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Destiny 168: Killer vs. Puno 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Sumerod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Miami Vice Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Aidan Sumerod has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aidan Sumerod!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to sprawl but Sumerod drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sumerod lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson wants to control but Sumerod is keeping busy.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Sumerod looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sumerod is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson wants to control but Sumerod is keeping busy.
Sumerod trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sumerod.
Sumerod missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Sumerod is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sumerod not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sumerod thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson tries to roll over but Sumerod keeps him under control.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Sumerod is very close to passing his half guard.
Sumerod is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sumerod.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Sumerod is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sumerod is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sumerod is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod 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.
Sumerod missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sumerod missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sumerod in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sumerod drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Sumerod off! Sumerod jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sumerod manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sumerod is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Sumerod is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Sumerod tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson wants to control but Sumerod is keeping him busy.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sumerod wants to get back to his feet.
Sumerod is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Sumerod is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sumerod has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sumerod is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sumerod is trying to control but can't.
Sumerod is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Sumerod dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Sumerod forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Sumerod improves position.
Sumerod pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sumerod misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Sumerod looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sumerod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumerod lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumerod throws an elbow but misses.
Sumerod tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sumerod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Sumerod wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sumerod pinned against the cage. Sumerod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sumerod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sumerod stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sumerod feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Sumerod changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson controlling the position.
Sumerod won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Sumerod is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sumerod missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sumerod keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Sumerod throws a big elbow that misses.
Sumerod drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Sumerod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod is looking to reverse the position.
Sumerod can't do much from the bottom here.
Sumerod tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumerod is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Sumerod wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sumerod is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sumerod can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson advances to full mount.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sumerod can't escape the position.
Johnson looking to control but Sumerod is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sumerod is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to take his opponent's back but Sumerod doesn't allow it.
Sumerod is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sumerod is looking to escape.
Johnson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Johnson wants to control but Sumerod is keeping busy.
Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sumerod wants to get back to his feet.
Sumerod staying busy and making it hard for Johnson to control.
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 Don Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sumerod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Sumerod has managed to clinch.
Sumerod creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sumerod lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumerod is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Sumerod is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson is leaning against Sumerod and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Sumerod didn't see that one coming.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sumerod's hands.
Sumerod moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Sumerod is controlling the position.
Sumerod pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Sumerod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Sumerod gets a clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Sumerod gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Sumerod fails to land.
Sumerod blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sumerod managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as Sumerod throws knees to the body.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson wants to break free but Sumerod has control.
Sumerod throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Sumerod lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aidan Sumerod seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sumerod misses with an elbow over the top.
Sumerod lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Sumerod throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Sumerod lands a nice uppercut.
Sumerod throws an elbow but it misses.
Sumerod throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sumerod trying to land knees to the body.
Sumerod tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Sumerod back against the cage.
Sumerod lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Sumerod throws an elbow that misses.
Sumerod comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Sumerod misses with an elbow strike.
Sumerod trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to push Sumerod away but Sumerod has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumerod.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumerod looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Sumerod drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Sumerod postures up.
Johnson is controlling Sumerod's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sumerod accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sumerod wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Sumerod is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Sumerod trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Sumerod is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Sumerod looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes Sumerod's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sumerod won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson prevents Sumerod from standing back up.
Aidan Sumerod has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Sumerod defends it.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Sumerod is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sumerod gets back to full guard.
Sumerod is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sumerod keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan Sumerod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sumerod 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan Sumerod!
Don Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'It never happens this way when I'm on TV.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toby's entrance music is Will Smith - The Fresh Prince. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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275 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
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282 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Toby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Steel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Toby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel throws a counter combo.
Steel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toby.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
Toby misses with a looping left.
Toby misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toby fails with the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Freddy Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toby has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Toby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to throw knees to the head but Toby is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toby.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toby.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby working aggressively here.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toby scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Toby throws a head punch that misses.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Toby scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel working aggressively here.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Toby misses with a punch on the inside.
Toby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Steel.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Toby has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Toby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel blocking some punches.
Toby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toby misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Toby fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Steel's cut.
That's time! Toby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Toby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Steel tries to counter it with a takedown but Toby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Toby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toby moves away.
A low kick from Steel is predictable there
and Toby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel lands with a hook. Toby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toby is looking to clinch.
Toby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel's waist but Steel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toby off to one side.
Toby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Toby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steel can pounce on him.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Toby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Toby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steel sprawls well. Steel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Toby gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Toby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a right and a left that Toby avoids nicely.
Toby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toby lands with a nice body punch.
Steel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Steel.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toby throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toby looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Toby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toby rushes Steel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Toby.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toby misses with a punch on the inside.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toby misses with some punches.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Toby fails to land.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Toby lands with a left to the head.
Toby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toby misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Steel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Toby pushes Steel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Freddy Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel leaves Toby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Toby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Toby backs off Steel throws a huge counter combo but Toby manages to avoid it all.
Toby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Toby misses the target.
Steel scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby connects with the punch.
Steel takes a swing at Toby's ribcage but misses.
As Steel looks to move away, Toby throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
Toby moves out of range of the body kick.
Toby has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Steel lands a knee to the body.
Toby misses with the head strike.
Steel pushes Toby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Freddy Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Toby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toby misses with a punch on the inside.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toby swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Toby.
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toby working aggressively here.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Toby.
Toby misses with some punches.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel blocking some punches.
Toby lands with a right to the head.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James Toby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toby throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Toby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toby.
Toby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby takes a shot to the head.
Toby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Toby fails to land.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy Steel.
I think Toby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toby!
As James Toby got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks Bobby B. And The SkrapBox
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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165 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
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170 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Doctor Greenthumb!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber throws a big shot that misses.
Greenthumb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greenthumb.
Greenthumb has a takedown stuffed.
Jabber throws a hook but Greenthumb blocks it.
Greenthumb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jabber jabs Greenthumb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greenthumb slips under a jab from Jabber.
Jabber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jabber throws a body punch but Greenthumb moves out of range.
Greenthumb moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Jabber goes down! Can Greenthumb finish him!?
Jabber is rocked!
It looks like Jim Jabber has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greenthumb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greenthumb throwing strikes but missing.
Greenthumb stopping the sweep attempt from Jabber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb trying to control but Jabber is working from the bottom.
Greenthumb is in close to Jabber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Jabber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greenthumb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jabber is keeping the position for now.
Jabber seems to have got his legs back now.
Greenthumb is fighting to break Jabber's control of his arms but Jabber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jabber wants to sweep but no luck.
Greenthumb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jabber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greenthumb.
Jabber seems keen to control Greenthumb's posture.
My spies in Prestige MMA Acadamy inform me that Greenthumb has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Greenthumb works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabber wants to control but Greenthumb is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb looks to land a strike but Jabber avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Greenthumb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greenthumb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greenthumb thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Greenthumb trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greenthumb trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jabber manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb working for submissions but it's allowed Jabber to get to half guard.
Greenthumb controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Greenthumb actively working from the bottom here.
Jabber content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greenthumb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jabber stalling away here and it's allowed Greenthumb to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Greenthumb lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Greenthumb throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jabber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greenthumb wants to control from the top but Jabber keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Greenthumb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Jabber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jabber throws a series of punches but Greenthumb avoids them all with ease.
Greenthumb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Doctor Greenthumb has been cut.
Greenthumb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doctor Greenthumb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabber tries to clinch but Greenthumb is having none of it.
Greenthumb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Greenthumb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Greenthumb misses with an uppercut
and Jabber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenthumb.
Jabber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greenthumb, pushing him back against the cage.
Greenthumb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jabber's efforts to push away.
Greenthumb breaks the clinch.
Jabber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jabber throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Greenthumb! But no joy.
Greenthumb throws the left hand but Jabber avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabber thumps Greenthumb with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb misses with an uppercut. Jabber saw that one coming.
Greenthumb moves out of range as Jabber throws a body kick.
A big right from Jabber misses.
Jabber swings widly with a right hand
and Greenthumb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jabber throws an off balance right hand
enabling Greenthumb to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabber loads up on a big right hand but Greenthumb slips the punch.
Greenthumb keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Greenthumb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick from Jabber lands but Greenthumb takes it in his stride.
Greenthumb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jabber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jabber darts in trying to clinch
and Greenthumb counters with a right hand that sends Jabber tumbling to the canvas! Can Greenthumb finish him? He dives into Jabber's guard looking to do just that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenthumb postures up in Jabber's guard and throws a big left but Jabber blocks it.
Jabber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greenthumb on the ground.
Jabber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greenthumb stands up over Jabber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenthumb throwing strikes from guard but Jabber blocks nicely.
Greenthumb slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Greenthumb tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Greenthumb works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Greenthumb trying to control the position but Jabber is working away.
Greenthumb wants to take a breather but Jabber manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Greenthumb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb loads up on a big left hand. Jabber felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Greenthumb looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Jabber can't hide his disappointment, as Greenthumb celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Greenthumb!
A less than humble Doctor Greenthumb 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Knockout!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matiss moves out of range of the body kick from Knockout.
Matiss scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matiss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body
and Matiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knockout misses with an uppercut. Matiss saw that one coming.
Matiss tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knockout manages to circle out of the way.
Knockout with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matiss to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Knockout takes one on the button.
Matiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss dips to his left and cracks Knockout with an uppercut!
Knockout swinging wildly here.
Matiss scores with a jab. Knockout acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
Knockout on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Knockout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Knockout moved away.
Knockout keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matiss.
Knockout misses with a straight right.
Matiss slips a straight right by Knockout.
Matiss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matiss seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Knockout checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matiss misses the body punch
and Knockout counters with a three punch combo that has Matiss backing up. Matiss nods at Knockout to acknowledge the strikes.
Knockout slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matiss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knockout walks into a stiff left hand from Matiss.
Matiss scores with a head kick. Knockout tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Matiss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knockout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matiss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knockout is able to avoid easily.
Knockout replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Matiss blocks it well.
Matiss misses with a wild body shot.
Knockout checks a low kick from Matiss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knockout.
Knockout tests Matiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knockout's sensitive parts.
Matiss misses with a straight left.
Knockout thows a leg kick but Matiss checks it
letting Matiss counter with a right hand.
Knockout works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matiss slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knockout jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matiss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knockout is able to avoid easily.
Matiss defending well as Knockout loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matiss throws a right and a left that Knockout avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss cracks Knockout with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knockout has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knockout lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matiss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Matiss misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knockout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knockout avoids the head kick by Matiss.
Matiss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matiss motions for Knockout to come forward. Matiss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knockout throws a right and a left that Matiss avoids nicely.
Matiss misses with the body kick
and Knockout counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knockout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knockout has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knockout darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matiss checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knockout crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matiss - the referee stops the clock and Knockout gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matiss. Knockout manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout looks to throw the jab but Matiss is out of range.
Knockout thuds his right hand into Matiss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knockout moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matiss is rocked!
Knockout throws a sloppy head kick and Matiss moves out of range easily.
Oh Matiss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matiss finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Knockout's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Matiss falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Knockout!
Oscar Knockout took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sin City Allstars for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Booger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
53 - 26 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Booger!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux misses with an uppercut. Booger saw that one coming.
Booger misses with a right hand
and Lemieux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Booger dives in and scores a takedown into Lemieux's guard.
Booger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lemieux's head.
Lemieux wants to stand and escape but Booger is having none of it.
Booger lands a couple of digs.
Booger advances position into side control!
Booger working the head and body with strikes.
Lemieux is trying to buck Booger off.
Booger postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Booger landing strikes.
Booger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lemieux is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Booger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Booger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Booger working the ground and pound.
Booger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Booger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Booger wants to take a breather but Lemieux manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Booger.
Booger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lemieux is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lemieux has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Booger has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lemieux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Booger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lemieux circles away.
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but Booger slips the punch.
Booger misses with a double jab.
Booger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lemieux was covering up waiting for the punch and Booger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux wants to stand and escape but Booger is having none of it.
Booger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lemieux wants to stand but Booger is controlling the position.
Lemieux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lemieux wants to stand and escape but Booger is having none of it.
Booger throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Booger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Booger is looking to work some ground and pound but Lemieux has wrist control.
Booger won't allow Lemieux to get back to his feet.
Booger stands up over Lemieux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lemieux wants to stand and escape but Booger is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lemieux wants to stand and escape but Booger is having none of it.
Lemieux pushes Booger off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Booger.
Nice cross by Booger.
Booger staying out of range there.
Booger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Booger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lemieux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Booger somewhat.
Lemieux staying out of range there.
Booger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux pushes Booger off looking to stand but Booger dives back in and keeps control.
Lemieux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Booger throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lemieux to regain full guard.
Lemieux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Booger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Booger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Booger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Booger throwing strikes but missing.
Booger prevents Lemieux from getting back to his feet.
Booger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Booger won't allow Lemieux to get back to his feet.
Booger throws an elbow that misses. Lemieux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Booger's guard. Nice move by Lemieux!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Booger 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.
Lemieux misses with a body shot.
Booger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Booger drives through with a takedown into Lemieux's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Booger looking to pass the guard.
Booger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Booger lands a couple of digs.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Booger from controlling successfully.
Booger won't allow Lemieux to get back to his feet.
Booger throws an elbow that misses. Lemieux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Booger's guard. Nice move by Lemieux!
Lemieux is looking to stand up but Booger won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booger looking for a sweep. Not yet Booger, not yet.
Lemieux decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Booger dives in and scores a takedown into Lemieux's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lemieux is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chris Booger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Booger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Booger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lemieux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Booger trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemieux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booger is looking to work some ground and pound but Lemieux has wrist control.
Lemieux wants to stand up but Booger is controlling him.
Booger distracts Lemieux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Booger with a nice head shot there.
Booger won't allow Lemieux to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Booger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Booger is looking to advance position but Lemieux has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lemieux looking to control but Booger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lemieux wants to stand but Booger is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Booger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lemieux is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lemieux stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lemieux slaps away a takedown attempt from Booger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lemieux tries to avoid it but Booger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lemieux to the ground. Lemieux escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Lemieux. That snapped Booger's head back.
Booger misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemieux counters with a straight right hand.
Chris Booger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Booger slips a jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut. Booger saw that one coming.
Booger slips a straight right by Lemieux.
Booger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lemieux throws out the jab.
Lemieux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Booger tries to close the distance and clinch but Lemieux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Booger shoots in for a double leg but Lemieux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Donk. Booger catches Lemieux right on the button with a cross.
Booger moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
Booger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemieux's corner calls for a 1-2. Lemieux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Booger shoots in and drives through. Lemieux sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemieux.
Lemieux cracks Booger with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lemieux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Booger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lemieux was covering up waiting for the punch and Booger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lemieux has his feet on Booger's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Booger is breathing heavily.
Lemieux misses with a straight right.
Booger goes for a double leg but Lemieux avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lemieux continues to drive forward.
Lemieux throwing a counter right hand but Booger manages to avoid it.
Lemieux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Booger counters with a takedown into side control.
Lemieux wants to get back to his feet.
Booger working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lemieux dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lemieux throws out a powerful jab.
Booger misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Booger. Beautiful body shot.
Lemieux takes a swing at Booger's ribcage but misses.
Booger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Booger scores with a nice head shot.
Booger throws a right and a left that Lemieux avoids nicely.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Booger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lemieux misses with a lunging right hand
and Booger counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Lemieux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booger goes for a double leg but Lemieux avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lemieux continues to drive forward.
Lemieux connects with a looping right hand.
Booger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Lemieux misses.
Booger dives in and grabs Lemieux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lemieux pushes down on Booger's head and hops out.
An attempted straight right counter from Lemieux misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux misses with a looping left.
Lemieux throws a jab but it's blocked by Booger.
A nice combination there by Booger.
Booger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Lemieux.
Lemieux walks into a straight right hand from Booger.
Lemieux throws a hook but Booger blocks it.
Booger slips under a jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lemieux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Booger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Booger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lemieux sneaks out the side door and pushes Booger away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Booger showed some decent athleticism there.
Lemieux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Booger.
Lemieux on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lemieux on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lemieux tries to kick Booger off but Booger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Booger working over Lemieux with some ground and pound. Lemieux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Booger seems to be working for a kimura but Lemieux defends the submission attempt.
Booger winds up and cracks Lemieux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux tries to kick Booger off but Booger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Booger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Booger throws a strike but Lemieux avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Booger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lemieux is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Booger presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lemieux lands with a right to the head.
Lemieux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemieux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Booger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Booger is defended easily by Lemieux.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Booger.
Booger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lemieux wants to get back to his feet.
Booger is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemieux wants to get back to his feet.
Booger throws a strike but Lemieux manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Booger tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Lemieux!
After winning the bout, David Lemieux thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (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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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Alves , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inprogress misses with a few strikes there.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Inprogress missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Testing Inprogress has been cut.
Inprogress digs a good body shot into Alves 's ribs.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Inprogress colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Alves as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Inprogress is left battered and dazed whilst Alves and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renzo Alves !
Renzo Alves took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. Arvo Penaali is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njewel clinches up with Penaali and pushes him back against the cage.
Penaali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Njewel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Njewel.
Njewel breaks from the clinch.
Njewel closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penaali.
Penaali fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Penaali is working for takedown but Njewel is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvo Penaali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penaali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penaali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penaali ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Penaali no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Njewel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njewel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Penaali is proving hard to escape from.
Penaali is looking for a triangle but Njewel pushes his legs off easily.
Njewel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel wants to pass the guard but Penaali is keeping the position.
Penaali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Njewel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Njewel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Njewel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Njewel lands a couple of elbows.
Penaali looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Njewel controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Penaali pulls Njewel in close to prevent any damage.
Penaali doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Njewel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Njewel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penaali's head.
Njewel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penaali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Njewel preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njewel throws a big elbow that misses.
Njewel stands up over Penaali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Njewel wants to stand but Penaali is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penaali keeping moving, preventing Njewel from controlling successfully.
Njewel wants to get up but he can't break Penaali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Njewel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Njewel throws a body punch but Penaali moves out of range.
Penaali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Penaali.
Penaali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a two punch combination.
Njewel with a poor takedown
and Penaali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Njewel tries to clinch up
and Penaali counters with a nice uppercut.
Njewel rushes Penaali and presses him up against the cage.
Njewel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Njewel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Njewel tries for a takedown but Penaali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Njewel rushes Penaali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Penaali has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Njewel uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Njewel with a nice head shot there.
Penaali keeping full guard, as Njewel tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Philippe Njewel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Njewel gets caught napping as Penaali dives in and scores a takedown. Njewel manages to retain guard.
Njewel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Njewel keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Njewel wants to get back to his feet but Penaali passes into half guard.
Njewel has hold of Penaali's hands but Penaali slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Njewel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Njewel is trying to maintain the position but Penaali is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali throwing shots but Njewel is blocking nicely.
Njewel has his hands clasped together around Penaali's back. He's all about the action.
Penaali is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Njewel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Njewel is staying active underneath Penaali, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Arvo Penaali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Njewel tries to get to full guard but Penaali has control of the leg.
Njewel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Njewel is looking for a sweep. Penaali is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Njewel controlling the position well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Njewel tries to clinch but Penaali moves out of range.
Njewel tries to clinch but Penaali moves out of range.
Penaali tries to counter with a takedown but Njewel is quick to defend against it.
Njewel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Njewel tries to clinch but Penaali is having none of it.
Penaali changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Njewel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penaali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penaali walks into a stiff left hand from Njewel.
Penaali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Njewel.
Penaali swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel clinches up against the cage.
Njewel breaks from the clinch.
Njewel goes for a double leg but Penaali avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Penaali continues to drive forward.
Penaali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Njewel has time to react.
Njewel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penaali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin Philippe Njewel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njewel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penaali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penaali appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Njewel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Penaali!
Njewel trying to control the action but Penaali is working from the bottom.
Penaali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njewel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Penaali gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penaali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penaali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Njewel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Njewel slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Njewel moves nicely into side control.
Penaali is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Penaali gets tackled into the cage by Njewel. Njewel maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Njewel prevents the takedown attempt.
Njewel manages to break the clinch.
Penaali sizes up Njewel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Njewel moves to clinch but Penaali breaks away
and Penaali counters with a single leg into guard. Njewel didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel wants to sweep but no luck.
Njewel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penaali scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penaali's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penaali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Njewel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Njewel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Njewel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penaali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penaali accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Njewel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Njewel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Njewel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penaali tries to counter with a takedown but Njewel is quick to defend against it.
Njewel shoots in for a takedown but Penaali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Njewel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Njewel wants to control but Penaali is keeping him busy.
Njewel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Penaali can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel tries to stand but Penaali is controlling his head.
Penaali is trying to improve his position.
Penaali manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Njewel seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Njewel lands a nice short elbow.
Penaali looking for submissions off his back.
Penaali tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Njewel has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel looking to control but Penaali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Njewel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penaali hang on?
Njewel controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Njewel wants to control the pace but Penaali is squirming around nicely.
Penaali is desperately trying to improve his position but Njewel has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arvo Penaali.
I think Penaali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Penaali!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better comes into the arena with Mother by Danzig blaring out of the sound system. 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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187 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Better!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hemmo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Better - the referee stops the clock and Hemmo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Better. Hemmo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Better shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hemmo but Hemmo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hemmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Better.
Better ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hemmo moves away.
Hemmo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Better with a body shot.
Hemmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hemmo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Better.
Better lands with an uppercut that bounces Hemmo off the cage and back into range.
Better darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hemmo throws a good cross that connects.
Hemmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hemmo misses with a looping right.
Hemmo misses with a hook
and Better counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Better finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Better scores with a jab. Hemmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hemmo throws out a leg kick but Better moves out of range and Hemmo only half commits.
Hemmo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Better looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hemmo!
Hemmo tries to bench press Better off him but Better keeps the position.
Better scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hemmo to see if he's OK.
Hemmo parries the strikes from Better easily there. Better is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hemmo to escape.
Hemmo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Better wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Better tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is trying to escape the position but Better is controlling the position.
Hemmo is trying to get back to half guard.
Hemmo can't do much from the bottom here.
Better 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.
Hemmo manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemmo trying to control from the bottom.
Better wants to work for an arm triangle but Hemmo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Better wants to pass the guard but Hemmo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemmo wants to control but Better is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hemmo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hemmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hemmo keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Better scores with a decent looking hook.
Hemmo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Hemmo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hemmo lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo misses with a looping right.
Hemmo avoids a kick to the body.
Better looks to land a combination. Hemmo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better lands with a good body shot.
Better fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hemmo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hemmo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Better misses with a body kick.
Better scores with the left hand. Hemmo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hemmo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Better throws a sloppy body shot
and Hemmo counters with an inside leg kick.
Better misses with a straight left.
Hemmo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Better throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hemmo throws a leg kick but Better checks it.
Hemmo misses with a straight right.
Better feinted with a counter takedown.
Hemmo missing with a left hand there. Better was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Better slips a straight right by Hemmo.
Hemmo misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Better misses.
Hemmo tries to clinch up but Better circles away and keeps his distance.
It appears Better was looking to counter with a kick there.
Evan Better is winning the standup battle so far.
Better misses with a takedown
and Hemmo counters with a three punch combo that has Better backing up. Better nods at Hemmo to acknowledge the strikes.
Better tries to clinch up but Hemmo circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Better misses with a head kick.
Better avoids the head kick by Hemmo.
Better moves out of range of the strikes.
Better keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hemmo.
Evan Better seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Better manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Better is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Hemmo.
Hemmo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Better is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hemmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Better scores with a jab. Hemmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Better.
Hemmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Better.
Good shot there by Hemmo.
Better lands with a nice body kick.
Better swings widly with a right hand
and Better takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Better lands a leg kick that knocks Hemmo off balance momentarily.
Hemmo checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Better tries to score with a low kick but Hemmo moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Better.
A looping hook to the body misses from Better. Hemmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hemmo avoids the head kick by Better.
Better lands a jab to Hemmo's midsection.
Better keeps Hemmo at a distance using the push kick.
Hemmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Better.
Hemmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hemmo avoids the head kick by Better.
A nice inside leg kick there by Better. That's going to slow Hemmo down.
Better comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hemmo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Better moves away.
Hemmo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Better darts in trying to clinch
and Hemmo counters with an inside leg kick.
Better on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Better slips a straight right by Hemmo.
Hemmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Better there.
A good leg kick by Hemmo.
Hemmo moves out of range as Better throws a body kick.
Hemmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hemmo! But no joy.
Hemmo throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Paha Hemmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hemmo's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemmo is staying active underneath Better, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hemmo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Better is working away from the top position though.
Hemmo is trying is best to control the position here.
Better is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hemmo is just riding it out for now. Better eventually gives up the hold.
Hemmo works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Better lands a nice shot to the body.
Better throws a body punch but Hemmo moves out of range.
Better uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hemmo.
Hemmo loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Hemmo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Better.
Better scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hemmo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hemmo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Better counters with a nice body kick.
Hemmo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Better throws a chopping leg kick but Hemmo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Better throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Better lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemmo loads up on a big right hand but Better slips the punch.
Hemmo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Better sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Better thuds a left hand into Hemmo's body.
Better misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hemmo.
Hemmo scores with a decent looking hook.
Hemmo throws out a loose jab but Better uses good head movement to avoid it.
Better is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hemmo can do to turn this around?
Hemmo throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Hemmo misses with a lunging right hand
and Better finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Better bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Better avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Better appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Better connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hemmo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Better bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Better's corner calls for a 1-2. Better obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hemmo swings widly with a right hand
and Better counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemmo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Better blocks a jab.
Better moves away from the strike by Hemmo.
Better misses with a body punch
and Hemmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hemmo walks into a straight right hand from Better.
Better ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Better moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hemmo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Better takes a swing at Hemmo's ribcage but misses.
Hemmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Better lands a leg kick that knocks Hemmo off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Better.
Hemmo walks into a straight right hand from Better.
Hemmo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Better counters with a straight right hand.
Better takes a swing at Hemmo's ribcage but misses.
Hemmo tries to bum rush Better with a series of wild strikes but Better uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hemmo throws a hook but Better blocks it.
Hemmo blocks the body kick.
Hemmo slips a straight right by Better.
Better is looking to slow Hemmo down with leg kicks.
Better lands the left hand.
Hemmo rushes Better and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Better can't break the clinch.
Better is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hemmo is keeping busy.
Hemmo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Better backwards.
Hemmo lands an uppercut.
Better gets through Hemmo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Better breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hemmo's head.
Hemmo misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemmo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Better sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Better misses
and Hemmo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Better has hold of one of Hemmo's legs. Hemmo is fighting the takedown attempt but Better gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hemmo has Better pulled in close to control his posture.
Hemmo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Better can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hemmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hemmo, not yet.
Paha Hemmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hemmo has momentary wrist control but Better slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Better, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
During a confident post fight interview, Evan Better thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer comes into the arena with Peste blaring out of the sound system. Puno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 軍神. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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244 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Killer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno lands a glancing blow to the side of Killer's head.
No luck for Killer with that takedown attempt.
Killer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Killer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puno scores with a nice head shot.
Killer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Puno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Killer doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Killer. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puno clinches up against the cage.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killer is leaning against Puno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Puno pushes Killer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Killer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puno blocks an elbow strike from Killer.
Puno lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
Puno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puno.
Killer is rocked!
Puno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Killer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puno lands a big right hand that drops Killer! The killer instinct kicks in and Puno finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Puno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kajun Puno!
Kajun Puno is the new heavyweight champion!
Kajun Puno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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