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Destiny Tuesday 53 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monsun Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monsun Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasapaksu misses the body punch
and Moon counters with a one-two to the body.
Tasapaksu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick but Moon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tasapaksu sprawls and moves away.
Tasapaksu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tasapaksu throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Moon staying out of range there.
Moon throwing a counter right hand but Tasapaksu manages to avoid it.
Tasapaksu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tasapaksu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasapaksu. Moon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch there but Moon circles away.
Moon attempts a counter takedown but Tasapaksu avoids it well and moves away.
Tasapaksu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moon is out of range and Tasapaksu settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch up.
Tasapaksu throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Moon feinted with a counter takedown.
Tasapaksu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tasapaksu wants to clinch.
Moon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tasapaksu throws a shot from downtown. Moon moves away and avoids it.
Tasapaksu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tasapaksu.
Moon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moon feinted with a counter takedown.
Tasapaksu scoring well with a low kick there.
Moon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tasapaksu just misses with a punch to the body.
Moon tries to counter with a takedown but Tasapaksu is quick to defend against it.
Moon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tasapaksu misses with a series of wild punches.
Moon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tasapaksu sprawls and moves away.
A low kick from Tasapaksu is predictable there
and Moon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tasapaksu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon tries to free his leg and advance position but Tasapaksu is retaining full guard.
Moon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tasapaksu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moon throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon is pushing down on Tasapaksu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tasapaksu is fighting to maintain full guard but Moon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Moon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tasapaksu sees it coming and defends easily.
Tasapaksu is looking for a sweep. Moon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moon is pressing down on Tasapaksu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tasapaksu is holding on for now.
Tasapaksu is defending against the submission attempts here by Moon.
Tasapaksu has hold of Moon's hands but Moon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tasapaksu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moon is trying to control the action in half guard but Tasapaksu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moon lands strikes from half guard.
Moon thows a huge punch but Tasapaksu dodges it nicely.
Tasapaksu is looking for a sweep. Moon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tasapaksu tries to get to full guard but Moon has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tasapaksu is staying active underneath Moon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Monsun Moon will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tasapaksu tries to clinch up
and Moon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
Tasapaksu misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Moon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tasapaksu throws a sloppy head kick
and Moon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tasapaksu wants to get back to his feet.
Tasapaksu is staying active underneath Moon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moon is working for a submission of some sort.
Moon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tasapaksu has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tasapaksu defending well though.
Tasapaksu moves into full guard.
Moon connects with a couple of short punches.
Monsun Moon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moon with a nice head shot there.
Tasapaksu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Moon throws a big elbow that misses.
Moon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tasapaksu's guard.
Moon seems to be looking for submissions.
Moon is looking for a kimura but Tasapaksu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moon to get the leverage.
Moon is working for a kimura but Tasapaksu is defending it quite comfortably.
Moon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tasapaksu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tasapaksu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Moon 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.
Tasapaksu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Moon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Moon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tasapaksu to stand up.
Monsun Moon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A low kick from Tasapaksu misses
and Moon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tasapaksu's guard.
Tasapaksu keeping moving, preventing Moon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon wants to pass the guard but Tasapaksu is keeping the position.
Moon wants to control from the top but Tasapaksu keeps moving.
Moon is in close to Tasapaksu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tasapaksu wants to control the position but Moon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasapaksu is defending against the submission attempts here by Moon.
Moon is trying to control. Tasapaksu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monsun Moon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatti Tasapaksu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tasapaksu misses with a left hand
and Moon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws a series of punches but Moon avoids them all with ease.
Moon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Tasapaksu misses
and Tasapaksu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tasapaksu with a hook.
Tasapaksu throws an off balance right hand
and Moon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tasapaksu thinking.
Tasapaksu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moon.
Moon throwing a counter right hand but Tasapaksu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasapaksu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tasapaksu misses with a left hand
and Moon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tasapaksu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Moon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tasapaksu can do to turn this around?
Tasapaksu misses with a few strikes there.
Moon feinted with a counter takedown.
Tatti Tasapaksu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moon needs to keep his hands up - Tasapaksu had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Tasapaksu does no damage.
Moon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tasapaksu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Tasapaksu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tasapaksu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tasapaksu thows a leg kick but Moon checks it
and Moon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu thows a leg kick but Moon checks it
and Moon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tasapaksu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tasapaksu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon landing strikes from the mount and Tasapaksu is in trouble!
Tasapaksu is rocked!
Tasapaksu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tasapaksu in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tasapaksu to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monsun Moon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Monsun Moon waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Du Hast. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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193 lbs
25 - 26 - 0 |
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187 lbs
25 - 21 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Bastien Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Lynn.
Harris slips under a jab from Lynn.
Lynn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lynn connects with a nice looking jab.
Lynn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harris forces Lynn back against the cage and clinches.
Lynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Lynn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lynn tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lynn fails to land.
Lynn trying to land knees to the body.
Harris taking a breather.
Lynn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lynn fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn manages to break the clinch.
Lynn misses with the combination.
Harris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
It looks like Keiko Lynn has been cut.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris connects with a looping right hand.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lynn misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lynn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn working aggressively here.
Lynn is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
A short left from Harris.
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!
Lynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Lynn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynn's corner calls for a 1-2. Lynn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lynn misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Lynn sprawling to the canvas. Harris follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Lynn hang on?
Lynn is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris prevents Lynn from improving his position.
Lynn is still in real trouble! Can Harris finish him?
Lynn seems to have recovered his senses.
Lynn wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Harris gets a clinch.
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.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Lynn is blocking nicely.
Lynn tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Lynn back against the cage.
Lynn can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Lynn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a damaging elbow.
Harris blocking some punches.
Lynn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Lynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris effectively controlling the action here.
Harris digs a right hand into Lynn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lynn's gas tank.
Lynn has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris lands an elbow inside that Lynn shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keiko Lynn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harris forces Lynn back against the cage and clinches.
Lynn misses with the head strike.
Lynn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Harris is leaning against Lynn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lynn tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Lynn back against the cage.
Lynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynn can do to turn this around?
Lynn misses with some punches.
Harris has Lynn pressed against the cage, preventing Lynn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynns head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lynn misses with the head strike.
Lynn manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Lynn wants to clinch.
Lynn misses with a hook
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Keiko Lynn's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Lynn's ribcage.
A short left from Harris.
Lynn letting Harris take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Lynn is breathing heavily.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynn swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Lynn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bastien Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris forces Lynn back against the cage and clinches.
Harris blocking some punches.
Lynn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lynn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris digs a good body shot into Lynn's ribs.
Lynn throws a combination. Harris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lynn throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris darts in and clinches Lynn up against the cage.
Harris pushes Lynn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynn backwards.
Lynn pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastien Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Lynn stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Harris follows into mount!
Lynn is rocked!
Harris stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lynn is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Harris and Lynn falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Harris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bastien Harris!
An intense looking Bastien Harris took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'.
In defeat, Keiko Lynn stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Laprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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17 - 16 - 0 |
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130 lbs
13 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Temitope Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pierre Laprise!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laprise drives through with a takedown into Obama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Laprise wants to pass the guard but Obama is keeping the position.
Obama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Laprise throwing strikes but missing.
Laprise in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obama is controlling Laprise's posture.
Obama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Obama's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Laprise stopping the sweep attempt from Obama.
Laprise passes Obama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Laprise missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obama trying to control from the bottom.
Laprise scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama is trying to get back to full guard.
Obama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laprise not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laprise missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laprise working Obama over with strikes.
Obama wants to improve his position but Laprise is controlling well.
Obama gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laprise cracks Obama with a solid left hand.
Laprise postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laprise landing with the ground and pound.
Obama pulls Laprise in close to prevent any damage.
Obama is trying to keep Laprise in close.
Laprise throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Obama pulls Laprise in to control the position.
Obama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obama keeping full guard, as Laprise tries to pass.
Obama looking to control.
Laprise pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obama is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laprise scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Obama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laprise defends well.
Laprise wants to pass the guard but Obama is keeping the position.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Obama throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Laprise chips away with some ground and pound.
My spies in Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM inform me that Laprise has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Obama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laprise doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laprise manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laprise postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Obama pulls Laprise in to control the position.
Laprise tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
Obama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laprise.
Obama controlling Laprise's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama looking to control.
Obama is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Obama working for a triangle but Laprise defends it easily.
Laprise missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laprise is looking to work some ground and pound but Obama has wrist control.
Laprise working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laprise working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Obama's head.
Laprise throws a big right hand that misses.
Laprise with a nice head shot there.
Laprise postures up and lands a big shot to Obama's brow.
Laprise makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Laprise is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Obama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laprise's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Laprise manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Obama has Laprise in his guard.
Laprise in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laprise postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Obama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laprise lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama wants to sweep here but Laprise controlling him for the moment.
Laprise sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Obama's guard.
Obama actively working from the bottom here.
Obama is looking to improve his position.
Laprise working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Obama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Laprise dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Laprise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laprise is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Laprise shoots in for a double leg but Obama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Obama misses with a right hand
and Laprise counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obama throws a right hand that Laprise ducks under and follows up with a left that Laprise also avoids with ease.
Laprise darts in looking for a takedown but Obama gets double underhooks and turns Laprise into the cage.
Laprise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obama throws a head kick that misses.
Laprise looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Temitope Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Laprise.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Laprise is just out of range.
Obama thows a leg kick but Laprise checks it
and Laprise counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Obama!
Laprise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laprise tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laprise working the ground and pound but Obama is defending the strikes.
Laprise working the ground and pound from side control.
Obama tries to bench press Laprise off him but Laprise keeps the position.
Obama is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at World Combat Sports Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Obama taking a bit of punishment here - Laprise scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laprise scores with a couple of short elbows.
Obama is trying to control Laprise's posture but Laprise avoids it.
Laprise cracks Obama with a big elbow.
Obama is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Laprise off and has taken his back!
Obama patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Laprise can't escape the position.
Laprise turns into Obama and is now in his guard.
Laprise lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laprise postures up in Obama's guard and throws a big left but Obama blocks it.
Laprise with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laprise postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laprise is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Obama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laprise is looking to work some ground and pound but Obama has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laprise accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laprise advances position into side control!
Obama struggling a bit here.
Obama tries to buck Laprise off but Laprise is having none of it.
Obama avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laprise.
Laprise in side control lands a decent elbow.
Obama tries to bench press Laprise off him but Laprise keeps the position.
Obama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Obama is looking to regain half guard here but Laprise keeps moving and retains side control.
Laprise tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laprise working away.
Pierre Laprise has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Laprise's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Obama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Laprise blocks the strikes from Obama.
Laprise misses with the ground and pound.
Laprise scores with punches from side control.
Laprise is chipping away with strikes.
Obama is rocked!
Obama is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Laprise is controlling him well.
Oh Obama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obama wants to control but Laprise postures up.
Laprise looks up at the clock and then as Obama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Laprise smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Obama stops Laprise from passing to mount.
Obama struggling a bit here.
Laprise is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Obama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Obama seems to have got his legs back now.
Laprise grinds an elbow into Obama's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama defending against the ground and pound.
Obama parries the strikes from Laprise easily there. Laprise is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Obama to escape.
Obama is looking to reverse the position.
Obama gets back to half guard.
Obama regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laprise scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Obama wants to sweep here but Laprise controlling him for the moment.
Laprise landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama has control of Laprise's left arm, preventing Laprise from doing any damage.
Laprise with a nice head shot there.
Laprise throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laprise is one step ahead there.
Laprise stops Obama from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Laprise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Laprise moves away from the strike by Obama.
Laprise shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obama napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Laprise in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Obama is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Laprise looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Obama is avoiding damage well.
Obama is looking for a sweep.
Obama taking punishment in the form of punches.
Laprise lands an elbow.
Obama struggling a bit here.
Laprise is chipping away with strikes.
Obama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Laprise lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama wants to improve his position but Laprise is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Obama is trying to maintain the position but Laprise is very close to passing his half guard.
Laprise blocks the strikes from Obama.
Laprise throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama is concentrating on defense, preventing Laprise from advancing position.
Laprise lands with a punch from half guard.
Laprise missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obama works his way to full guard. Good work.
Laprise postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Laprise makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Obama looking for a guillotine here but Laprise defends easily.
Obama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laprise wants to pass the guard but Obama is keeping the position.
Laprise stands up over Obama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laprise postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Obama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Obama has control of Laprise's left arm, preventing Laprise from doing any damage.
Laprise with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre Laprise is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laprise sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Obama working a defensive guard here.
Laprise looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Obama pulls Laprise in close to prevent any damage.
Obama is looking for a triangle but Laprise pushes his legs off easily.
Obama trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Obama.
Laprise got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laprise has managed to get both his arms back between Obama's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obama trying to keep a closed guard but Laprise is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Laprise not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obama misses with a series of wild punches.
Temitope Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laprise was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Laprise throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Obama was covering up waiting for the punch and Laprise finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Obama pushes Laprise off and gets back to his feet.
Laprise shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Obama defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laprise gets a double leg takedown into Obama's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laprise is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laprise trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Obama seems keen to control Laprise's posture.
Laprise controlling from the top position.
Obama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Obama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Obama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laprise defends it easily.
Laprise controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Laprise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laprise winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Laprise!
Pierre Laprise took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raban lands a head shot.
Shavershian throws a series of punches but Raban moves out of range.
Raban delivers a nice body kick.
Raban swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shavershian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shavershian connects with a nice looking jab.
Shavershian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raban.
Raban is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shavershian's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shavershian is looking to improve his position.
Shavershian is looking to control Raban's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shavershian avoid being mounted?
Raban takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian wants to control but Raban is keeping busy.
Raban looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shavershian makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shavershian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raban with the counter takedown but Shavershian avoids it easily.
Aziz Shavershian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shavershian throws a shot from downtown. Raban moves away and avoids it.
Raban misses with a jab to the body
and Shavershian counters with a left and a right that stings Raban.
We've been hearing reports that Shavershian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Raban moves away from the strike by Shavershian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian slips under a jab from Raban.
Raban lands a nice shot to the body.
Raban closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shavershian did well to prevent Raban getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raban lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raban landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shavershian is trying to get back to full guard.
Raban performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shavershian moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raban postures up.
Raban is working Shavershian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian looking for a sweep. Not yet Shavershian, not yet.
Raban keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shavershian's head.
Raban has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raban thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shavershian keeping moving, preventing Raban from controlling successfully.
Raban working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shavershian is keeping the position for now.
Shavershian can't keep his opponent in guard - Raban advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shavershian is looking for a sweep. Raban is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shavershian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raban.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban is keen to just control but Shavershian is a slippery customer.
Shavershian is trying to stand.
Shavershian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raban scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shavershian taking some punishment here, with Raban in his half guard.
Shavershian is refusing to be controlled, as Raban sits in half guard.
Shavershian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raban scores with a couple of nice shots.
Raban takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shavershian is trying to get back to full guard.
Raban winds up and cracks Shavershian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Raban 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.
Raban throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shavershian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raban jabs Shavershian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shavershian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raban is looking to land body kicks.
Raban shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shavershian as he avoids it easily.
James Raban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavershian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raban.
Raban with the counter takedown but Shavershian avoids it easily.
Shavershian takes a swing at Raban's ribcage but misses.
Raban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shavershian was well out of range. Poor timing from Raban.
Shavershian defending well as Raban loads up on a big left hand.
Shavershian throws a sloppy head kick and Raban moves out of range easily.
Raban tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aziz Shavershian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Raban does no damage.
Shavershian throwing a counter right hand but Raban manages to avoid it.
Shavershian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raban throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shavershian throws a right and a left that Raban avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shavershian lands a nice looking body kick.
Shavershian throws a series of strikes that have Raban backpedaling.
It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Raban lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shavershian takes one to the side of the head.
Shavershian needs to keep his hands up - Raban had a free shot at his head there.
Raban just misses with a punch to the body.
Shavershian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Raban jabs at Shavershian's body.
Raban throws a one two combo.
Raban darts in looking for a takedown but Shavershian gets double underhooks and turns Raban into the cage.
Aziz Shavershian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Raban.
Raban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shavershian.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shavershian.
Shavershian throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian tries a low kick but Raban avoids it.
Raban's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raban duly obliges.
Raban scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Shavershian does no damage.
Raban tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Raban misses the shot to the body.
Shavershian slips under a jab.
Raban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raban moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Raban dives in and grabs Shavershian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shavershian pushes down on Raban's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Shavershian as Raban shoots in.
Raban misses with a takedown
and Shavershian counters with a stiff right hand.
Shavershian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raban.
Shavershian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raban takes a step back to recover.
Shavershian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raban is looking to chop away at Shavershian's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian fails to land with a series of punches.
Raban with a poor takedown
and Shavershian counters with a nice uppercut.
Shavershian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shavershian slips a jab and a cross from Raban.
James Raban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raban misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shavershian.
Shavershian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Raban. Those never looked like landing.
Shavershian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shavershian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shavershian.
Raban lands a really nice looking cross but Shavershian seems unphased.
Shavershian tries to land a front kick but Raban steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raban misses the body punch
and Shavershian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raban lands the left hand.
Raban has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shavershian slips a jab and a cross from Raban.
Raban keeps Shavershian at a distance using the push kick.
Shavershian gets caught flat footed, as Raban shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Raban trying to control the position from guard on top but Shavershian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shavershian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raban makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shavershian has momentary wrist control but Raban slips an elbow through the middle.
Shavershian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raban doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raban manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raban has gone for a leg lock! Shavershian slips out almost immediately though and dives into Raban's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Raban will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Raban lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raban or perhaps it was just good defense by Shavershian, which made it look bad.
Shavershian is looking for a counter combo.
Raban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shavershian.
Some bone on bone action there as Shavershian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shavershian misses the shot to the body.
Raban looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavershian ducks under a wild hook from Raban.
Shavershian leaves Raban with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aziz Shavershian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Raban.
Shavershian scores with a head kick. Raban tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian lands with a good body shot.
Raban misses with a combination
and Shavershian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raban moves out of range as Shavershian strikes.
Raban has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shavershian lands a glancing blow to the side of Raban's head.
Raban looks to land a body kick but Shavershian moved away.
Raban avoids the head kick by Shavershian.
Raban closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raban lands a high kick!
Shavershian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shavershian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raban drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shavershian is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Raban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raban lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian digs a right hand underneath Raban's ribcage. Raban let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shavershian tries to circle away but Raban has him pinned against the cage.
Raban can't find room to land a body shot as Shavershian controls the action.
Shavershian manages to break the clinch.
Shavershian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raban with the counter takedown but Shavershian avoids it easily.
Raban misses with an uppercut. Shavershian saw that one coming.
Shavershian tries to bum rush Raban with a series of wild strikes but Raban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raban changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Shavershian misses the target.
Raban misses with the combination.
Raban fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban looks for a takedown but Shavershian sprawls well.
Shavershian connects with an inside leg kick.
Raban throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shavershian thinks about countering with a body kick.
Raban fails with the takedown
and Shavershian counters with an outside leg kick.
Raban throws a lazy uppercut
and Shavershian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by Shavershian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shavershian.
Shavershian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raban.
Raban throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Raban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shavershian - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raban walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up James Raban's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shavershian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shavershian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aziz Shavershian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raban throws a lazy uppercut
and Shavershian counters with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Shavershian.
Raban misses with a two punch combination.
Shavershian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shavershian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shavershian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raban lands with a nice combination. Shavershian backs away looking to recover.
Raban misses with a head kick.
Raban just misses with a punch to the body.
Shavershian is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aziz Shavershian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raban 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Raban!
A less than humble James Raban 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Bosh 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
35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosh.
Tunamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tunamoto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bosh is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tunamoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bosh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bosh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bosh misses with a wild body shot.
Bosh scores with a nice strike.
Tunamoto slips under a jab.
As Bosh backs off Tunamoto throws a huge counter combo but Bosh manages to avoid it all.
Bosh swings widly with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Bosh misses its intended target.
Tunamoto feints a counter leg kick.
Bosh throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto jabs Bosh right on the nose. Bosh blinks but takes it well.
Bosh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tunamoto on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosh misses with an uppercut. Tunamoto saw that one coming.
Bosh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosh throws a series of punches but Tunamoto avoids them all with ease.
Bosh looks to land a left hand but Tunamoto moved out of range nicely.
Tunamoto throws out a counter right but Bosh avoids it with no problem.
Tunamoto staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto lands a left and a right that send Bosh crashing to the mat, dazed. Tunamoto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bosh is rocked!
It looks like Chris Bosh has been cut.
Tunamoto has closed the distance and engaged Bosh in a clinch.
Oh Bosh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tunamoto lands with a right and another and another! Bosh is in big trouble! Tunamoto lands again and this time it's lights out for Bosh! A quality knockout there for Tunamoto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Muraki Tunamoto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Muraki Tunamoto waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fivefold - Fighting Madness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
Seppala gets a takedown into half guard.
Seppala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Powers looking for a sweep. Not yet Powers, not yet.
Powers is controlling Seppala's posture.
Seppala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powers is keeping the position for now.
Powers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powers is keeping the position for now.
Seppala keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Seppala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Seppala working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seppala won't allow Powers to sweep him here.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seppala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Seppala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Powers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seppala is one step ahead there.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Seppala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seppala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seppala passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Powers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Seppala.
Seppala scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Powers to see if he's OK.
Seppala lands a few punches from side control.
Seppala working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is putting a hurting on Powers here, landing some big shots from side control.
Seppala wants to control but Powers is keeping him busy.
Powers struggling a bit here.
Seppala misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Seppala throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Powers is looking for a sweep.
Seppala is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Powers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seppala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Seppala.
Powers dodges the ground and pound from Seppala.
The strikes coming from Seppala are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Seppala trying to control the action but Powers is working from the bottom.
Seppala creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Powers sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seppala is looking to take a break and control but Powers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Powers struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henkka Seppala dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Powers lands a right hook to the body.
Powers slaps away a takedown attempt from Seppala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seppala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seppala misses with a takedown
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Powers throws a hook but Seppala avoids it easily.
Seppala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seppala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Powers looks to score with a jab to the body but Seppala is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppala looks for a takedown but Powers sprawls well.
Troy Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henkka Seppala.
Powers tries to bum rush Seppala with a series of wild strikes but Seppala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powers.
Seppala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seppala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
Seppala changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seppala slips under a jab from Powers.
Seppala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Powers's waist but Powers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seppala off to one side.
Powers gets a double leg takedown into Seppala's guard.
Seppala has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Powers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Powers lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seppala with a poor takedown
and Powers counters with a straight right hand.
Powers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seppala is rocked!
Seppala darts in looking for a takedown but Powers gets double underhooks and turns Seppala into the cage.
Seppala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Powers's head.
Troy Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Powers defends well and Seppala ends up having to push Powers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Seppala is breathing heavily.
Seppala misses with a body shot
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Seppala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powers.
Seppala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Seppala.
Seppala slaps away a takedown attempt from Powers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seppala checks a leg kick.
Powers misses with a body punch
and Seppala counters with a takedown into side control.
Henkka Seppala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powers is not content to let Seppala control the position.
Seppala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powers is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Seppala crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Seppala crashes against the mat.
Powers is trying to control Seppala's posture but Seppala avoids it.
Seppala throws a strike aimed at the side of Powers's head but Powers avoids it well.
Seppala working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Seppala grinds an elbow into Powers's temple.
Powers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Seppala.
Powers regains half guard, as Seppala was trying to land strikes.
Seppala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Powers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A head kick from Seppala lands but Powers takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seppala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Powers shoots in looking for a takedown but Seppala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Powers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Seppala shoots in for a double leg but Powers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Powers tries to sprawl but Seppala drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppala is controlling the pace.
Seppala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powers keeps working.
Seppala with the ground and pound but Powers uses the opportunity to regain 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 Troy Powers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Seppala.
Powers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seppala's head backwards.
Seppala avoids a kick to the body.
Seppala has his takedown stuffed
and Powers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Powers stuffs the takedown attempt from Seppala. Seppala gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Seppala's head back.
Powers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seppala finds it's way round the side to connect with Powers's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers misses with an uppercut.
Seppala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powers.
Seppala shoots in but no luck this time.
Troy Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henkka Seppala.
Powers connects with a single shot there.
Seppala throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala shoots in for a takedown but Powers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Seppala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seppala stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seppala bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Powers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Seppala with the ground and pound but Powers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Seppala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seppala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seppala stands and throws Powers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Seppala sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Powers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Powers struggling a bit here.
Seppala tries to score with some ground and pound. Powers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Powers down.
Seppala throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Seppala is looking to take a break and control but Powers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Powers tries to bench press Seppala off him but Seppala keeps the position.
Seppala is working Powers over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppala in side control, throwing shots but Powers defends.
Powers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seppala.
The strikes coming from Seppala are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Powers is not content to let Seppala control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Seppala scoring with punches and elbows.
Powers is looking for a sweep.
Powers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seppala connects with a decent elbow.
Powers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Seppala.
Seppala tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Seppala takes a little break here. Powers wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Powers tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Seppala cracks Powers with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Seppala throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Powers works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Seppala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seppala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Powers keeping hold of Seppala's head, controlling as best he can.
Seppala stalling away here and it's allowed Powers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henkka Seppala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seppala 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henkka Seppala!
Our winner, Henkka Seppala, 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.
Troy Powers was interviewed post fight and said 'It's tough to lose but that's what makes a winner. I'll do what I must to never feel this again.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (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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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill drives through and clinches with Arcuri against the cage.
Arcuri slowing the pace effectively.
Arcuri is pushing Churchill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Churchill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arcuri manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Churchill.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Arcuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill tries a body shot but Arcuri blocks it.
Churchill lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arcuri blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arcuri backwards.
Arcuri blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Churchill.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arcuri.
Arcuri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Churchill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Arcuri as the two fighters clinch.
Arcuri blocking some punches.
Arcuri wants to stall.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Arcuri tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Arcuri to work.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Arcuri avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Churchill.
Arcuri is trying to force a seperation but Churchill has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Churchill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri blocks an uppercut.
Churchill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Arcuri is trying to push Churchill away but Churchill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcuri prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Arcuri takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcuri breaks the clinch.
Churchill needs to keep his hands up - Arcuri had a free shot at his head there.
Arcuri gets tackled into the cage by Churchill. Churchill maintains the clinch.
Arcuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arcuri blocking some punches.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arcuri blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arcuri misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arcuri's elbow.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arcuri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arcuri lands a lovely overhand right.
Arcuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arcuri keeps the fight on the outside.
Arcuri throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Churchill.
Winston Churchill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arcuri under the eye.
Churchill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arcuri avoids the head kick by Churchill.
Arcuri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Churchill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arcuri.
Arcuri lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Churchill slips under a jab.
Churchill moves into range and clinches up with Arcuri.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arcuri blocking some punches.
Arcuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arcuri blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arcuri lands a left hand.
Arcuri is trying to force a seperation but Churchill has the dominant position.
A short left from Churchill.
Arcuri controlling the action here for a moment.
Churchill tries a body shot but Arcuri blocks it.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Arcuri controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arcuri avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Arcuri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
Churchill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Arcuri controls the action.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Churchill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Arcuri on the inside.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Churchill on the inside.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri just leaning against Churchill, taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arcuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcuri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Churchill.
Churchill wants to clinch but Arcuri slips to the side
and Arcuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Arcuri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Churchill doesn't seem phased though.
Arcuri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arcuri misses with a hook. Churchill ducked under it nicely.
Churchill darts in trying to clinch
and Churchill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Churchill gets a clinch.
Churchill lands a body punch.
Arcuri prevents a body shot from Churchill.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
A short right from Churchill.
Churchill gets through Arcuri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Arcuri avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Arcuri manages to break the clinch.
Churchill slips a jab and a cross from Arcuri.
Churchill throws a shot from downtown. Arcuri moves away and avoids it.
Churchill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Churchill.
Arcuri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Churchill scores with a decent looking hook.
Churchill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arcuri counters with a thumping low kick.
Churchill moves out of range as Arcuri strikes.
Arcuri misses with a combination
and Churchill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arcuri really felt that one!
A combination from Churchill does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arcuri.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill lands a hook that snaps the head of Arcuri backwards.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Arcuri breaks from the clinch.
Arcuri blocks a head kick by Churchill.
Churchill throws a hook to the side of Arcuri's head but Arcuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arcuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Churchill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Churchill checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Churchill misses.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses.
Arcuri throwing a counter right hand but Churchill manages to avoid it.
Winston Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Churchill misses with a left hand
and Arcuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Churchill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Churchill is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Churchill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcuri manages to avoid it.
Arcuri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arcuri misses with an uppercut. Churchill saw that one coming.
Arcuri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Churchill will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcuri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses.
Churchill clinches up with Arcuri and pushes him back against the cage.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arcuri lands a body punch.
Arcuri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Arcuri's head.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Arcuri prevents a body shot from Churchill.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Churchill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Churchill 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!
Churchill is looking to clinch but Arcuri is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arcuri.
Arcuri tries to keep at a distance but Churchill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arcuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arcuri lands a head kick!
Arcuri catches Churchill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phil Arcuri is winning the standup battle so far.
Arcuri pushes Churchill away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill just misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Arcuri. That snapped Churchill's head back.
Churchill misses with a body shot.
Churchill moves into range and clinches up with Arcuri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston Churchill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arcuri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Churchill tries to work over Arcuri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Churchill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arcuri or not.
Churchill pushes Arcuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arcuri blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Arcuri back against the cage.
Churchill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Arcuri controls the action.
Arcuri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arcuri misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill throws a nice looking combination but Arcuri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Churchill fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Churchill backs away, Arcuri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Churchill throws a jab but it's blocked by Arcuri.
Arcuri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Churchill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcuri manages to avoid it.
Arcuri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arcuri lands with a cross.
Churchill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Arcuri avoids the body shot from Churchill.
Arcuri attempts a counter takedown but Churchill avoids it well and moves away.
Arcuri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Churchill swings for the body but Arcuri moves out of range.
Churchill misses with a hook
and Arcuri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Churchill thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Churchill. That's going to slow Arcuri down.
Churchill clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Churchill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Churchill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arcuri's elbow.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arcuri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Churchill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill lands with a left to the head.
Churchill tries a body shot but Arcuri blocks it.
Churchill cracks Arcuri with a nice body shot.
Churchill digs a right hand into Arcuri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arcuri's gas tank.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Winston Churchill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arcuri's elbow.
Arcuri stalling against the cage.
Churchill misses with a punch to the body.
Arcuri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Arcuri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arcuri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
Arcuri is rocked!
Arcuri manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Churchill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Churchill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Churchill!
Winston Churchill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice's entrance music is GZA - Shadowboxin'. A fine choice. 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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35
176 lbs
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182 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
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Hoffman !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws a shot from downtown. Hoffman moves away and avoids it.
Hoffman has a takedown stuffed.
A big right from Grice misses.
Hoffman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoffman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hoffman tries for a kimura but Grice is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoffman working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grice is trying to control Hoffman 's posture but Hoffman avoids it.
Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grice is looking for a sweep.
Hoffman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grice sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grice avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hoffman .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grice has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman working away.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoffman is trying to get an arm triangle but Grice is defending well.
Hoffman working the strikes but Grice uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hoffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grice wants to get back to full guard.
Hoffman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Grice tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hoffman !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert Hoffman !
Albert Hoffman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Gary Grice had this to say: 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Farfy Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Matiss is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Farfy Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Farfy Iii or perhaps it was just good defense by Matiss, which made it look bad.
Farfy Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farfy Iii gets a double leg takedown into Matiss's guard.
Farfy Iii controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Matiss trying to control the position.
Farfy Iii 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farfy Iii stays in close to Matiss's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss controlling the position.
Matiss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farfy Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farfy Iii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farfy Iii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farfy Iii stands up over Matiss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farfy Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farfy Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Matiss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farfy Iii is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Matiss is trying to control the position but Farfy Iii postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matiss wants to sweep here but Farfy Iii controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Matiss throws a leg kick
and Farfy Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mario Matiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farfy Iii is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matiss's half guard.
Nice strikes from Farfy Iii there.
Matiss is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farfy Iii scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farfy Iii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Matiss is refusing to be controlled, as Farfy Iii sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss wants to get back to full guard.
Matiss keeps trying to improve his position.
Farfy Iii is taking a breather. Matiss says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Farfy Iii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Farfy Iii not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matiss manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farfy Iii controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Farfy Iii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matiss's head.
Farfy Iii wants to control from the top but Matiss keeps moving.
Matiss is adopting a defensive guard.
Farfy Iii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farfy Iii sitting in guard here, content to control.
Farfy Iii won't allow Matiss to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Farfy Iii dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matiss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Farfy Iii.
Matiss tries to clinch up.
Farfy Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Matiss misses with a straight right.
Farfy Iii dives in and grabs Matiss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matiss pushes down on Farfy Iii's head and hops out.
Matiss misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Matiss misses
and Farfy Iii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matiss's guard.
Farfy Iii advances position into side control!
Farfy Iii is staying tight to Matiss's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfy Iii is looking to take a break and control but Matiss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Farfy Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matiss wants to control but Farfy Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Farfy Iii connects with a nice short shot to Matiss's temple.
Farfy Iii uses his free foot to push down on Matiss's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Matiss.
Farfy Iii prevents Matiss from getting the reversal.
Matiss wants to control but Farfy Iii is having none of it.
Farfy Iii with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfy Iii controlling from mount.
Farfy Iii wants to control the pace but Matiss is squirming around nicely.
Farfy Iii lands a big shot there that rocks Matiss but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Farfy Iii raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matiss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Farfy Iii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Farfy Iii with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss working to try and regain half guard.
Farfy Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matiss can do to turn this around?
Matiss is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Farfy Iii pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Farfy Iii punching from mount but Matiss doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Farfy Iii controlling from the full mount.
Farfy Iii thowing shots but they're missing.
Farfy Iii working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Farfy Iii throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss tries to hold on but Farfy Iii pushes him away.
Matiss avoids a series of strikes thrown by Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii with a couple of short strikes.
Matiss wants to control but Farfy Iii is having none of it.
Farfy Iii lands a big elbow - Matiss is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Matiss is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johan Farfy Iii!
Johan Farfy Iii retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Johan Farfy Iii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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