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CFC 411 - Tycoon Olympics PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raf Camora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camora kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eskimo Brothers-Joe Lajoie. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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164 lbs
25 - 17 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raf Camora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camora moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camora's head.
It looks like Raf Camora has been cut.
A big right from Camora misses.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
White slips a jab and a cross from Camora.
Camora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Camora takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camora throws a combination. White tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White misses with a low kick.
Camora just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camora throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Camora lands.
Camora throws a leg kick
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
Camora is looking to stand back up but White counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Camora.
White wants to stand up but Camora has a hold of him and won't allow it.
White decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from White as Camora shoots in.
Camora missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Camora pushes him away.
Camora falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White slips under a jab.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Camora defends it well.
White gets caught napping as Camora dives in and scores a takedown. White manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White wants to stand but Camora is controlling the position.
Camora throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Camora's guard. Nice move by White!
White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Camora bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
White stops Camora from passing to mount.
Camora is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Camora seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White throws Camora to one side and escapes!
Oooooh!!! Camora has knocked White down with a huge combo! Camora steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
White is rocked!
It looks like Freddy White has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camora misses with a wild combination.
Camora cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raf Camora dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Camora shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
Camora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White feints the counter takedown.
Camora walks into a jab.
Camora slips under a jab from White.
Camora looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White with the counter takedown but Camora avoids it easily.
Camora slips under a jab from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Camora.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raf Camora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camora drives through with a takedown into White's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Camora tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Camora slips nicely into half guard.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
White is looking to get back to is feet but Camora passes into side control.
Camora thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camora landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Camora is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Camora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Camora lands a few punches from side control.
Camora is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Camora is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is pushing Camora's head away, looking to escape. Camora manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White ducks under a wild hook from Camora.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raf Camora dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Camora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Camora misses with a few strikes there.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Camora scores with a three punch combo!
Camora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Camora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a leg kick.
White dodges the punch combination from Camora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camora lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Camora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Camora misses the target.
Camora misses with a kick to the body
and White counters with a series of strikes. Camora will be more careful next time no doubt.
White misses with a low kick.
Camora closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Camora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Camora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Camora dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Camora's head and hops out.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Camora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Freddy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camora jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camora throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Camora throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Freddy White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Camora - just one landing.
Camora misses with a jab, cross combination.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camora.
Camora tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raf Camora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White takes one on the button.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raf Camora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camora throws a lazy head kick
and White counters by clinching up.
White manages to break the clinch.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camora is rocked!
Camora closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Camora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White staying out of range there.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Camora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Camora seems to have got his legs back now.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White cracks the inside of Camora's front leg.
Raf Camora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camora misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White feints the counter takedown.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camora misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Camora misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a huge left! Camora is in big trouble! He's backing up but White isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Camora from any more damage. A dominating finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy White!
After winning the bout, Freddy White 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekka scores with a shot to the body.
Haber throws a hook but Pekka blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Pekka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pekka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been hearing reports that Haber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pekka throws a body kick that misses.
Pekka's coach down at DOG HOUSE!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pekka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pekka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haber.
Haber swings for the body but Pekka moves out of range.
Pekka throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekka is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haber checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber lands with a nice body punch.
Pekka misses with an uppercut. Haber saw that one coming.
Pekka lands a glancing blow to the side of Haber's head.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekka is just out of range.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Pekka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brutaali Pekka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka throws an overhand right that lands on Haber's shoulder, as Haber tries to avoid the shot.
Haber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pekka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pekka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haber moves out of range as Pekka strikes.
Pekka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pekka defending well as Haber loads up on a big left hand.
Pekka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pekka.
Haber throwing a counter right hand but Pekka manages to avoid it.
Pekka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haber. Pekka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pekka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haber!
Haber lands a nice shot to the body.
Haber slips under a jab from Pekka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Haber misses
and Pekka counters with a good low kick that Haber was not able to check.
Pekka wants to slow Haber down by chopping away at his legs.
Pekka blocks a head kick by Haber.
Haber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pekka's head.
The crowd cheers as Pekka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haber doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Haber.
Haber blocks the body kick.
Haber throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekka.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekka feints and then cracks Haber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haber down.
Haber lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pekka.
Haber lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber slips under a jab from Pekka.
Pekka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Haber.
Pekka scores with a decent looking hook.
Haber shoots for a takedown but Pekka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pekka misses with a straight right.
Haber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pekka's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haber checks a leg kick.
Pekka throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Pekka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haber tries to counter by clinching up but Pekka breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Pekka misses.
A big right from Pekka misses.
Haber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Haber lands a leg kick that knocks Pekka off balance momentarily.
Haber misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Pekka misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber scores with a hook to the body. Pekka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pekka with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pekka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Pekka.
A swing and a miss from Pekka.
Haber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pekka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haber slips under a jab.
Pekka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haber tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pekka manages to circle out of the way.
Haber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pekka lands a really nice looking cross but Haber seems unphased.
Pekka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pekka punishes Haber's body with a nice straight punch.
Pekka wants to slow Haber down by chopping away at his legs.
Haber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Pekka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pekka walks into a left hand.
Pekka misses with a hook. Haber ducked under it nicely.
Haber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pekka counters with a leg kick.
Haber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pekka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pekka throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Pekka misses with a body shot.
Haber throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pekka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pekka tries to land a body kick
and Haber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haber is keen to just control but Pekka is a slippery customer.
Haber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekka looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Haber is trying to work for a kimura but Pekka is defending well.
Haber 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.
Haber is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pekka is defending against the submission attempts here by Haber.
Haber misses with a head shot. Pekka uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekka wants to stand and escape but Haber is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Haber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haber shoots in and gets a takedown into Pekka's guard.
Pekka has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haber has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Pekka scores with a shot to the side of Haber's head.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Pekka avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Pekka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pekka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pekka manages to break the clinch.
Pekka looks to score with a jab to the body but Haber is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haber.
Pekka connects with a solid leg kick.
Haber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pekka lands a nice shot that snaps Haber's head back.
Pekka scores with a punch to the head.
Pekka staying out of range there.
Haber misses with a head kick.
Haber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pekka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pekka is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brutaali Pekka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haber throws a right and a left that Pekka avoids nicely.
Haber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekka doesn't seem bothered though.
Pekka dips to his left and cracks Haber with an uppercut!
Haber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekka misses with an uppercut. Haber saw that one coming.
Haber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haber misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pekka to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber lands a glancing blow to the side of Pekka's head.
Haber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Pekka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haber scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pekkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haber throws a poor cross that misses
and Pekka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haber takes a swing at Pekka's ribcage but misses.
Pekka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haber.
Pekka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haber has time to react.
Haber fails with the takedown.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekka was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
Pekka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haber lands with a hook. Pekka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pekka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brutaali Pekka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haber throws a poor cross that misses
and Pekka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pekka throws a looping overhand right but Haber ducks down to avoid it.
Haber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber walks into a left hand.
Haber tries to move into range but Pekka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haber misses with a straight left.
Pekka lands with an overhand left.
Haber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekka doesn't seem bothered though.
Haber checks a low kick from Pekka.
Haber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekka counters with a body kick.
Pekka avoids the body shot from Haber.
Haber takes one to the chin there.
Pekka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pekka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Haber throws an overhand right that lands on Pekka's shoulder, as Pekka tries to avoid the shot.
Haber catches Pekka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pekka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pekka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Pekka. Beautiful body shot.
Haber slips under a jab from Pekka.
Haber misses with a few strikes there.
Haber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pekka counters with a stiff right hand.
Haber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haber throws a head kick but Pekka moves out of range.
Pekka throws out a counter right but Haber avoids it with no problem.
Haber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haber defending well as Pekka loads up on a big left hand.
Pekka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekka looks to land a right hand but Haber moved out of range.
Haber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pekka sprawls and moves away.
Haber tests Pekka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haber takes a swing at Pekka's ribcage but misses.
Pekka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haber shoots in for a double leg but Pekka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haber needs to keep his hands up - Pekka had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutaali Pekka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pekka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutaali Pekka!
After winning the bout, Brutaali Pekka 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukulcan Tonga had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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World class 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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga doesn't manage to clinch there - Eremeev circles away.
Tonga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonga feints and then cracks Eremeev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eremeev down.
Tonga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eremeev's calf.
Tonga clobbers Eremeev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tonga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tonga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eremeev.
Eremeev lands a glancing blow to the side of Tonga's head.
Tonga misses with a body kick.
Tonga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tonga moves into the clinch.
Tonga throws a head punch that misses.
Tonga gets through Eremeev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eremeev misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga has a couple of punches blocked by Eremeev.
Tonga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eremeev's elbow.
Tonga throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Tonga.
Tonga blocking some punches.
Eremeev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tonga.
Tonga tries to work over Eremeev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eremeev wants to stall.
Eremeev manages to break the clinch.
Eremeev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eremeev lands a jab to Tonga's midsection.
Eremeev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eremeev connects with a crisp jab.
Tonga blocks a jab.
Tonga scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Eremeev.
Tonga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eremeev.
Kukulcan Tonga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonga misses with a leg kick
and Eremeev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eremeev lands a glancing blow to the side of Tonga's head.
Tonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eremeev.
Tonga tries to work over Eremeev's front leg with a kick but Eremeev checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonga loads up on a big right hand but Eremeev slips the punch.
It seemed like Eremeev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eremeev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tonga throws a jab but it's blocked by Eremeev.
Tonga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eremeev throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Eremeev misses with a hook.
Eremeev misses with a straight right.
Eremeev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tonga throws out the jab.
Tonga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eremeev throws a nice looking combination but Tonga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eremeev misses with a looping right.
It looked like Tonga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Eremeev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Eremeev misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Tonga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tonga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonga.
A big left from Eremeev misses.
Eremeev swings for the body but Tonga moves out of range.
And Tonga counters with a quick kick to the body but Eremeev blocks it.
Tonga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eremeev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga lands with a right hand.
Tonga throws a leg kick
and Eremeev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tonga lands a front kick.
Eremeev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tonga scores with a spinning back kick!
Eremeev checks a leg kick nicely.
Tonga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eremeev.
Tonga throws a front kick that sends Eremeev stumbling back into the cage.
Tonga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eremeev's calf.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick
and Eremeev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eremeev connects with a looping right hand.
Eremeev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eremeev thuds a left hand into Tonga's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tonga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eremeev tries to work over Tonga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eremeev lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Eremeev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eremeev stalling away here and it's allowed Tonga to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tonga is looking to stand up but Eremeev isn't so interested in that idea.
Tonga managing to control the position.
Eremeev postures up in Tonga's guard and throws a big left but Tonga blocks it.
Eremeev throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrey Eremeev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eremeev slips under a jab.
Tonga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eremeev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Eremeev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Andrey Eremeev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eremeev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonga defending well as Eremeev loads up on a big left hand.
Eremeev misses with a body shot.
Tonga misses with a hook.
Eremeev checks a low kick from Tonga.
Tonga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Eremeev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tonga is rocked!
A combination from Eremeev does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eremeev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonga.
Eremeev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonga was well out of range. Poor timing from Eremeev.
Tonga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eremeev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tonga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eremeev in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Tonga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Eremeev moves out of range easily.
Tonga seems to have got his legs back now.
Tonga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eremeev scores with a shoulder strike.
Eremeev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tonga is defending well.
Stalling in the clinch from Eremeev.
Eremeev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eremeev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eremeev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonga is keeping busy.
Tonga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tonga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eremeev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tonga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tonga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eremeevs head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eremeev taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tonga.
A short right from Tonga on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonga lands a right hand.
Tonga misses with a punch to the body.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eremeev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonga is keeping busy.
Eremeev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tonga pushes Eremeev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonga scores with a shoulder strike.
Tonga misses with a body punch.
Tonga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonga working aggressively here.
Tonga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eremeev's elbow.
Tonga misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eremeev's elbow.
Tonga works on Eremeev's body with a couple of short punches.
Eremeev tries to pull guard but Tonga holds him up against the cage and eventually Eremeev drops back down to his feet.
Kukulcan Tonga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Eremeev.
Tonga misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev prevents a body shot from Tonga.
Eremeev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonga is keeping busy.
Tonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eremeev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonga throws a punch but it's blocked by Eremeev.
Tonga blocks a body shot from Eremeev.
Eremeev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eremeev looking to slow down the pace here.
Tonga breaks the clinch.
Eremeev scores with a hook.
Eremeev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonga manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Tonga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eremeev. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eremeev checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga defending well as Eremeev loads up on a big left hand.
Tonga throws a hook but Eremeev blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Eremeev. Beautiful body shot.
Eremeev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tonga rushes Eremeev and presses him up against the cage.
Tonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eremeev tries to pull guard but Tonga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Eremeev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eremeev prevents a body shot from Tonga.
Tonga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonga scores with a shot to the side of Eremeev's head.
Eremeev lands with a left to the head.
Eremeev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tonga tries to throw a body punch but Eremeev avoids it by throwing Tonga back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Eremeev.
Eremeev wants a takedown but no success here.
Eremeev stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kukulcan Tonga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tonga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eremeev throws a lazy right hand but Tonga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eremeev jabs Tonga right on the nose. Tonga blinks but takes it well.
Tonga thumps Eremeev with a low kick.
Eremeev connects with a single shot there.
Eremeev looks for a takedown but Tonga sprawls well.
Tonga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eremeev if he has to take too many more of those.
Tonga moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Tonga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eremeev. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eremeev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonga counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eremeev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tonga is looking to land body kicks.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Eremeev moved away.
Eremeev looks to land a right hand but Tonga moved out of range.
Tonga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tonga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eremeev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tonga defends it well.
Tonga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eremeev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonga feints and then cracks Eremeev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eremeev down.
Eremeev moves out of range of the body kick from Tonga.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tonga, right into the meat.
Andrey Eremeev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eremeev throws a big shot that misses.
Tonga lands a glancing blow to the side of Eremeev's head.
Eremeev throws an off balance right hand
and Tonga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eremeev's knee momentarily.
Eremeev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tonga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eremeev scores with a nice head shot.
Tonga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eremeev's calf.
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!
Tonga misses with a body kick.
Tonga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eremeev throws out the jab.
Tonga loads up on a big right hand but Eremeev slips the punch.
A jab from Eremeev does it's job there.
Eremeev throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eremeev misses with a looping left.
Eremeev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eremeev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tonga.
Tonga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eremeev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eremeev checks a leg kick.
Tonga throws a right hand that Eremeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Eremeev also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Tonga.
A solid body kick from Tonga.
Tonga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eremeev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Eremeev looks to land a right hand but Tonga moved out of range.
Eremeev throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Eremeev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tonga.
A bone on bone clash there as Eremeev blocks the leg kick.
Eremeev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eremeev blocks a leg kick.
Eremeev misses with a body shot
and Tonga counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev moves out of range of the body kick.
Tonga lands a really nice looking cross but Eremeev seems unphased.
Tonga scores with a kick to the midsection.
Eremeev lands a jab to Tonga's midsection.
Eremeev shoots and misses
and Tonga counters with a nice leg kick.
Tonga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eremeev takes one on the button.
Eremeev is rocked!
Eremeev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eremeev throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eremeev is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonga finish him?
Eremeev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eremeev loses concentration momentarily and Tonga pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Eremeev crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Tonga finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kukulcan Tonga!
During a confident post fight interview, Kukulcan Tonga 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by Shells - Get your roll on. Fuujin has chosen GAMBLER as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin throws the left hand but Dekkers avoids the punch easily.
Dekkers connects with a solid leg kick.
Dekkers throws a body kick that misses.
Dekkers loads up on a big right hand but Fuujin slips the punch.
Dekkers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuujin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bas Dekkers has been cut.
Dekkers cracks the inside of Fuujin's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuujin takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
Dekkers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fuujin.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuujin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Fuujin responds with a good body kick, but Dekkers manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers rushes Fuujin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fuujin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fuujin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers landing knees to the head.
Fuujin tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuujin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Fuujin avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the cage.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuujin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Fuujin blocks with his arms.
Fuujin scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuujin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin has Dekkers pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fuujin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dekkers tumbling to the mat - Fuujin dives into Dekkers's guard.
Fuujin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dekkers trying to keep a closed guard but Fuujin is proving a slippery customer.
Fuujin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers keeping full guard, as Fuujin tries to pass.
Fuujin trying to control the position from guard on top but Dekkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuujin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dekkers is looking to stand up but Fuujin isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fuujin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dekkers is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dekkers tries to sprawl but Fuujin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fuujin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fuujin trying to control from half guard but Dekkers is working away.
Fuujin stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dekkers wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuka Fuujin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bas Dekkers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fuujin throws a big shot that misses.
Fuujin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuujin throws a shot from downtown. Dekkers moves away and avoids it.
Dekkers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Fuujin circles away.
Dekkers throws a push kick but Fuujin slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Fuujin.
Fuujin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuujin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dekkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dekkers thuds a left hand into Fuujin's body.
Dekkers thuds a left hand into Fuujin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers closes the distance and clinches.
Fuujin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuujin has hold of one of Dekkers's legs. Dekkers is fighting the takedown attempt but Fuujin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fuujin forces his way into half guard.
Dekkers wants to improve his position but Fuujin is controlling well.
Fuujin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dekkers preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is looking to advance position but Dekkers won't allow it.
Dekkers is trying to maintain the position but Fuujin is very close to passing his half guard.
Kazuka Fuujin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fuujin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dekkers reverses the position - he's now on top in Fuujin's guard.
Dekkers preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to control from the top but Fuujin keeps moving.
Fuujin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dekkers has passed into half guard!
Fuujin manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuujin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dekkers defends well.
Fuujin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dekkers is one step ahead there.
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.
Fuujin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fuujin wants to control from the top but Dekkers keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuujin looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuka Fuujin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bas Dekkers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dekkers checks a leg kick nicely.
Fuujin moves away from the strike by Dekkers.
Fuujin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dekkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fuujin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuujin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dekkers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fuujin is defending well for now.
Dekkers stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuujin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dekkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Fuujin blocks it.
Fuujin is trying to pull guard but Dekkers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bas Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuka Fuujin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
Fuujin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dekkers smiles and moves away.
Bas Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Dekkers connects with a body shot that sends Fuujin's belly button to the back.
Fuujin shoots in but no luck this time.
Dekkers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fuujin, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuujin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers blocks an uppercut.
Fuujin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fuujin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dekkers has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dekkers sees it coming and defends easily.
Fuujin is looking to take a break and control but Dekkers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bas Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dekkers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fuujin wants to take a breather but Dekkers is having none of it.
Fuujin trying to mount his opponent but Dekkers defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin is trying to control. Dekkers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dekkers moves into full guard.
Dekkers keeping moving, preventing Fuujin from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dekkers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses.
Dekkers blocks a jab.
Fuujin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Fuujin misses.
Fuujin throws a jab when Dekkers was well out of range.
As Fuujin tries to get set, Dekkers tries to push him back and clinch up but Fuujin manages to avoid the attempt.
Fuujin cracks Dekkers with a good jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuujin's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuujin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dekkers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Bas Dekkers.
I think Fuujin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuka Fuujin!
Our winner, Kazuka Fuujin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pekkarinen.
A jab lands there for Pekkarinen.
It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Pekkarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
Pekkarinen slips a jab from Judah.
Judah misses with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pekkarinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Judah, which made it look bad.
Judah is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the liver by Pekkarinen. Beautiful body shot.
Pekkarinen checks a low kick from Judah.
Judah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pekkarinen tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a leg kick
and Pekkarinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pekkarinen scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah.
Pekkarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Pekkarinen works the jab nicely.
Judah thows a body kick. Pekkarinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Judah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pekkarinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pekkarinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pekkarinen throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely.
Judah looks for the body kick but Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pekkarinen.
Judah throws a push kick but Pekkarinen slaps the foot to one side.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pekkarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage.
Pekkarinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Judah - just one landing.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick that misses.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice body kick.
Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick as Judah jumps back.
Judah throws a counter high kick but Pekkarinen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Pekkarinen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Judah misses with an uppercut
and Pekkarinen counters with a straight right hand.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Pekkarinen moves away and avoids it.
Pekkarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pekkarinen misses with a body kick.
Judah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Judah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pekkarinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pekkarinen avoids a kick to the body.
Pekkarinen throws a big shot that misses.
Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pekkarinen cracks Judah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pekkarinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Judah blocks a jab.
Pekkarinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Judah throws out a leg kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range and Judah only half commits.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot.
As Pekkarinen backs away, Judah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pekkarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by Judah!
Judah swings for the body but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judah.
Pekkarinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Judah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Judah defending well as Pekkarinen loads up on a big left hand.
Judah dodges the punch combination from Pekkarinen.
Judah tries to work over Pekkarinen's front leg with a kick but Pekkarinen checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Pekkarinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Pekkarinen throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah avoids the body shot from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen works Judah's body with a nice hook.
Judah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Judah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Pekkarinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Pekkarinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pekkarinen postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
Pekkarinen distracts Judah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pekkarinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Judah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Judah can't keep his opponent in guard - Pekkarinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pekkarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Judah's head.
Pekkarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pekkarinen is nestled in close to Judah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Judah is staying active underneath Pekkarinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pekkarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen prevents Judah from standing back up.
Judah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pekkarinen is looking to pass Judah's guard but actually Judah recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah has momentary wrist control but Pekkarinen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pekkarinen throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pekkarinen's guard. Nice move by Judah!
Judah stopping the sweep attempt from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Judah is proving a slippery customer.
Pekkarinen wants to control but Judah passes easily into half guard.
Judah prevents Pekkarinen from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is trying to control but can't.
Pekkarinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pekkarinen keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pekkarinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Judah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Judah's back!
Pekkarinen scores with punches to the body.
Pekkarinen gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Pekkarinen tries to get the hooks in deep but Judah pushed the leg off.
Pekkarinen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Judah hold on?
Pekkarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pekkarinen avoiding Judah 's attempts to control his hands.
Pekkarinen is looking to control Judah but Judah is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pekkarinen missing with punches from the back.
Pekkarinen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut.
That's time! Judah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Judah slips a straight right by Pekkarinen.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Pekkarinen throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good work by Pekkarinen as he checks the leg kick.
Judah throws a push kick but Pekkarinen slaps the foot to one side.
Pekkarinen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Judah defends it well.
Pekkarinen blocks the body kick.
Pekkarinen tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it.
Pekkarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Pekkarinen lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Judah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pekkarinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judah as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Pekkarinen swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Pekkarinen takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Judah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pekkarinen has time to react.
Judah throws a good cross that connects.
Pekkarinen stuns Judah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pekkarinen misses with a straight left.
Judah is looking to counter punch.
Judah cracks a nice hook into Pekkarinen's ribs.
Judah connects with the punch.
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!
Pekkarinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen thows a leg kick but Judah checks it
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
Judah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Judah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pekkarinen checks it well.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Pekkarinen with a nice cross.
Pekkarinen throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
Pekkarinen is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks.
Judah thumps Pekkarinen with a low kick.
Crunch! Pekkarinen slams his shin into Judah's torso.
Judah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Judah.
Pekkarinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pekkarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pekkarinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pekkarinen looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Pekkarinen connects with a crisp jab.
Pekkarinen throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
As Pekkarinen backs away, Judah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pekkarinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Judah if he has to take too many more of those.
Judah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick but Judah moves out of range easily.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pekkarinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Judah.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen cracks the inside of Judah's front leg.
Pekkarinen feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Pekkarinen.
That's four 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!
Judah misses with a body shot.
Pekkarinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pekkarinen sizes up Judah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Judah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Judah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice body kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pekkarinen.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pekkarinen.
Judah delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Pekkarinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lauri Pekkarinen.
Well Pekkarinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruzinsky has chosen Россия as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jitsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gruzinsky. Gruzinsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Jitsu darts in looking for a takedown but Gruzinsky gets double underhooks and turns Jitsu into the cage.
Jitsu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gruzinsky defends well and Jitsu ends up having to push Gruzinsky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzinsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jitsu. That did some damage!
Gruzinsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gruzinsky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control.
Jitsu tries for a kimura but Gruzinsky is defending well.
Jitsu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gruzinsky has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jitsu but great work by Gruzinsky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzinsky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gruzinsky has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut.
Gruzinsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jitsu.
Gruzinsky throws a hook but Jitsu blocks it.
Roman Gruzinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruzinsky throws a push kick but Jitsu slaps the foot to one side.
Gruzinsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Jitsu.
Jitsu moves out of range as Gruzinsky throws a body kick.
Jitsu checks a low kick from Gruzinsky.
Jitsu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzinsky throws out the jab.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but Gruzinsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Gruzinsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruzinsky throws a body kick that misses.
Gruzinsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky looks to land a left hand but Jitsu moved out of range nicely.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
Gruzinsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jitsu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jitsu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gruzinsky has one foot on Jitsu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruzinsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jitsu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gruzinsky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jitsu is able to avoid easily.
Jitsu moves out of range of the body kick from Gruzinsky.
Jitsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gruzinsky tries to avoid it but Jitsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gruzinsky to the ground. Gruzinsky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gruzinsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Gruzinsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jitsu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt - Gruzinsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gruzinsky flicks out a counter leg kick but Jitsu steps away.
Jitsu blocks a head kick by Gruzinsky.
Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruzinsky.
Jitsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
Gruzinsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gruzinsky throws an overhand right that lands on Jitsu's shoulder, as Jitsu tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jitsu.
Jitsu takes the fight into the clinch.
Gruzinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gruzinsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jitsu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gruzinsky is defending well.
Gruzinsky scores with a shot to the side of Jitsu's head.
Gruzinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruzinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jitsu backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jitsu has picked Gruzinsky up - he's going for a ride! Jitsu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jitsu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gruzinsky is defending against the submission attempts here by Jitsu.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gruzinsky is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Gruzinsky dominated that round.
That's time! Jitsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gruzinsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gruzinsky clobbers Jitsu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gruzinsky throws a right hand that Jitsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Jitsu also avoids with ease.
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gruzinsky enables Jitsu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gruzinsky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gruzinsky pushes Jitsu off and gets back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jitsu checks a leg kick.
Gruzinsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but Gruzinsky shows good takedown defense.
Gruzinsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jitsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a leg kick but Jitsu moved away.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gruzinsky connects with a leg kick. Jitsu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gruzinsky swings for the body but Jitsu moves out of range.
Jitsu tries to counter by clinching up but Gruzinsky breaks away and moves out of range.
Jitsu shoots in but Gruzinsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gruzinsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gruzinsky stuns Jitsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gruzinsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruzinsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jitsu on the side of the head.
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Gruzinsky sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gruzinsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gruzinsky misses.
Jitsu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gruzinsky manages to circle out of the way.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Gruzinsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jitsu.
Jitsu attempts a counter takedown but Gruzinsky avoids it well and moves away.
Gruzinsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruzinsky throws a low kick, looking for Jitsu's leg but Jitsu calmly moves out of range.
Jitsu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gruzinsky connects with a body shot that sends Jitsu's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jitsu blocks a jab.
Jitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gruzinsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzinsky.
Jitsu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Jitsu shoots in and bounces Gruzinsky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gruzinsky has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jitsu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gruzinsky scores with the left hand. Jitsu knows he should have avoided that one.
Gruzinsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruzinsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Jitsu. Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gruzinsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jitsu slips a jab from Gruzinsky.
Jitsu slips a straight right by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a leg kick
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control.
Gruzinsky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Jitsu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jitsu working the ground and pound but Gruzinsky is defending the strikes.
Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Gruzinsky is defending well.
Gruzinsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Gruzinsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Jitsu is looking to counter the offense by Gruzinsky and move into the clinch.
Gruzinsky misses the shot to the body.
Gruzinsky misses with a looping right.
Jitsu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gruzinsky explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gruzinsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzinsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzinsky looks to land a body kick but Jitsu moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gruzinsky.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gruzinsky as he avoids it easily.
Gruzinsky throws a series of punches but Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gruzinsky looks to land a combination but Jitsu avoids it well.
Jitsu moves out of range as Gruzinsky strikes.
Gruzinsky lands a right hook to the body.
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Gruzinsky sprawls well.
Gruzinsky throws a shot from downtown. Jitsu moves away and avoids it.
Jitsu shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruzinsky sprawls well. He's pushed Jitsu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitsu slips under a jab.
Jitsu avoids the body shot from Gruzinsky.
Jitsu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gruzinsky manages to circle out of the way.
Gruzinsky throws a body punch but Jitsu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky throws an overhand right that lands on Jitsu's shoulder, as Jitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Jitsu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gruzinsky quickly recovers to half guard.
Gruzinsky kicks Jitsu off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Gruzinsky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jitsu on the side of the head.
Gruzinsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jitsu feinted with a counter takedown.
Gruzinsky throws a chopping leg kick but Jitsu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gruzinsky throws a lazy body kick
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gruzinsky!
Jitsu tries for a kimura but Gruzinsky is defending well.
Gruzinsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roman Gruzinsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky wants to control but Jitsu is keeping him busy.
Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jitsu looking for submissions off his back.
Gruzinsky wants to stand up but Jitsu has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
Gruzinsky is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gruzinsky is taking a breather. Jitsu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gruzinsky is keen to just control but Jitsu is a slippery customer.
Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gruzinsky escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jitsu looks to clinch
and Gruzinsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Gruzinsky.
Good exchange - Gruzinsky coming out on top.
Jitsu shoots in for a double leg but Gruzinsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Gruzinsky sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Gruzinsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gruzinsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Gruzinsky!
A victorious Roman Gruzinsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Nomad. Manne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Edguy - Two Out of Seven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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34
148 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
Manne throws a leg kick which misses Ramos's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramos tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos drives through and clinches with Manne against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Manne.
Manne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Manne has had enough of the clinch but Ramos keeps him there for the moment.
Manne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ramos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manne trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manne is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Manne is chipping away with strikes.
Manne trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Manne working the ground and pound.
Ramos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramos is pushing Manne's head away, looking to escape. Manne manages to hold on to the position though.
Manne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos is trying to get back to his feet.
Ramos has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Manne tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ramos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manne trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Manne landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to escape but Manne is in control.
Ramos avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manne.
Ramos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Manne is looking to take a break and control but Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manne lands an elbow.
Manne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manne working the ground and pound but Ramos is defending the strikes.
Ramos is trying to control Manne's posture but Manne avoids it.
Manne trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Manne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Manne misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Manne prevents Ramos from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Manne prevents Ramos from escaping the position.
Manne landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ramos struggling a bit here.
Ramos pushes Manne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ramos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ramos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
Ramos pushes Manne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Manne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Manne trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos seems a little lost for a moment, as Manne dominates the positioning.
Ramos pushes Manne away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Manne gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Manne cracks Ramos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ramos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manne is looking to take a break and control but Ramos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manne prevents Ramos from escaping the position.
Manne wants to control but Ramos is keeping him busy.
Ramos is trying to buck Manne off.
Ramos 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne dominated that round.
That's time! Ramos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manne.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Manne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manne manages to avoid it.
Manne unleashes a big counter combination but Ramos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manne checks the leg kick.
Manne feints the counter takedown.
Manne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramos momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Manne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Puntti Manne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manne throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Manne saw that one coming.
Manne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Manne.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Manne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manne misses with a double jab.
Manne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramos, right into the meat.
Ramos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manne takes a step back to recover.
Manne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramos backs up against the cage.
Ramos is rocked!
Manne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramos.
Ramos tried to score with a low kick but Manne checks it.
Manne throws a body kick that misses.
Manne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos jabs Manne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Manne moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manne connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Manne finds it's target.
Ramos scores with a jab to the head.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manne.
Manne cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Manne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manne.
Manne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramos is out of range and Manne settles back down.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manne.
Manne lands a leg kick that knocks Ramos off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Manne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manne or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramos, which made it look bad.
Ramos tries to land a front kick but Manne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manne, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Manne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manne swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manne.
Ramos throws a body kick that misses.
Manne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manne misses with a low kick as Ramos jumps back.
Manne keeps Ramos at a distance using the push kick.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Manne.
Manne lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushes Manne up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manne throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manne's elbow.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manne scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramos.
Manne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramos.
Donk. Ramos catches Manne right on the button with a cross.
Manne misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ramos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manne misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramos.
Manne scores with a hook.
Ramos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puntti Manne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manne.
Manne throws a leg kick but Ramos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manne tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
Ramos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manne checks it well.
Manne throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Manne tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Manne.
Manne jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Ramos lands with an uppercut that bounces Manne off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Puntti Manne has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne misses with a jab to the body
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manne throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manne if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Manne tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramos blocks the leg kick.
Ramos throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Manne to counter with a crisp jab.
Manne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos thinks about countering with a body kick.
Manne misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Ramos.
Manne throws a hook to the side of Ramos's head but Ramos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos tries to counter by clinching up but Manne breaks away and moves out of range.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manne was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
A countering left hand to the body from Manne misses.
Ramos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos lands with a nice body punch.
Manne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ramos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manne throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos throws a body kick that misses.
Ramos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramos can pounce on him.
Manne moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manne. That did some damage!
Manne throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos misses with a kick to the body.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Manne.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Manne.
Henrique Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos tries to work over Manne's front leg with a kick but Manne checks it.
Manne throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Manne throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Ramos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramos.
Manne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Manne loads up on a big right hand but Ramos slips the punch.
Manne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramos.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manne.
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Manne.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Manne.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manne shoots in but Ramos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramos thows a leg kick but Manne checks it
and Manne counters with a nice uppercut.
Manne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puntti Manne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne misses with a body shot
and Ramos counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Manne
and Ramos counters with a good low kick that Manne was not able to check.
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!
Ramos scores with a decent looking hook.
Manne fails with the takedown.
Henrique Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puntti Manne.
Manne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramos pushes Manne away with a front kick.
Manne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Manne moves away and avoids it.
Manne throws a lazy right hand but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Puntti Manne'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.
Ramos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manne misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manne can pounce on him.
Manne throws a hook to the side of Ramos's head but Ramos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manne moves out of range as Ramos throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos slips a straight right by Manne.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick from Manne.
Ramos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ramos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manne sizes up Ramos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne tries to keep at a distance but Ramos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manne has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manne is trying to pull guard but Ramos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manne prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Manne swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos digs a right hand into Manne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manne's gas tank.
Manne lands an uppercut.
Manne throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Manne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Manne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A body shot lands from Ramos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Ramos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Manne avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramos prevents Manne from breaking the clinch.
Manne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramos.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Ramos.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manne backwards.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramos scores with a shot to the side of Manne's head.
Ramos lands a left hand.
A short right from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos walks into a straight right hand from Manne.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
Ramos with a hook.
Ramos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramos darts in and clinches Manne up against the cage.
Ramos tries a body shot but Manne blocks it.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Manne.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manne.
A short right from Manne on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Manne controls his hands.
Henrique Ramos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manne is trying to break free.
Ramos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Manne backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Manne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manne breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Manne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Manne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manne.
A little jabbing left from Manne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Manne shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manne throws out the jab.
Ramos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manne.
Ramos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Henrique Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puntti Manne.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramos blocks the leg kick.
A cross from Manne lands.
Manne throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramos feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos had his way with Puntti Manne in that round.
The cut man is working on Puntti Manne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Manne throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Manne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Manne counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Manne.
Manne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manne thuds a left hand into Ramos's body.
Ramos misses with a hook to the body
and Manne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manne scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramos should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick from Ramos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manne lands with a cross.
Manne tries to move into range but Ramos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Manne.
Manne swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manne counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manne.
Manne throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Manne throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Manne scrambles back to his feet.
Manne defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Manne misses
and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ramos wants to work for an arm triangle but Manne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ramos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramos lands strikes from half guard.
Manne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Manne's head.
Ramos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne looking to control.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manne is keeping the position for now.
Ramos connects with a couple of short punches.
Manne trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manne is keeping the position for now.
Manne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manne wants to sweep but no luck.
Manne is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Ramos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Manne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ramos looks up at the clock and then as Manne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ramos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramos off and has taken his back!
Manne misses with an elbow to the head.
Manne struggling to land strikes to the head as Ramos covers up.
Ramos is trying to stand back up.
Manne thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
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 Henrique Ramos.
I think Ramos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Ramos!
Our winner, Henrique Ramos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurmio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Star. On his way into the cage it seems that Tuomari Hurmio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tuomari Hurmio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alton Newcastle!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newcastle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hurmio.
A big left from Newcastle misses.
Hurmio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hurmio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Newcastle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newcastle! But no joy.
Hurmio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newcastle walks into a jab.
Newcastle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurmio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newcastle throws out the jab.
Newcastle lunges at Hurmio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hurmio's hand.
Hurmio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hurmio misses with the body kick
enabling Newcastle to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurmio throws a one two combo.
Hurmio staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Newcastle.
A jab from Newcastle misses.
Newcastle throws a hook to the side of Hurmio's head but Hurmio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurmio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hurmio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurmio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newcastle.
Newcastle thows a leg kick but Hurmio checks it
and Hurmio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hurmio preventing the sweep.
Hurmio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Newcastle has his foot on Hurmio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hurmio works his way back into a safe position though.
Hurmio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newcastle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newcastle wants to improve his position but instead Hurmio has moved into half guard.
Newcastle wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newcastle has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hurmio performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hurmio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hurmio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Newcastle is looking to improve his position.
Newcastle is refusing to be controlled, as Hurmio sits in half guard.
Newcastle is looking to improve his position.
Hurmio slips a nice elbow through Newcastle's hands, connecting with Newcastle's forehead.
Newcastle wants to improve his position but Hurmio is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hurmio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Newcastle gets full guard.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Newcastle keeps moving.
Hurmio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is trying to keep Hurmio in close.
Hurmio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hurmio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hurmio trying to control the position from guard on top but Newcastle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newcastle wants to hit a switch here but Hurmio passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Newcastle there!
Hurmio landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Newcastle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newcastle misses with a hook.
Newcastle misses the jab.
Hurmio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hurmio is trying to control the action in half guard but Newcastle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Newcastle moves into full guard.
Newcastle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hurmio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle has momentary wrist control but Hurmio slips an elbow through the middle.
Hurmio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Newcastle's head.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Newcastle keeps moving.
Hurmio is really struggling to control Newcastle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio looking to pass the guard.
Newcastle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hurmio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hurmio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Newcastle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurmio is one step ahead there.
Hurmio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newcastle is on top in guard.
Hurmio is trying to keep Newcastle in close.
Hurmio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newcastle can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle passes Hurmio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newcastle works his way into full mount!
Hurmio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newcastle is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hurmio is trying desperately to improve position.
Tuomari Hurmio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newcastle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Newcastle tries to take his opponent's back but Hurmio turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Newcastle working for a triangle but Hurmio defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hurmio wants to control but Newcastle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Newcastle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hurmio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Newcastle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hurmio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newcastle wants to pass the guard but Hurmio is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Newcastle is trying to get back to full guard.
Hurmio lands with a punch from half guard.
Newcastle wants to improve his position but Hurmio is controlling well.
Hurmio is thwarting Newcastle's attempts to control the position.
Hurmio is trying to control the action in half guard but Newcastle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Newcastle is staying active underneath Hurmio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Newcastle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Newcastle misses.
Hurmio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hurmio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Newcastle takes a step back to recover.
Newcastle tries for a takedown but Hurmio circles away easily
and Hurmio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hurmio scores with a nice head shot.
Hurmio feints and then cracks Newcastle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newcastle down.
Hurmio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newcastle finds it's way round the side to connect with Hurmio's head.
Hurmio staying out of range there.
Hurmio blocks a jab.
Newcastle looks to throw the jab but Hurmio is out of range.
Newcastle looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurmio is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hurmio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurmio lands some shots froms side control.
Newcastle tries to bench press Hurmio off him but Hurmio keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle is not content to let Hurmio control the position.
Newcastle is looking for a sweep.
Newcastle keeps trying to improve his position.
Hurmio working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newcastle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hurmio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Newcastle is refusing to be controlled, as Hurmio sits in half guard.
Newcastle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hurmio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hurmio trying to control from half guard but Newcastle is working away.
Hurmio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newcastle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Newcastle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hurmio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hurmio's back!
Newcastle is trying to stick to Hurmio's back but Hurmio is turning into Newcastle. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Newcastle's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hurmio.
Hurmio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newcastle looking to control.
Hurmio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Newcastle's head.
Hurmio trying to control but Newcastle is working from the bottom.
Hurmio stopping the sweep attempt from Newcastle.
Newcastle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hurmio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newcastle pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hurmio's thigh. Hurmio counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Newcastle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurmio is keeping the position for now.
Hurmio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newcastle's guard.
Hurmio postures up.
Newcastle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newcastle is still trying to improve position.
Hurmio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle wants to sweep here but Hurmio controlling him for the moment.
Newcastle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hurmio manages to get himself to full guard.
Newcastle trying to move into half guard but instead Hurmio has managed to sweep!
Hurmio trying to control the position from guard on top but Newcastle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newcastle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hurmio stopping the sweep attempt from Newcastle.
Hurmio trying to control but Newcastle is working from the bottom.
Hurmio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hurmio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hurmio walks into a left hand.
Hurmio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newcastle.
Hurmio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newcastle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hurmio lands a lovely overhand right.
Hurmio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hurmio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newcastle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Newcastle loads up on a big right hand but Hurmio slips the punch.
Newcastle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurmio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurmio misses the shot to the body.
Hurmio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Newcastle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Newcastle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hurmio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Newcastle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hurmio.
Newcastle postures up.
Hurmio looking for a guillotine here but Newcastle defends easily.
Newcastle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hurmio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newcastle slips nicely into half guard.
Hurmio is defending against the submission attempts here by Newcastle.
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.
Newcastle is looking to pass Hurmio's guard but actually Hurmio recovers to full guard.
Newcastle trying to control but Hurmio is working from the bottom.
Hurmio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newcastle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newcastle trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hurmio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Newcastle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newcastle wants to hit a switch here but Hurmio passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Newcastle there!
Newcastle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newcastle is bucking up trying to escape but Hurmio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Newcastle tries to lock up and control but Hurmio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Newcastle is looking to get to half guard.
Hurmio working Newcastle over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Newcastle is trying desperately to improve position.
Hurmio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hurmio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Newcastle is looking to escape.
Newcastle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hurmio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newcastle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hurmio with the ground and pound from mount.
Hurmio prevents Newcastle from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomari Hurmio had his way with Alton Newcastle in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newcastle.
Hurmio tries to move into range but Newcastle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Newcastle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hurmio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurmio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Newcastle takes a step back to recover.
Newcastle tries to land a body kick
and Hurmio counters with a leg kick.
Hurmio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newcastle checks a leg kick.
Hurmio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newcastle swinging wildly here.
Newcastle 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hurmio is looking to clinch but Newcastle is avoiding it.
Newcastle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newcastle shoots in and bounces Hurmio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Newcastle is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Hurmio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hurmio's guard.
Newcastle trying to pass the guard but Hurmio defending well.
Hurmio looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hurmio wants to control but Newcastle is keeping busy.
Newcastle is working for a kimura but Hurmio is defending it quite comfortably.
Newcastle wants to pass the guard but Hurmio is defending well.
Alton Newcastle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hurmio wants to improve his position but Newcastle is controlling well.
Newcastle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hurmio is trying to escape the mount.
Newcastle working the ground and pound effectively.
Newcastle forces the positional change into back control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Newcastle has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hurmio has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hurmio trying to control the position but Newcastle manages to sink in the hooks.
Newcastle is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hurmio defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Newcastle working for the choke.
Hurmio breaks Newcastle's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hurmio wants to control from the top but Newcastle keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio looking to pass the guard.
Hurmio stays in close to Newcastle's body and controls the position.
Newcastle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hurmio is aware though and is defending well.
Hurmio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Newcastle's head.
Hurmio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Newcastle scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Hurmio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Newcastle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alton Newcastle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hurmio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuomari Hurmio!
After the fight, Tuomari Hurmio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson's entrance music is Slaughterouse - Party. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hiroshimo Sakamoto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sakamoto lands with a good body shot.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab.
Sakamoto defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Iron Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
We've been informed that Sakamoto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good shot there by Sakamoto.
Iron Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Sakamoto pushes him off.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto throws a push kick but Iron Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Iron Tyson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sakamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson takes a swing at Sakamoto's ribcage but misses.
Sakamoto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left and a right from Iron Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Sakamoto throws a push kick but Iron Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sakamoto checks a leg kick.
Iron Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Sakamoto is out of range.
Sakamoto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Iron Tyson blocks it well.
Sakamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakamoto connects with the punch.
Iron Tyson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Iron Tyson throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto looks for the body kick but Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Sakamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Sakamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakamoto forces Iron Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Sakamoto is looking for a takedown.
Iron Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakamoto's elbow.
Iron Tyson tries to work over Sakamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakamoto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Iron Tyson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Iron Tyson is trying to shake Sakamoto off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Sakamoto won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Sakamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Iron Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson checks the leg kick.
Iron Tyson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sakamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iron Tyson's waist but Iron Tyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakamoto off to one side.
Sakamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Iron Tyson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sakamoto.
Iron Tyson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sakamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Iron Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Iron Tyson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakamoto tries to keep at a distance but Iron Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto takes a shot to the head.
Sakamoto tries to work over Iron Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson blocking some punches.
Sakamoto tries a body shot but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Iron Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakamoto's head backwards.
Sakamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iron Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakamoto at a distance.
Sakamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto with the counter takedown but Iron Tyson avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Iron Tyson misses its target.
Shogun Iron Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto missing with a left hand there. Iron Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Iron Tyson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sakamoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron Tyson checks it well.
Iron Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
A little feinted left hand from Iron Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
Sakamoto throws a nice looking combination but Iron Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Iron Tyson misses the target.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakamoto counters with a thumping low kick.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick as Iron Tyson jumps back.
Sakamoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iron Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.
Sakamoto working aggressively here.
Sakamoto successfully pulls guard.
Sakamoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Iron Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakamoto is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson gets to his feet - Sakamoto follows without any prompting.
Sakamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Sakamoto's head back.
Sakamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamoto lands a head kick. Iron Tyson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Iron Tyson thuds a left hand into Sakamoto's body.
Iron Tyson blocks a head kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Sakamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Donk. Iron Tyson catches Sakamoto right on the button with a cross.
Sakamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron Tyson tests Sakamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson catches Sakamoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sakamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Iron Tyson blocks a low kick nicely.
Sakamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron Tyson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sakamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Iron Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Sakamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sakamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakamoto thinks about the counter body kick.
Sakamoto throws a push kick but Iron Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
Iron Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Iron Tyson misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakamoto throws a series of punches but Iron Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Iron Tyson checks the leg kick.
Iron Tyson drives through and clinches with Sakamoto against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto tries to circle away but Iron Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
Iron Tyson working aggressively here.
Sakamoto lands with a left to the head.
Sakamoto is working Iron Tyson over against the cage.
Sakamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Sakamoto avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
Iron Tyson stalling the fight.
Sakamoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakamoto misses with a body punch.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Sakamoto avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
A short left from Sakamoto.
A short uppercut from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto tries to break free but Iron Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
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 Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Sakamoto slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakamoto. That snapped Iron Tyson's head back.
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Sakamoto moved out of range nicely.
Iron Tyson looks to land a combination. Sakamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sakamoto avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Sakamoto is out of range.
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Sakamoto moved out of range nicely.
Sakamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Iron Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iron Tyson wants to clinch.
Sakamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range.
Sakamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iron Tyson throwing a counter right hand but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakamoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Iron Tyson trying to control the position.
Sakamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Iron Tyson working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Iron Tyson is retaining full guard.
Sakamoto cracks Iron Tyson with a solid left hand.
Sakamoto trying to control but Iron Tyson is working from the bottom.
Sakamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iron Tyson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sakamoto wants to control from the top but Iron Tyson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Sakamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Sakamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Iron Tyson - just one landing.
Sakamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakamoto takes one on the button.
A jab from Iron Tyson does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Sakamoto. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Iron Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Sakamoto staying out of range there.
Sakamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto thumps Iron Tyson with a low kick.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Sakamoto.
Iron Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Iron Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sakamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakamoto throws a head kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Iron Tyson throwing a counter right hand but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Shogun Iron Tyson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron Tyson checks it well.
Sakamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sakamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakamoto feints and then cracks Iron Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron Tyson down.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakamoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Iron Tyson has time to react.
Iron Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iron Tyson looks to land a combination but Sakamoto avoids it well.
Sakamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iron Tyson. That did some damage!
Iron Tyson blocks a head kick by Sakamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Sakamoto misses.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Iron Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Sakamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sakamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sakamoto misses the jab.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakamoto.
Sakamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson misses the jab.
Sakamoto motions for Iron Tyson to come forward. Sakamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakamoto throws a one two combo.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sakamoto looks for the body kick but Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Sakamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakamoto blocks a jab.
Sakamoto cracks Iron Tyson with a good jab.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Iron Tyson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto tries to score with a low kick but Iron Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Iron Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron Tyson, as that shot connected.
Sakamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sakamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron Tyson lands an overhand right.
Iron Tyson checks a low kick from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sakamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a low kick.
Iron Tyson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakamoto.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakamoto.
Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson blocks a low kick nicely.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Sakamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Iron Tyson clinches with his opponent.
Iron Tyson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Iron Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakamoto backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Iron Tyson fails to land.
Sakamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sakamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iron Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sakamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Iron Tyson back to the cage. Sakamoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamoto ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Iron Tyson. That snapped Sakamoto's head back.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch but Sakamoto is having none of it.
Sakamoto slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sakamoto slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Iron Tyson is able to avoid easily.
Sakamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Sakamoto pushes him off.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto looks for the body kick but Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Sakamoto flicks out a counter leg kick but Iron Tyson steps away.
Iron Tyson forces Sakamoto back against the cage and clinches.
Sakamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sakamoto.
Nice shot by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakamoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iron Tyson throwing a counter right hand but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Iron Tyson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sakamoto tries to clinch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sakamoto.
A cross from Iron Tyson lands.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Sakamoto blocks it.
Sakamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Sakamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakamoto looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Sakamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Sakamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Iron Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sakamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron Tyson lands a nice hook to Sakamoto's body. Sakamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Iron Tyson seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Iron Tyson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakamoto.
A jab from Sakamoto misses.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Sakamoto.
A leg kick checked by Iron Tyson.
Sakamoto misses with a hook
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson scores with the left hand. Sakamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Shogun Iron Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Sakamoto is avoiding it.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Sakamoto.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Iron Tyson - just one landing.
Sakamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakamoto misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 Shogun Iron Tyson.
I think Iron Tyson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:46
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
In his post fight interview, Shogun Iron Tyson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matus comes to the cage accompanied by Crow Spirit. Saint Louis has chosen Nique La Police as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Saint Louis tries to work over Matus's front leg with a kick but Matus checks it.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Matus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint Louis throws out a counter right but Matus avoids it with no problem.
Matus misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a good low kick that Matus was not able to check.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Matus's ribs.
Matus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
Matus swings widly with a right hand
enabling Saint Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Matus strikes.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint Louis tries a quick counter leg kick but Matus is wise to it.
Matus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matus throws a low kick, looking for Saint Louis's leg but Saint Louis calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matus checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis throws out a leg kick but Matus moves out of range and Saint Louis only half commits.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Matus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matus is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with an outside leg kick.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Matus is out of range.
Matus thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Saint Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matus throws a right hand that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matus's knee momentarily.
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Matus as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Matus moves out of range easily.
Matus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saint Louis momentarily.
Matus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saint Louis will feel that in the morning.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Matus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Matus works the jab nicely.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matus!
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Matus tenderised Saint Louis's leg. Saint Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matus.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saint Louis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matus scrambles back to his feet.
Saint Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saint Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus tries to land a leg kick but Saint Louis saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Matus.
Matus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Matus catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.
Saint Louis cracks the inside of Matus's front leg.
Matus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matus tries to land a front kick but Saint Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matus wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Matus looks to land a body kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Matus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Matus misses.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Matus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saint Louis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Matus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Saint Louis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Matus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus backing away here, and Saint Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Matus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus lands a right hook to the body.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Matus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saint Louis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Matus off the cage and back into range.
Saint Louis throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
And Matus counters with a quick kick to the body but Saint Louis blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Matus thows a leg kick but Saint Louis checks it
and Saint Louis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Matus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Jab, jab by Saint Louis - just one landing.
Matus slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Saint Louis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Matus is out of range.
Matus checks a leg kick.
Matus lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut. Matus saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Matus misses its target.
Matus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint Louis.
Saint Louis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matus throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus thuds a left hand into Saint Louis's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis lands with a straight right. Matus didn't see that one coming.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matus's sensitive parts.
Matus lands a nice looking body shot.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Matus throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Matus misses
and Saint Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Saint Louis misses.
Matus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matus connects with the punch.
Saint Louis pushes Matus up against the cage in a clinch.
Matus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint Louis blocks a body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis tries to stall but Matus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matus lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis lands a left hand.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Saint Louis controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Saint Louis.
Matus tries a body shot but Saint Louis blocks it.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Saint Louis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Matus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Matus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Saint Louis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matus is keeping busy.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is looking to control Matus's arms but Matus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint Louis has his back to the cage.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus stalling in the clinch but Saint Louis improves position.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint Louis is stalling here.
Saint Louis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint Louis lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saint Louis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matus. That's going to slow Saint Louis down.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saint Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a low kick, right behind Saint Louis 's knee.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot.
Matus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Matus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saint Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Saint Louis does it's job there.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Matus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Matus avoids the punch easily.
Matus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saint Louis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matus.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Matus.
Matus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis drops his hands momentarily and Matus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Saint Louis avoids it.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Saint Louis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
Matus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matus lands a front kick.
Saint Louis walks into a straight right hand from Matus.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Matus counters with a thumping low kick.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis moves out of range as Matus strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Matus.
Saint Louis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good work by Matus as he checks the leg kick.
Matus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
and Matus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Saint Louis's knee momentarily.
Matus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis tried to score with a low kick but Matus checks it.
Matus throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matus. That did some damage!
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saint Louis! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saint Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saint Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matus misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saint Louis moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick
and Matus counters with a nice leg kick.
Matus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Matus cracks the inside of Saint Louis's front leg.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
A quick step to the side and Matus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis tries to land a front kick but Matus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus dips to his left and cracks Saint Louis with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Matus. Beautiful body shot.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Matus throwing a counter right hand but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matus's sensitive parts.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus clearly takes that round.
That's time! Matus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matus tests Saint Louis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matus is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matus, as that shot connected.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matus throws the left hand but Saint Louis avoids the punch easily.
Saint Louis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matus with a body shot.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saint Louis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Matus.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus scores with a nice right hand.
Matus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matus just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matus throws a sloppy head kick and Saint Louis moves out of range easily.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Saint Louis blocks a low kick nicely.
Matus thumps Saint Louis with a low kick.
Matus tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Saint Louis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matus. That did some damage!
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Matus lands a nice looking body shot.
Matus swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Matus.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matus manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis flicks out a counter leg kick but Matus steps away.
Matus misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Good work by Saint Louis as he checks the leg kick.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
Matus moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Saint Louis misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matus is looking to slow Saint Louis down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis looks to throw a body kick
and Saint Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus throws a leg kick but Saint Louis moved away.
Matus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saint Louis's head backwards.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Matus down.
Saint Louis tries to work over Matus's front leg with a kick but Matus checks it.
Saint Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matus - that will leave a mark!
Matus moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Matus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Matus's knee but Matus avoids it well.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matus is able to avoid easily.
Matus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis lands a really nice looking cross but Matus seems unphased.
Matus is looking to chop away at Saint Louis's legs.
Saint Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matus throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Good work by Saint Louis as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Louis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matus can pounce on him.
Saint Louis throws a solid leg kick but Matus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saint Louis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matus.
Saint Louis looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Matus scores with a leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matus takes one on the button.
Saint Louis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matus lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Juan Matus had his way with Martin Saint Louis in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Matus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Matus was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matus.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matus.
Matus looks for the body kick but Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Matus drives through and clinches with Saint Louis against the cage.
Matus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Saint Louis prevents a body shot from Matus.
Saint Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matus is keeping busy.
Saint Louis is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matus lands a shoulder strike.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Matus controls his hands.
Saint Louis lands a shot to the body.
Matus lands a good knee to the midsection. Saint Louis won't want to take too many of those.
Saint Louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matus is keeping busy.
Matus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis just leaning against Matus, taking a breather.
Matus has a couple of punches blocked by Saint Louis.
Martin Saint Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matus throws an off balance right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a body kick that stops Matus in his tracks momentarily.
Matus blocks the body kick.
Saint Louis throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
Saint Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Saint Louis misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Matus connects with a jab.
Matus slips under a jab from Saint Louis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Saint Louis misses
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
The fighters circling - Saint Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Matus.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus blocks a low kick nicely.
Matus 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.
Matus swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Matus blocks a low kick nicely.
Matus checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Saint Louis misses with a hook
and Matus counters with a thumping low kick.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Matus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Saint Louis wants to clinch.
Matus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saint Louis cracks Matus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matus backing away here, and Saint Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A lazy body kick from Matus
and Saint Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Saint Louis motions for Matus to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis misses with a kick to the body.
Saint Louis is looking to land body kicks.
Matus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matus is out of range.
Matus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Matus sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Matus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saint Louis misses with a right hand
and Matus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Don Juan Matus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Matus. That snapped Saint Louis's head back.
Matus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Saint Louis finds it's target.
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 Don Juan Matus.
Well Matus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Juan Matus!
After winning the bout, Don Juan Matus 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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