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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Another One Bites The Dust. Pascual Perez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 28 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erschov misses with a series of wild punches.
Erschov pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez digs a right hand into Erschov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Erschov's gas tank.
Perez blocking some punches.
Erschov wants a takedown but no success here.
Erschov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Erschov is trying to force a seperation but Perez has the dominant position.
Erschov takes a shot to the head.
Erschov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Perez.
Perez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erschov or not.
Erschov looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Erschov is trying to keep an underhook but Perez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Erschov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perez is looking for a kimura but Erschov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perez to get the leverage.
Erschov tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez seems to be looking for submissions.
Erschov actively working from the bottom here.
Perez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Erschov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Perez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pascual Perez!
Our winner, Pascual Perez, 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 Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On The Floor. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo scores with a hook.
Polo swings widly with a right hand
and Charcoal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polo scores with a leg kick.
Polo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Polo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charcoal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charcoal is looking for a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Charcoal as Polo shoots in.
Charcoal fires out a quick counter leg kick but Polo just manages to avoid it.
Polo tries for a takedown but Charcoal circles away easily
and Charcoal counters with a body kick.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo misses with a hook.
It looked like Charcoal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Polo throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Charcoal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polo missing with a left hand there. Charcoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charcoal appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Charcoal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Charcoal.
Charcoal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Charcoal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Polo is looking for a sweep.
Polo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Polo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Polo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Charcoal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal in side control lands a decent elbow.
Charcoal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Polo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Polo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Charcoal cracks Polo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charcoal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Charcoal lands a nice forearm strike.
Polo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Charcoal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Charcoal crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Charcoal's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Charcoal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Polo down.
Charcoal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Charcoal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polo keeps working.
Charcoal swings around for an armbar but Polo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Charcoal's guard.
Charcoal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Polo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Charcoal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polo is one step ahead there.
Polo controlling from the top position.
Charcoal striking off his back but it's not causing Polo any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo wants to control from the top but Charcoal keeps moving.
Charcoal throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Charcoal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charcoal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Polo's guard.
Charcoal preventing the sweep.
Charcoal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Charcoal is in close to Polo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Polo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charcoal won't allow Polo to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charcoal postures up and lands a big shot to Polo's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Polo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polo dives in for a single leg takedown but Charcoal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Charcoal tries to counter with a takedown but Polo is quick to defend against it.
Polo dives in for a single leg takedown but Charcoal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Polo wants to clinch up but Charcoal keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Polo.
Polo swings widly with a right hand
and Charcoal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Polo's guard.
Polo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charcoal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?
Polo controlling Charcoal's posture.
Polo looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Polo's head.
Polo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Charcoal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Charcoal is nestled in close to Polo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Charcoal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charcoal wants to take a breather but Polo is having none of it.
Polo is controlling Charcoal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Polo is trying to stand up here but Charcoal is controlling him well.
Mr Charcoal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polo is trying to control but can't.
Charcoal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Charcoal throwing shots but Polo is blocking nicely.
Polo wants to improve his position but Charcoal is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Polo has hold of Charcoal's hands but Charcoal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Polo is trying to control but can't.
Polo is looking to improve his position.
Polo trying to control from the bottom.
Polo tries to roll over but Charcoal keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charcoal is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Polo reverses the position - he's now on top in Charcoal's guard.
Charcoal trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Charcoal trying to control the position.
Charcoal keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
Polo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Charcoal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Charcoal off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Charcoal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charcoal throws a quick counter head kick but Polo was just out of range.
Polo tries for a takedown but Charcoal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Charcoal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Polo.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo dives in for a single leg takedown but Charcoal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Charcoal tried to counter with a leg kick but Polo avoided it.
Polo shoots in and drives through. Charcoal sprawls well.
Charcoal attempts a counter takedown but Polo avoids it well and moves away.
Charcoal stuffs the takedown attempt from Polo. Polo gets slowly back to his feet.
Charcoal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charcoal avoids the head kick by Polo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Polo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Charcoal to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Polo as he connects with a hook.
Polo dives in for a single leg takedown but Charcoal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Charcoal feinted with a counter takedown.
Polo with a poor takedown
and Charcoal counters with a good low kick that Polo was not able to check.
Polo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charcoal defends it nicely.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Charcoal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Polo tries to free his leg and advance position but Charcoal is retaining full guard.
Charcoal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charcoal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Charcoal winds up and cracks Polo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Polo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Polo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Polo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal postures up and lands a big shot to Polo's brow.
Charcoal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Charcoal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Charcoal works over Polo with some ground and pound from guard.
Polo is rocked!
Polo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Charcoal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Polo is still in real trouble! Can Charcoal finish him?
Charcoal passes into half guard.
Polo seems to have recovered his senses.
Charcoal working Polo over with strikes.
Charcoal drops an elbow to the side of Polo's head.
Charcoal 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Charcoal there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal working the head and body with strikes.
Charcoal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Charcoal is trying to work for a kimura but Polo is defending well.
Polo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Charcoal.
Charcoal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Charcoal throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Polo to regain full guard.
Charcoal wants to pass the guard but Polo is keeping the position.
Charcoal being controlled here momentarily.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal postures up.
Charcoal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Polo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charcoal is aware though and is defending well.
Polo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charcoal distracts Polo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Charcoal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Charcoal is in close to Polo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charcoal landing with the ground and pound.
Charcoal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Charcoal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charcoal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Charcoal!
Mr Charcoal very nearly forgot to thank ONI amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taggart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez misses the body punch
and Taggart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Taggart slaps away a takedown attempt from Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taggart tries a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Chavez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart tries to land a leg kick but Chavez saw it coming and moves away.
Taggart scores with a hook to the body. Chavez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chavez looks to throw a body kick
and Taggart counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taggart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chavez scoring with punches and elbows.
Taggart can't do much from the bottom here.
Taggart is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chavez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Taggart can't do much from the bottom here.
Taggart is trying to improve his position.
Chavez controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taggart gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Taggart wants to improve his position but Chavez is controlling well.
Taggart has a hand on Chavez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chavez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Taggart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavez avoids the attempt from Taggart to control.
Chavez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taggart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chavez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez controlling from the full mount.
Taggart is trying desperately to improve position.
Taggart tries to hold on but Chavez pushes him away.
Chavez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chavez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Taggart manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Taggart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chavez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with the ground and pound.
Chavez working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taggart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taggart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taggart is letting Chavez control him for a moment.
Taggart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chavez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez takes a little break here. Taggart wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Taggart struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Taggart will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That kick from Taggart tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taggart stuffs the takedown attempt from Chavez. Chavez gets slowly back to his feet.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taggart as he jumps to the side.
Chavez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taggart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taggart loads up on a big right hand but Chavez slips the punch.
Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taggart circles away.
And Taggart responds with a good body kick, but Chavez manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taggart cracks Chavez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taggart throws a head kick that Chavez semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Cole Taggart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chavez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chavez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Taggart's head but Taggart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Taggart, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Taggart against the cage but Taggart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taggart flicks out a counter leg kick but Chavez steps away.
Taggart throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taggart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Chavez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Taggart counters with a good low kick that Chavez was not able to check.
Taggart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
Chavez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez fails to land the takedown.
Taggart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chavez swings for the body but Taggart moves out of range.
Taggart swings for the body but Chavez moves out of range.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Taggart misses.
Chavez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taggart blocks the body kick.
Taggart misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
A counter left hand to the body from Chavez misses its target.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Taggart connects with a body shot.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Taggart throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Chavez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taggart seems a little lost for a moment, as Chavez dominates the positioning.
Taggart is trying to get back to half guard.
Taggart explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taggart's head.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A good leg kick by Taggart.
Cole Taggart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Chavez blocks the low kick.
Taggart thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taggart 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 Chavez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chavez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavez with a poor takedown
and Taggart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taggart tried to score with a low kick but Chavez checks it.
Chavez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Taggart defends well and Chavez ends up having to push Taggart into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taggart connects with a body shot.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taggart as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez tries for a takedown but Taggart circles away easily
and Taggart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taggart, right into the meat.
Taggart throws a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Taggart.
Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Chavez with that takedown attempt.
Chavez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taggart pinned against the cage. Taggart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taggart as he jumps to the side.
Taggart misses with a head kick.
Taggart misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Taggart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Taggart shows good takedown defense.
Taggart throws a leg kick which misses Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Chavez tries to avoid it.
Chavez is looking to wear down Taggart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown but Taggart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chavez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Taggart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taggart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Taggart's shoulder, as Taggart tries to avoid the shot.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chavez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taggart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taggart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taggart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taggart.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chavez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Chavez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taggart.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taggart tries a quick counter leg kick but Chavez is wise to it.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taggart scores with a hook.
Chavez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taggart tries to score with a low kick but Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Taggart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavez shoots in and drives through. Taggart sprawls well.
Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chavez defending well as Taggart loads up on a big left hand.
As Taggart looks to move away, Chavez throws a big counter combo but Taggart just gets out of the way.
Taggart throws out a leg kick but Chavez moves out of range and Taggart only half commits.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Taggart is predictable there
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart scores with a nice strike.
Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taggart misses with a kick to the body.
Julio Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taggart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taggart 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
A determined Cole Taggart didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cracker - Low. Jack Neely told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayrton Pena Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena Milani dips to his left and cracks Neely with an uppercut!
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
Pena Milani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neely misses with a hook. Pena Milani ducked under it nicely.
Neely avoids a kick to the body.
Neely takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pena Milani takes a swing at Neely's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Neely finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Pena Milani finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Neely looks winded!
Pena Milani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena Milani misses with a two punch combination.
Pena Milani rushes Neely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pena Milani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neely walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neely pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pena Milani connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Neely.
Neely throws a hook to the side of Pena Milani's head but Pena Milani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pena Milani, right into the meat.
Pena Milani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neely.
That has opened up Jack Neely's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Neely.
Pena Milani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena Milani connects with a crisp jab.
Neely blocks a head kick by Pena Milani.
Pena Milani scores with a head kick. Neely tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The cut above Jack Neely's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Neely lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pena Milani at a distance.
Pena Milani throws a quick head kick that knocks Neely silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Pena Milani is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ayrton Pena Milani!
Ayrton Pena Milani gave a mention to Titan Nutrition Technology - Q160/$150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Jack Neely stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shame my mug's looking like Gerry Cheevers face mask, have to start considering sparring duties before calling it a day.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlon Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by Disl Automatic (feat. K-rino) - Battle Cry. Hughes has chosen USA 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harlon Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanma feints and as Hughes raises his hands in defense, Hanma changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet but Hanma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma stands up over Hughes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hanma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes working for a triangle but Hanma defends it easily.
Hughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hanma defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hughes slips under a jab from Hanma.
Hughes cracks the inside of Hanma's front leg.
Hughes throws a low kick but Hanma avoids it.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hanma drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hughes throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hughes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanma misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hanma staying out of range there.
Hughes is looking to land body kicks.
Hanma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes throws a low kick but Hanma avoids it.
Hanma walks into a jab.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma scores with a shot to the body.
Hanma throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes has Hanma up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hanma.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Hanma is blocking nicely.
Hanma changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hanma.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Harlon Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jack Hanma has been cut.
Hanma swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
A big right from Hanma misses.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hughes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanma. That did some damage!
Hanma cracks Hughes with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma is looking to clinch.
Hughes is looking for the big counter here.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes darts in and clinches Hanma up against the cage.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanma misses with an elbow strike.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Hughes.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Hughes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanma misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
Hanma tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Hanma pushes Hughes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harlon Hughes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Hanma'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.
Hughes clobbers Hanma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanma throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hughes was covering up waiting for the punch and Hanma finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hanma throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes is looking for a triangle here but Hanma uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Hanma keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes sneaks out the side door and pushes Hanma away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes! But no joy.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes lands a nice shot that snaps Hanma's head back.
Hanma lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Harlon Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Hanma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma blocks a body shot from Hughes.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harlon Hughes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanma tries a knee to the head but Hughes blocks it.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanma won't want to take too many of those.
Hanma looking to throw knees to the head but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Hanma misses with the head strike.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanmas head.
A short right from Hughes.
Hanma avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanma missing with knees to the body.
Hanma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes is looking to control Hanma's arms but Hanma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries a knee to the head but Hughes blocks it.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes blocks an uppercut.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanma backwards.
Hughes lands a nice uppercut.
Hanma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Hughes working Hanma over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Hanma avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanma up against the cage.
Hughes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Hughes is stalling here.
Hughes tries to work over Hanma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Hanma.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanma avoids the damage to the body.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanma avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes lands an uppercut.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanma.
Hughes is pushing Hanma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlon Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Hanma'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. This is the final round!
Jab by Hanma.
Hughes scores with a jab. Hanma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but Hanma seems unphased.
Hanma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanma at a distance.
Hanma moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Hughes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a jab. Hanma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanma works the jab nicely.
Hanma takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hughes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Hanma throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanma.
Hughes slips under a jab from Hanma.
Hughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Hanma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanma connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Hanma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanma.
Hanma lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Hughes.
Hanma looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a shot to the body.
Hughes 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.
Hanma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes cracks Hanma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanma blocks a jab.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Hanma misses its intended target.
Hanma throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Hughes looks to land a combination but Hanma avoids it well.
Hanma moves out of range of the leg kick from Hughes.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hughes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughes. That's going to slow Hanma down.
Hanma throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hanma throws a good cross that connects.
Hanma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Hughes connects with a right hand. Hanma shakes it off.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hughes.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Hanma throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes throws a right and a left that Hanma avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanma misses the target.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma sets himself, and Hughes steps forward looking for the clinch! Hanma avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slips a straight right by Hanma.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanma scores with a knee to the head.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanma is defending well for now.
A short right from Hanma.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanma.
Hughes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanma.
Hanma throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hanma is keeping busy.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanma's face.
Hanma has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harlon Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harlon Hughes!
Harlon Hughes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Mcdermott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felicito Vicente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcdermott comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Wings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Mcdermott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felicito Vicente!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdermott tries to keep at a distance but Vicente has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vicente has Mcdermott pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vicente pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mcdermott tumbling to the mat - Vicente dives into Mcdermott's guard.
Vicente thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcdermott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vicente defends well.
Mcdermott keeping moving, preventing Vicente from controlling successfully.
Mcdermott has a closed guard, preventing Vicente from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente wants to pass the guard but Mcdermott is keeping the position.
Mcdermott keeping moving, preventing Vicente from controlling successfully.
Vicente pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcdermott is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdermott has his foot on Vicente's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vicente works his way back into a safe position though.
Vicente controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vicente drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mcdermott manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vicente has Mcdermott in his guard.
Vicente wants to sweep here but Mcdermott controlling him for the moment.
Vicente has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vicente working for a triangle but Mcdermott defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vicente is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mcdermott defends well.
Vicente lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vicente tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcdermott is retaining full guard.
Vicente is looking to stand up but Mcdermott won't let him.
Vicente trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdermott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vicente stands and throws Mcdermott's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicente wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcdermott keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdermott trying to remain calm as Vicente controls from the top position.
Vicente thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mcdermott tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vicente wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vicente working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vicente looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mcdermott is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vicente is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicente looking for a guillotine from mount but Mcdermott is having none of it.
Vicente jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mcdermott is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mcdermott and Vicente has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vicente swings around for an armbar but Mcdermott sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vicente's guard.
Mcdermott is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vicente 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.
Mcdermott passes Vicente's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vicente slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felicito Vicente dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vicente will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vicente looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vicente is trying to control. Mcdermott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcdermott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vicente is working away from the top position though.
Vicente trying to mount his opponent but Mcdermott defends it.
Vicente is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcdermott is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vicente seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicente is looking for a kimura but Mcdermott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vicente to get the leverage.
Mcdermott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Felicito Vicente has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vicente is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicente is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vicente taking a breather but there's no such thing in a fight! Mcdermott has locked on to a kimura from the bottom - he uses it to sweep and is now looking to finish from the top position! He's got it! Vicente has tapped! Great work by Mcdermott! Lay and pray doesn't pay, kids! Just remember, you heard it here first.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terry Mcdermott!
Terry Mcdermott thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly comes to the cage accompanied by Strokin. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Savolainen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savolainen looking to score a takedown here. Kenardly is defending well but Savolainen drives through and ends up in Kenardly's guard.
Savolainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Savolainen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Samran Muay Thai. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kenardly wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenardly being controlled here, momentarily.
Kenardly is trying to control the position but Savolainen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Savolainen is now in half guard.
Kenardly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savolainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kenardly is trying to maintain the position but Savolainen is very close to passing his half guard.
Kenardly wants to improve his position but Savolainen is controlling well.
Kenardly wants to control but Savolainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kenardly wants to get back to full guard.
Kenardly trying to control from the bottom.
Savolainen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Savolainen working Kenardly over with strikes.
Savolainen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Savolainen pushes Kenardly up against the cage in a clinch.
Savolainen blocks the elbow strike.
Kenardly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savolainen backwards.
Kenardly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kenardly pushes off an throws an elbow but Savolainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Savolainen avoiding damage.
Kenardly misses with the head strike.
Kenardly misses with the head strike.
Kenardly breaks the clinch.
Kenardly throws a series of punches but Savolainen moves out of range.
Kenardly seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Savolainen avoids the body shot from Kenardly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Savolainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kenardly's waist but Kenardly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savolainen off to one side.
Kenardly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Savolainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Savolainen looking to pass the guard.
Savolainen content to stall in guard here.
Kenardly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savolainen is one step ahead there.
Savolainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Savolainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savolainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kenardly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savolainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Savolainen is looking for a triangle but Kenardly pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenardly throws an elbow that misses. Savolainen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kenardly's guard. Nice move by Savolainen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Savolainen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab lands there for Kenardly.
Kenardly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Savolainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenardly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kenardly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savolainen pushes Kenardly up against the cage in a clinch.
Savolainen wants a takedown.
Kenardly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenardly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaakko Savolainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenardly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savolainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savolainen pushes Kenardly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenardly manages to break the clinch.
Kenardly tries to land a front kick but Savolainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenardly misses with the combination.
Savolainen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kenardly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savolainen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kenardly is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Savolainen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kenardly wants to break free but Savolainen has control.
Savolainen stalling in the clinch but Kenardly improves position.
Savolainen has Kenardly pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Savolainen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kenardly tumbling to the mat - Savolainen dives into Kenardly's guard.
Kenardly trying to keep a closed guard but Savolainen is proving a slippery customer.
Kenardly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savolainen on the ground.
Savolainen trying to control but Kenardly is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly wants to stand up but Savolainen is controlling him.
Savolainen advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenardly is trying to control but can't.
Savolainen wants to pass the guard but Kenardly is defending well.
Savolainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Savolainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenardly defending well though.
Savolainen stalling.
Savolainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenardly trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen seems to be looking for submissions.
Savolainen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kenardly tries to get to full guard but Savolainen has control of the leg.
Savolainen stalling.
Savolainen wants to take a breather but Kenardly is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Savolainen trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kenardly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savolainen is able to avoid easily.
Kenardly throws a series of punches but Savolainen avoids them all with ease.
Kenardly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenardly throws a chopping leg kick but Savolainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savolainen throws a looping overhand right but Kenardly ducks down to avoid it.
Savolainen is looking to clinch.
Kenardly lands with an overhand left.
Kenardly scores with a hook.
Savolainen forces Kenardly back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Kenardly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Savolainen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kenardly is trying to keep an underhook but Savolainen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Savolainen wants to pass to mount but Kenardly is defending the position.
Savolainen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Savolainen looking to control but Kenardly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaakko Savolainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kenardly tries to move into range but Savolainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kenardly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenardly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenardly. Savolainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savolainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Savolainen moves out of range of the body kick from Kenardly.
And Savolainen tries to counter it with a takedown but Kenardly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenardly. Savolainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenardly, right into the meat.
Savolainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Savolainen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kenardly as Savolainen tries to tie him up.
Savolainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kenardly up against the cage.
Kenardly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lars Kenardly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kenardly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kenardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savolainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savolainen shoots in but Kenardly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kenardly tried to counter with a leg kick but Savolainen avoided it.
Kenardly lands with an overhand left.
Savolainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenardly circles away.
Kenardly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savolainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kenardly looks to score with a jab to the body but Savolainen is just out of range.
Savolainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Savolainen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kenardly was covering up waiting for the punch and Savolainen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenardly is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Savolainen dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Savolainen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Savolainen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kenardly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Savolainen trying to control the position but Kenardly is working away.
Jaakko Savolainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Savolainen taking a breather here.
Savolainen working away.
Kenardly is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Savolainen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lars Kenardly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savolainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenardly keeps working.
Kenardly tries to improve position but can't.
Kenardly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Savolainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenardly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savolainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jaakko Savolainen.
I've got Savolainen 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Savolainen!
Jaakko Savolainen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Batty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Batty's choice of entrance music: I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Canuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Batty!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canuel blocks a jab.
Batty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canuel.
Batty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Canuel misses the target.
Batty throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Batty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Canuel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Canuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batty.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canuel ducks under a wild hook from Batty.
Batty throws a right hand that misses
letting Canuel counter with a right hand.
Batty tries for a takedown but Canuel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Batty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batty.
Batty lands a really nice looking cross but Canuel seems unphased.
Batty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canuel counters with a straight right hand.
Batty throws a hook to the side of Canuel's head but Canuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Canuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Canuel scores with a jab.
Canuel looks to land a left hand but Batty moved out of range nicely.
Batty looks to throw the jab but Canuel is out of range.
Canuel misses with an uppercut. Batty saw that one coming.
Obi Canuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Batty shoots in looking for a takedown but Canuel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batty's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Batty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Batty stalks Canuel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Canuel's face. Canuel staggers backwards, shaken.
Batty throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
Canuel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Canuel looks to throw the jab but Batty is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Canuel misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Batty! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batty.
Canuel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batty throws a right hand that misses
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canuel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batty. Canuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Batty looks to land a left hand but Canuel moved out of range nicely.
Canuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Batty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canuel counters with a straight right hand.
Roy Batty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Batty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Canuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canuel counters with a series of strikes. Batty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Batty misses with a right hand
and Batty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Canuel misses.
Jab, jab by Batty - just one landing.
Canuel slips a straight right by Batty.
Batty scores with a jab to the body.
Batty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Canuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batty with a nice cross.
Canuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Batty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Batty throws a right hand that Canuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Canuel also avoids with ease.
Batty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canuel.
Batty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Canuel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Canuel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batty misses the jab.
Canuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batty shoots and misses
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi Canuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Batty.
Batty tries to clinch
and Batty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Batty will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Batty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canuel.
Batty misses with a combination
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Batty misses with a wild body shot.
Batty cracks Canuel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Canuel dodges the punch combination from Batty.
Canuel throwing a counter right hand but Batty manages to avoid it.
Canuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Batty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Canuel. Those never looked like landing.
Canuel looks to throw the jab but Batty is out of range.
Batty unleashes a big counter combination but Canuel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Batty moves to clinch but Canuel breaks away
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Canuel misses.
Canuel throws a shot from downtown. Batty moves away and avoids it.
Batty throws a right hand that misses
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canuel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Canuel.
Canuel throws out a loose jab but Batty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batty scores with a jab to the body.
Canuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Batty lands a lovely overhand right.
Canuel throws a lazy right hand but Batty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batty misses with an uppercut
enabling Canuel to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Batty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Batty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canuel lands with a right hand.
Batty misses with a jab to the body
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batty misses with an uppercut
and Canuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canuel.
Batty throws out a counter right but Canuel avoids it with no problem.
Batty misses with a two punch combination.
Canuel lands a two punch combo.
Batty blocks a jab.
Batty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Canuel.
Canuel throwing a counter right hand but Batty manages to avoid it.
Batty misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Batty swinging wildly here.
Batty feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Canuels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Batty misses with a looping right.
Canuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batty.
Batty throws an off balance right hand
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batty throws a hook but Canuel avoids it easily.
Canuel cracks Batty with an open hand slap.
Batty throws a lazy uppercut
and Canuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty cracks Canuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Batty lands with a straight right. Canuel didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canuel with a nice cross.
Batty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canuel manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Batty misses.
Canuel throwing a counter right hand but Batty manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Canuel.
Canuel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canuel misses with a wild combination.
Batty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Canuel. Those never looked like landing.
Batty dips to his left and cracks Canuel with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Canuel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Canuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Batty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canuel jabs Batty right on the nose. Batty blinks but takes it well.
Batty clinches up with Canuel and pushes him back against the cage.
Canuel leaning against his opponent.
Batty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batty just leaning against Canuel, taking a breather.
Batty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batty misses with a right hand
and Canuel counters with a stiff right hand.
Batty throws a series of punches but Canuel avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel moves forwards but Batty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Batty swinging wildly here.
Canuel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Batty misses.
Batty throws a body shot but no joy.
Canuel looks to land a right hand but Batty moved out of range.
Batty throws an off balance right hand
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Canuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batty.
Batty throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
Canuel is looking to counter punch.
Batty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canuel avoids it really well and circles away.
Batty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canuel misses with an uppercut. Batty saw that one coming.
Batty throws out a counter right but Canuel avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Batty misses.
Batty throws an off balance right hand
and Canuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Batty misses with a wild combination.
Canuel is looking for a counter combo.
A big left from Canuel misses.
Batty misses with a right hand
letting Canuel counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batty looks to score with a jab to the body but Canuel is just out of range.
Canuel lunges at Batty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Batty's hand.
Batty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batty misses with a right hand
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canuel missing with a left hand there. Batty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Batty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batty tries to clinch there but Canuel circles away.
Batty slips a straight right by Canuel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Batty! But no joy.
Batty with a hook.
Batty takes one to the chin there.
Obi Canuel is winning the standup battle so far.
Batty swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Batty throws a combination that misses
and Canuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batty throws a body shot but no joy.
Canuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Batty throws a lazy uppercut
and Canuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty slips a jab and a cross from Canuel.
Batty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Canuel.
Canuel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No luck for Batty with that takedown attempt.
Batty ducks under a wild hook from Canuel.
Batty lands a jab to Canuel's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canuel avoids the body shot from Batty.
Batty misses with a lunging right hand
and Canuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Batty throws a body punch but Canuel moves out of range.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canuel staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Canuel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canuel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Canuel!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Obi Canuel made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raine Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babe comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin. Ap Nudd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lift me up. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Babe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edern Ap Nudd!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ap Nudd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ap Nudd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babe tries to keep at a distance but Ap Nudd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babe is trying to push Ap Nudd away but Ap Nudd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ap Nudd lands a body punch.
Ap Nudd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ap Nudd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ap Nudd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babe.
Ap Nudd slips a straight right by Babe.
Ap Nudd clinches up with Babe and pushes him back against the cage.
Ap Nudd manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Ap Nudd catches Babe right on the button with a cross.
Babe blocks a head kick by Ap Nudd.
Babe throws a jab but it's blocked by Ap Nudd.
A big left from Babe misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ap Nudd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ap Nudd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ap Nudd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ap Nudd cracks Babe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Babe is rocked!
Ap Nudd connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Babe to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Ap Nudd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edern Ap Nudd!
Edern Ap Nudd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Raine Babe had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Bujol moves into the clinch.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Bujol controls the action.
Bujol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonney prevents a body shot from Bujol.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bujol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bujol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bujol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bujol tries a body shot but Bonney blocks it.
Bujol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonney's elbow.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bujol backwards.
Bujol misses with a body punch.
Bujol breaks the clinch.
Bujol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bujol moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonney blocks an uppercut.
Bujol lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bujol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bujol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonney's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney tries a body shot but Bujol blocks it.
Bujol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bujol can't find room to land a body shot as Bonney controls the action.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Bujol.
Bujol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bujol lands a left hand.
Bujol lands a body punch.
Bujol avoiding damage.
A right hand to the body from Bonney.
Bonney blocks an uppercut.
Bonney lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Bujol scores with a shot to the side of Bonney's head.
Bonney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bujol breaks the clinch.
Bujol thuds his right hand into Bonney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bujol misses with a double jab
and Bonney counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Bujol.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Bujol.
Bujol trying to stall but Bonney improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Bujol.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That kick from Bonney tenderised Bujol's leg. Bujol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonney 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.
Bonney looks to clinch
and Bujol counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bujol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bujol.
Sergio Bujol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Bujol is just out of range.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bujol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bujol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bujol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonney swings for the body but Bujol moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonney.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bujol.
Bonney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bujol motions for Bonney to come forward. Bujol throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bujol backing away here, and Bonney unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bujol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bujol tries to bum rush Bonney with a series of wild strikes but Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bujol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bujol moves into range and clinches up with Bonney.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Bujol.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonney obliges.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bujol struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonney controls his hands.
Bujol struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonney controls his hands.
Bujol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bujol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonney.
Bonney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonney stalling.
Bonney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonney pushes Bujol back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bujol's elbow.
Bujol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bujol being controlled against the cage.
Bujol lands with a right to the head.
Bonney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Bujol.
Bonney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bujol circles away quickly and effectively.
Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Despite the aggression on Bonney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bujol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonney lands a leg kick that knocks Bujol off balance momentarily.
Bujol takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sergio Bujol is winning the standup battle so far.
Bujol lands a really nice looking cross but Bonney seems unphased.
A clash of legs there as Bonney blocks the low kick.
Bonney is looking for the big counter here.
Bujol throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bonney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonney tries a low kick but Bujol avoids it.
Bujol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bujol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bujol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bujol!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bujol to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonney throws a hook but Bujol blocks it.
Bonney throws a hook but Bujol avoids it easily.
Bujol dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bujol counters with a nice body shot.
Bujol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonney can do to turn this around?
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bujol cracks Bonney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses
and Bujol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Bonney misses.
Bujol on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bujol gets a clinch.
Bonney tries to work over Bujol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Bonney looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonney looking to stall.
Bonney lands with a left to the head.
Bujol lands a body punch.
Bonney scores with a shoulder strike.
Bujol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bujol digs a right hand into Bonney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonney's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney digs a right hand underneath Bujol's ribcage. Bujol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bujol prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Bonney tries a body shot but Bujol blocks it.
Bujol misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Bonney.
Bujol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bujol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bujol fails to land.
Bonney scores with a shoulder strike.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bujol lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Good leg kick by Bonney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bujol moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonney.
Bonney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bujol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bujol connects with a leg kick. Bonney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bonney tries to land a front kick but Bujol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Bujol.
Bonney wants to slow Bujol down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonney ducks right into an uppercut from Bujol.
Bujol jabs at Bonney's body.
Bonney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bujol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bujol dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
Bujol lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bujol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Bujol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonney takes a swing at Bujol's ribcage but misses.
Bujol cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bujol rushes Bonney and presses him up against the cage.
Bonney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney cracks Bujol with a nice body shot.
Bujol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney working aggressively here.
William Henry Bonney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Bujol.
Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bujol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Bonney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bujol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
Bujol scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bujol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bujol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bujol. Bonney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bujol loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
A big left from Bujol misses.
Bujol loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
Bonney wants to counter with a clinch but Bujol pushes him away.
Bonney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney lands a body shot.
Bonney throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Bujol throws a front kick aimed at Bonney's knee but Bonney avoids it well.
Bujol stuns Bonney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Bujol is out of range.
Bujol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonney's calf.
Bonney closes the distance and pushes Bujol back into the cage.
Bonney lands with a right to the head.
Bujol just leaning against Bonney, taking a breather.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
Bonney misses with a combination
and Bujol makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonney tries to clinch
and Bujol counters with a leg kick.
Bujol misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bujol throws a one two combo.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonney connects with a jab.
Bujol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonney throws a shot from downtown. Bujol moves away and avoids it.
Bujol misses with a body kick.
Bujol slips a jab from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bujol throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bujol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bujol fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bujol ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Sergio Bujol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol connects with a jab.
Bonney throws a right and a left that Bujol avoids nicely.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bujol stuns Bonney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonney throws a head kick but Bujol moves out of range.
Bonney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy body kick from Bonney
and Bujol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bujol is looking to wear down Bonney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonney takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bonney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bujol.
Bujol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonney.
Bujol throws a leg kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol scores with a three punch combo!
Bonney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonney looks to land a body kick but Bujol moved away.
A quick step to the side and Bujol tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonney thows a leg kick but Bujol checks it
and Bujol counters with a nice body shot.
Bujol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Bonney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney throws a right and a left that Bujol avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Bujol as he connects with a hook.
Bujol cracks Bonney with an open hand slap.
Bujol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bujol checks a leg kick.
Bujol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Bujol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bujol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Bujol!
Sergio Bujol thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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