victor can pounce on him.
Victor throws a leg kick
enabling Yakin to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yakin throws a jab when Victor was well out of range.
Victor connects with a leg kick. Yakin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakin. Victor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yakin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Victor staying out of range there.
Yakin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Victor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Victor!
Yakin throws a body punch but Victor moves out of range.
Victor is looking to counter punch.
Victor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yakin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Victor scrambles back to his feet.
Yakin misses with a left hand
and Victor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yakin is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Victor.
It looks like Victor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
Victor tried to counter with a leg kick but Yakin avoided it.
Yakin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victor.
Victor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yakin momentarily.
Victor throws a leg kick which misses Yakin's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakin tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Victor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice cross by Victor.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Victor slips under a jab from Yakin.
Victor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakin.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
Yakin misses with a right hand
and Victor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakin loads up on a big right hand but Victor slips the punch.
Victor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yakin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakin checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Victor. That snapped Yakin's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victor. That's going to slow Yakin down.
Yakin lands a head shot.
Yakin misses with a left hand
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Yakin misses with a hook. Victor ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Victor, right into the meat.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakin.
Victor throws a leg kick which misses Yakin's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakin tries to avoid it.
Yakin throws a hook but Victor avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Victor.
Victor misses with a low kick.
Victor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Victor thumps Yakin with a low kick.
Victor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Victor defending well as Yakin loads up on a big left hand.
Victor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yakin's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yakin is out of range and Victor settles back down.
Yakin throws an off balance right hand
and Victor counters with a good low kick that Yakin was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Victor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Victor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Victor.
Victor misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Victor.
The fighters circling - Yakin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yakin thows a leg kick but Victor checks it
and Victor counters with an inside leg kick.
Yakin misses with a body shot.
Yakin misses with an uppercut
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yakin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Victor has got the better of the exchanges.
Victor lands a head kick!
Yakin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakin's knee momentarily.
Victor throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victor.
Yakin misses with a hook
and Victor counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Victor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Victor counters with a good low kick that Yakin was not able to check.
Yakin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Victor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakin misses the target.
Victor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakin's sensitive parts.
Victor scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victor. That's going to slow Yakin down.
Victor scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakin throws a right hand that misses
and Victor counters with a low kick, right behind Yakin 's knee.
Victor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakin checks a leg kick.
Victor cracks Yakin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Victor pushes Yakin away with a front kick.
Yakin throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakin throws a lazy uppercut
and Victor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yakin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Victor scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victor scores with a push kick.
Yakin wants to land a leg kick but Victor is out of range.
Yakin throws a hook but Victor blocks it.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Joao Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yakin throws a hook but Victor blocks it.
Victor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Victor lands with a slapping head kick.
Victor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Victor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakin swings widly with a right hand
and Victor counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victor. Yakin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victor counters with a thumping low kick.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Yakin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Victor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Victor, right into the meat.
Yakin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Victor scores with a head kick.
Victor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yang Yakin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakin throws an overhand right that lands on Victor's shoulder, as Victor tries to avoid the shot.
Victor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakin's sensitive parts.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Victor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yakin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Victor counters with a head kick. That will keep Yakin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Victor connects with a solid leg kick.
Victor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Yakin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yakin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Victor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor scores with a spinning back kick!
Victor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Victor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Victor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Victor 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Joao Victor!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joao Victor!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Joao Victor!
Joao Victor wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Joao Victor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between FannyPack SissyPants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Method Man - Judgement Day as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, FannyPack SissyPants!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SissyPants throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from SissyPants.
SissyPants gets tackled into the ropes by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
SissyPants lands with a right to the head.
SissyPants lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
It looks like Joe Brown has been cut.
I was talking to SissyPants's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. SissyPants is defending well for now.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
SissyPants lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from SissyPants.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
SissyPants scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SissyPants managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. SissyPants is defending well for now.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from SissyPants.
SissyPants avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but SissyPants is blocking nicely.
SissyPants softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
SissyPants scores with a shoulder strike.
SissyPants lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
SissyPants is working Brown over against the ropes.
Brown looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by SissyPants.
That has opened up Joe Brown's cut even more.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
SissyPants pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. SissyPants seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
A short uppercut from SissyPants.
Brown is rocked!
SissyPants lands a left hand.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can SissyPants finish him?
SissyPants throws a big uppercut that drops Brown! More strikes from SissyPants and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brown lies dazed against the ropes as SissyPants celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). FannyPack SissyPants!
FannyPack SissyPants retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, FannyPack SissyPants, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Joe Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'Justice will be served and I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Airton Silverio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverio has chosen Cranberries - Zombie as his entrance music. Airton Silverio is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bo Taka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Airton Silverio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taka scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Taka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silverio doesn't seem phased though.
Taka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taka cracks Silverio with an open hand slap.
Taka clobbers Silverio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taka cracks Silverio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silverio slips a straight right by Taka.
Taka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silverio under the eye.
A big left from Taka misses.
Silverio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taka loads up on a big right hand but Silverio slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silverio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Taka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silverio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silverio tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silverio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silverio tries to move into range but Taka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverio.
An attempted straight right counter from Taka misses the target.
Silverio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taka.
Silverio throws a series of punches but Taka avoids them all with ease.
Silverio is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Taka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silverio steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taka.
Silverio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taka misses with an uppercut. Silverio saw that one coming.
Taka misses with a straight left.
Taka misses with an uppercut
and Silverio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taka thinking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taka.
Taka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silverio tries to clinch up.
Silverio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silverio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taka's corner calls for a 1-2. Taka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silverio misses with the combination.
Silverio tries to clinch but Taka moves away
enabling Taka to counter with a crisp jab.
Silverio tries to clinch there but Taka circles away.
Silverio moves out of range as Taka strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverio moves into the clinch.
Taka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taka throws out a loose jab but Silverio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silverio steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taka.
A right-left combo lands from Taka.
Bo Taka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Taka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taka sets himself, and Silverio steps forward looking for the clinch! Taka avoids it this time.
Taka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silverio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silverio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Taka.
Taka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silverio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taka.
Taka throws out a loose jab but Silverio uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taka misses with a left hand
and Silverio counters with a left and a right that stings Taka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taka tests Silverio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silverio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Taka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Taka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silverio slips a jab and a cross from Taka.
Taka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silverio misses with a double jab.
Taka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silverio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taka throws out the jab.
Taka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silverio has time to react.
Taka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silverio tries to clinch but Taka moves away
and Taka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taka keeps the fight on the outside.
Taka throws a body punch but Silverio moves out of range.
Silverio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Taka. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Taka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silverio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Airton Silverio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taka loads up on a big right hand but Silverio slips the punch.
Silverio throws a counter combo.
Taka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taka loads up on a big right hand but Silverio slips the punch.
A jab from Taka does it's job there.
Taka lands with an uppercut that bounces Silverio off the ropes and back into range.
Decent striking displayed by Taka there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taka scores with a hook to the body. Silverio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bo Taka is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silverio has closed the distance and engaged Taka in a clinch.
Silverio tries to pull guard but Taka holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silverio drops back down to his feet.
Silverio jumps guard.
Taka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silverio is proving hard to escape from.
Silverio has his foot on Taka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taka works his way back into a safe position though.
Silverio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silverio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taka defends it easily.
Silverio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silverio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silverio tries to counter with a clinch but Taka shakes him off and moves away.
Taka throws out a loose jab but Silverio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silverio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taka's hands.
It looks like Bo Taka has been cut.
Taka swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverio.
Taka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Silverio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taka looks to land a combination. Silverio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silverio doesn't manage to clinch there - Taka circles away.
Silverio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taka throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverio tries to clinch up.
Taka thuds his right hand into Silverio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silverio moves out of range as Taka strikes.
As Taka backs off Silverio throws a huge counter combo but Taka manages to avoid it all.
Taka throws a right and a left that Silverio avoids nicely.
Silverio throws a counter combo.
Taka throws out a loose jab but Silverio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silverio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silverio blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Taka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silverio unleashes a big counter combination but Taka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Taka misses its intended target.
Silverio takes one to the chin there.
Taka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silverio can do to turn this around?
Taka tries to work over Silverio's front leg with a kick but Silverio checks it.
Silverio wants to counter with a clinch but Taka pushes him away.
Silverio blocks a head kick by Taka.
Silverio steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taka.
Silverio misses with a double jab
and Taka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverio moves into the clinch successfully.
Taka lands a right hand.
Silverio drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silverio trying to keep a closed guard but Taka is proving a slippery customer.
Taka gets to his feet. Silverio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Taka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silverio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taka.
Silverio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silverio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silverio lands a knee to the body.
Silverio tries to pull guard but Taka won't allow it.
Silverio jumps guard but Taka turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Taka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Taka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silverio clinches with his opponent.
Silverio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Taka to keep the fight standing.
Taka pushes Silverio back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silverio taking a breather.
Taka manages to break the clinch.
Silverio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taka to score with a decent uppercut.
Taka connects with a body shot.
Taka throws a poor cross that misses
and Silverio counters with a three punch combo that has Taka backing up. Taka nods at Silverio to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taka scores with a jab to the body.
Silverio moves in looking to clinch but Taka pushes him off.
Silverio wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silverio throws a counter combo.
Taka throws a shot from downtown. Silverio moves away and avoids it.
Taka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silverio in his tracks.
Silverio drops his hands momentarily and Taka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Taka misses.
Taka looks to throw the jab but Silverio is out of range.
Silverio slips under a jab.
Silverio is looking to clinch but Taka is avoiding it.
Taka clobbers Silverio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taka lunges at Silverio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silverio's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Taka misses.
Silverio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taka misses with a wild combination.
Silverio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taka looks to throw the jab but Silverio is out of range.
Taka looks to land a right hand but Silverio moved out of range.
Silverio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A lazy left from Taka finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taka with a nice cross.
Taka throws a head kick that misses.
Taka misses with a wild body shot.
Silverio unleashes a big counter combination but Taka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Taka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taka throws a leg kick
and Silverio counters with a series of strikes. Taka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taka connects with a solid leg kick.
Taka throws a shot from downtown. Silverio moves away and avoids it.
Taka misses with a looping right.
Silverio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taka clobbers Silverio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taka throws a series of punches but Silverio moves out of range.
Taka misses with a hook to the body
and Silverio counters with a two punch combo.
Bo Taka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Taka.
Taka throws out a loose jab but Silverio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Taka does it's job there.
Taka missing with a left hand there. Silverio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silverio tries to counter with a clinch but Taka shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverio avoids the head kick by Taka.
As Taka backs off Silverio throws a huge counter combo but Taka manages to avoid it all.
Silverio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taka dips to his left and cracks Silverio with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Taka misses.
Some wild striking there from Taka.
Silverio wants to clinch but Taka slips to the side
and Taka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Airton Silverio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silverio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silverio moves into the clinch.
Silverio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silverio connects with a knee to the head.
Silverio lands with a short shot to the head.
Taka manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Taka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bo Taka!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Bo Taka!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bo Taka!
Bo Taka wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Bo Taka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Highland Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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