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Ascension 0204 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vann Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vann Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Knight's head coaches at Touch-butt with that dork in the park that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malaya connects with the punch.
Knight digs a good hook to Malaya's body.
Knight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Malaya moves out of range easily.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knight checks a low kick from Malaya.
Knight throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malaya takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Malaya misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knight.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Knight checks it.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Knight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malaya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaya throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Malaya throws a leg kick
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Nice shot by Malaya.
Malaya lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.
Knight throws a low kick but Malaya moves out of range easily.
Malaya takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Malaya misses.
Knight feints and then cracks Malaya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malaya down.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malaya tries a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Knight moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
A good leg kick by Malaya.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Malaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malaya swinging wildly here.
Malaya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a leg kick but Malaya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaya slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knight 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 Malaya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malaya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a quick counter head kick but Malaya was just out of range.
Malaya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
Malaya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malaya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Malaya misses with a looping left.
Malaya throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight is looking to counter with head kicks.
Malaya lands a head kick. Knight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Malaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight cracks Malaya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malaya takes a jab right on the kisser.
That kick from Knight tenderised Malaya's leg. Malaya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Malaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya slips under a jab from Knight.
Malaya scores with a push kick.
Malaya swings widly with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malaya's knee momentarily.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Malaya.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
A jab from Malaya misses.
Malaya misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight checks a low kick from Malaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a chopping leg kick but Knight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malaya throws a right hand that misses
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malaya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malaya throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malaya.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight throws a counter high kick but Malaya was just alert enough to avoid it.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Knight misses.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malaya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Malaya throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaya loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaya moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vann Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malaya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malaya connects with the punch.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Malaya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malaya tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Malaya scores with a decent looking hook.
Malaya throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Knight.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight throws a right hand that Malaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Malaya also avoids with ease.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malaya tries a low kick but Knight avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaya misses the target.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Malaya slips under a jab.
Malaya throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaya takes one to the chin there.
Knight takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malaya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malaya throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malaya.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight checks a low kick from Malaya.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Simeon Malaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malaya takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws a leg kick but Malaya checks it.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Malaya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malaya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knight under the eye.
Knight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya takes one to the chin there.
Malaya misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight moves away from the strike by Malaya.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Malaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight throws a low kick, looking for Malaya's leg but Malaya calmly moves out of range.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight cracks the inside of Malaya's front leg.
Malaya throws a leg kick
and Malaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Malaya ducks down to avoid it.
Knight feints and then cracks Malaya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malaya down.
Malaya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Malaya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight staying out of range there.
As Malaya looks to move away, Knight throws a big counter combo but Malaya just gets out of the way.
Malaya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Malaya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malaya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malaya throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Knight misses.
Malaya looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Knight throws a leg kick but Malaya checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knight's sensitive parts.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight blocks a head kick by Malaya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vann Knight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Malaya misses with a lunging right hand
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Knight scores with a hook.
Malaya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses
and Malaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight blocks a jab.
Malaya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Malaya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
Knight quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Malaya throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Malaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malaya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malaya throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaya.
Malaya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Malaya thows a body kick. Knight tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Knight defending well as Malaya loads up on a big left hand.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaya.
Knight cracks Malaya with an open hand slap.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Malaya moves forwards but Knight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight throws a hook but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya tries a quick counter leg kick but Knight is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws the left hand but Malaya avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Knight.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.
Knight avoids the body shot from Malaya.
Knight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malaya misses with a looping left.
Knight is looking to counter punch.
Malaya tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knight checks a low kick from Malaya.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malaya, right into the meat.
Malaya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Malaya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Malaya throws a lazy body kick
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Malaya is predictable there
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knight throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malaya misses with a straight right.
Knight fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malaya just manages to avoid it.
Malaya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malaya's head backwards.
Malaya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malaya - that will leave a mark!
Malaya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malaya.
Knight lands a nice shot that snaps Malaya's head back.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malaya is looking to land body kicks.
Knight misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Malaya.
Malaya moves forwards but Knight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malaya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malaya misses with a straight left.
Simeon Malaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight thows a body kick. Malaya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vann Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight 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 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rich Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olympia Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unchained has chosen Murphy Lee (feat. King Jacob & Prentiss Church) - Stomp (Explicit) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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35
154 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junior.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Unchained shows good takedown defense.
Unchained was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Unchained lands a head shot.
Unchained lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior is looking to clinch but Unchained is avoiding it.
Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Unchained defends it nicely.
Unchained tries a quick counter leg kick but Junior is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior fails with the takedown.
Junior shoots in and bounces Unchained off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Unchained is on top in guard.
Junior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior trying to strike off his back.
Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Unchained from controlling successfully.
Junior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unchained can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Unchained not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Junior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Unchained 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.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Junior escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Unchained gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Unchained wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Unchained avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unchained trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unchained must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Junior has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Unchained should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Junior has tightened it up now! Unchained should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rich Junior!
An out of breath Rich Junior thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Shaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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30
187 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Shaam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaam looks to land a body kick but Hemmo moved away.
Hemmo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shaam napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shaam is looking for a sweep.
Hemmo trying to control the position but Shaam is working away.
Shaam holding on.
Sloppy strikes there by Hemmo.
Hemmo trying to control the action but Shaam is working from the bottom.
Shaam's coaches at Ueshibas Temple of Cloud Warriors have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaam tries to improve position but can't.
Shaam is not content to let Hemmo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaam is trying to control Hemmo's posture but Hemmo avoids it.
Shaam is trying to get back to half guard.
Hemmo lands an elbow.
Shaam tries to bench press Hemmo off him but Hemmo keeps the position.
Hemmo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hemmo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hemmo trying to control the action but Shaam is working from the bottom.
Hemmo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shaam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Shaam there.
Hemmo is looking for a sweep. Shaam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Shaam.
Hemmo has hold of Shaam's hands but Shaam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hemmo trying to hold on to Shaam's head to control him but Shaam postures up.
Nice strikes from Shaam there.
Shaam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hemmo trying to control but Shaam postures up.
Shaam working the head and body with strikes.
Hemmo wants to improve his position but Shaam is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hemmo looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo manages to get to full guard.
Shaam prevents Hemmo from getting back to his feet.
Hemmo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaam forces his way into half guard.
Hemmo wants to improve his position but Shaam is controlling well.
Shaam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hemmo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hemmo.
Shaam pushes down on Hemmo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaam wants to control but Hemmo is keeping him busy.
Hemmo wants to get back to his feet.
Hemmo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hemmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Hemmo, not yet.
Shaam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hemmo 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.
Shaam content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hemmo working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paha Hemmo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Hemmo. Beautiful body shot.
Hemmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaam was well out of range. Poor timing from Hemmo.
Shaam thuds a left hand into Hemmo's body.
Shaam misses with a leg kick
and Hemmo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hemmo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hemmo drops an elbow to the side of Shaam's head.
Shaam trying to hold on to Hemmo's head to control him but Hemmo postures up.
Shaam wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaam trying to hold on to Hemmo's head to control him but Hemmo postures up.
Hemmo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaam is not content to let Hemmo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaam actively working from the bottom here.
Hemmo working Shaam over with strikes.
Hemmo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaam has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hemmo is working away from the top position though.
Hemmo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shaam tries to get to full guard but Hemmo has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
Hemmo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Paha Hemmo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hemmo prevents Shaam from improving his position.
Hemmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shaam's head.
Hemmo trying to control the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shaam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hemmo is fending him off so far but Shaam persists. Nope, Hemmo circles away and we're back to standing.
Hemmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaam was well out of range. Poor timing from Hemmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shaam.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shaam.
Shaam looks for the body kick but Hemmo saw that one coming.
Hemmo moves out of range as Shaam strikes.
Hemmo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shaam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hemmo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hemmo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Shaam counter with a right hand.
Hemmo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shaam circles away.
Shaam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaam slips under a jab.
Shaam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hemmo at a distance.
Hemmo drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hemmo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shaam is pulling down on Hemmo's head to control his posture.
Shaam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hemmo wants to get back to his feet.
Hemmo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hemmo is not content to let Shaam control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paha Hemmo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shaam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hemmo.
Hemmo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shaam counters with a nice leg kick.
Shaam scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Hemmo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane Shaam is winning the standup battle so far.
Hemmo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shaam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Shaam there.
Shaam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hemmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hemmo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shaam was covering up waiting for the punch and Hemmo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shaam keeping full guard, as Hemmo tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo trying to control but Shaam is working from the bottom.
Hemmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hemmo wants to control from the top but Shaam keeps moving.
Hemmo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hemmo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaam controls Hemmo momentarily but Hemmo frees himself.
Hemmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane Shaam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shaam controls Hemmo momentarily but Hemmo frees himself.
Hemmo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hemmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hemmo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hemmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hemmo pushes Shaam up against the cage in a clinch.
Hemmo scores a nice knee to the body.
Shaam stalling.
Shaam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hemmo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaam is trying to trip Hemmo. He has hold of a leg but Hemmo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shaam persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shaam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hemmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hemmo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shaam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaam landing with the ground and pound.
Hemmo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shaam passes into half guard.
Shaam prevents Hemmo from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo wants to control but Shaam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaam trying to control from half guard but Hemmo is working away.
Shaam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hemmo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hemmo manages to get to full guard.
Paha Hemmo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hemmo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shaam manages to get himself to full guard.
Shaam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hemmo defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paha Hemmo.
I've got Hemmo 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha Hemmo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rakija is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rakija. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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30
167 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakija chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ajax with a poor takedown
and Rakija counters with a nice body shot.
Ajax has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Ajax scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Ajax is predictable there
and Rakija counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ajax.
Ajax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Ajax counters with a quick kick to the body but Rakija blocks it.
Rakija defending well as Ajax loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Ajax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ajax changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rakija tries to avoid it but Ajax manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rakija to the ground. Rakija escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ajax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakija walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ajax fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ajax was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakija.
Ajax throws a shot from downtown. Rakija moves away and avoids it.
Ajax scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rakija doesn't seem bothered though.
Ajax gets a takedown into half guard.
Rakija is looking for a sweep. Ajax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ajax content to control rather than advance.
Rakija is concentrating on defense, preventing Ajax from advancing position.
Ajax is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax trying to control from Rakija's half guard. Rakija has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakija is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakija is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Rakija keeps moving.
Rakija is trying to control the position but Ajax postures up.
Rakija seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ajax might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rakija looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ajax throws a leg kick
and Rakija counters with a stiff right hand.
Ajax closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Rakija.
Rakija manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Ajax.
Rakija misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ajax misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ajax can't find room to land a body shot as Rakija controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rakija fails to land.
Ajax is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rakija pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ajax.
Rakija working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ajax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakija creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ajax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rakija scores with a shoulder strike.
Rakija lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ajax backwards.
Ajax can't find room to land a body shot as Rakija controls the action.
Ajax throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rakija makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rakija prevents a body shot from Ajax.
Ajax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rakija throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
Ajax misses with some punches.
Ajax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Rakija.
Ajax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ajax makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marco Ajax will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ajax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rakija counters with a straight right hand.
Ajax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rakija manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riza Rakija seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rakija to the mat! Rakija manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ajax is fighting to break Rakija's control of his arms but Rakija is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ajax distracts Rakija with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ajax trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakija is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakija looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax being controlled here momentarily.
Rakija is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rakija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab lands there for Rakija.
Ajax misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ajax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rakija slips a straight right by Ajax.
Rakija tries a quick counter leg kick but Ajax is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rakija.
Ajax throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rakija throws a chopping leg kick but Ajax manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ajax sizes up Rakija with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rakija on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ajax scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakija is not content to let Ajax control the position.
Rakija is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ajax's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rakija wants to control but Ajax is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija is looking for a sweep. Ajax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rakija keeps trying to improve his position.
Rakija is not content to let Ajax control the position.
Ajax working Rakija over with strikes.
Rakija has hold of Ajax's hands but Ajax slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ajax wants to take a breather but Rakija is having none of it.
Rakija avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ajax.
Ajax winds up and cracks Rakija with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ajax working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rakija is rocked!
Ajax looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rakija with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rakija is still in real trouble! Can Ajax finish him?
Ajax controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakija is defending against the submission attempts here by Ajax.
Ajax looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rakija seems to have recovered his senses.
Rakija blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ajax.
Rakija controlling the position for now.
Rakija trying to control from the bottom.
Ajax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rakija can do to turn this around?
Rakija on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakija is staying active underneath Ajax, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rakija trying to control but Ajax postures up.
Ajax seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax 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. 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.
Ajax tries to land a body kick
and Rakija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ajax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ajax throws the left hand but Rakija avoids the punch easily.
Rakija is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ajax punishes Rakija's body with a nice straight punch.
Rakija has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rakija as he jumps to the side.
Rakija slips a straight right by Ajax.
Rakija flicks out a counter leg kick but Ajax steps away.
Ajax throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rakija on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakija staying out of range there.
It seemed like Rakija was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ajax with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rakija to score with a decent uppercut.
Ajax with a nice cross.
Rakija tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax misses with a body punch
and Rakija connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Rakija tenderised Ajax's leg. Ajax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ajax throws a good cross that connects.
Ajax shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rakija trying to control from the bottom.
Rakija has his hands clasped together around Ajax's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakija is trying to maintain the position but Ajax is very close to passing his half guard.
Riza Rakija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rakija trying to control the position.
Rakija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rakija had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ajax defends it easily.
Rakija utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ajax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rakija is keeping the position for now.
Rakija seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ajax controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax chips away with some ground and pound.
Ajax is in close to Rakija's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rakija being controlled here, momentarily.
Ajax working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rakija's head.
Ajax wants to pass the guard but Rakija is keeping the position.
Rakija looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ajax is one step ahead there.
Ajax throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rakija has his hands on Ajax's head, controlling the position.
Ajax trying to control but Rakija is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakija uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Ajax lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ajax closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rakija's guard.
Marco Ajax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakija pulls Ajax in close to his closed guard and prevents Ajax from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rakija is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ajax is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Ajax showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ajax, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ajax!
A very excited looking Marco Ajax rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mystery Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
169 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mystery Perfect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, En Sabah Nur!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabah Nur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sabah Nur looks to land a right hand but Perfect moved out of range.
Perfect scores with a head kick. Sabah Nur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sabah Nur misses with a kick to the body.
Sabah Nur lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sabah Nur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perfect looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perfect scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perfect lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabah Nur circles away quickly and effectively.
Perfect lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sabah Nur throws a body shot but no joy.
Sabah Nur throws the kick towards the body but Perfect avoids it.
Perfect changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Perfect.
Perfect looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perfect fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sabah Nur misses with a two punch combination.
Perfect cracks Sabah Nur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perfect misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sabah Nur tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looks to land a right hand but Perfect moved out of range.
Perfect walks into a jab.
Sabah Nur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perfect looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sabah Nur throws a sloppy body shot
and Perfect counters with an outside leg kick.
Perfect takes one to the chin there.
Sabah Nur misses with a head kick.
Perfect is looking to counter with head kicks.
Perfect throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sabah Nur on the side of the head.
Perfect takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perfect takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perfect steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur lands a leg kick that knocks Perfect off balance momentarily.
Perfect keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabah Nur.
As Sabah Nur looks to move away, Perfect throws a big counter combo but Sabah Nur just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perfect misses with a double jab.
Perfect avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect lands a body shot.
Sabah Nur looks to score with a jab to the body but Perfect is just out of range.
Perfect shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sabah Nur throws a sloppy body shot
and Perfect counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sabah Nur!
Sabah Nur is looking for a sweep.
Perfect wants to control but Sabah Nur is keeping him busy.
Sabah Nur wants to control but Perfect postures up.
Sabah Nur is looking to regain half guard here but Perfect keeps moving and retains side control.
Perfect wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabah Nur keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect is really struggling to control Sabah Nur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sabah Nur manages to get back to half guard.
Perfect lands strikes from half guard.
Sabah Nur is looking to control Perfect's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabah Nur avoid being mounted?
Sabah Nur is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabah Nur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perfect.
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.
Perfect perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabah Nur wants to improve his position but Perfect is controlling well.
Sabah Nur is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perfect trying to control the action but Sabah Nur is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Perfect tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sabah Nur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sabah Nur scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but En Sabah Nur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perfect takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perfect turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sabah Nur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perfect looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perfect.
Perfect throws a body kick that misses.
Sabah Nur now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
En Sabah Nur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabah Nur scores with a hook to the body. Perfect takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perfect staying out of range there.
Perfect motions for Sabah Nur to come forward. Perfect throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sabah Nur misses with a hook
and Perfect counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabah Nur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sabah Nur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sabah Nur walks into a straight right hand from Perfect.
Sabah Nur lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur lands a really nice looking cross but Perfect seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Perfect misses
enabling Sabah Nur to counter with a crisp jab.
Sabah Nur misses with a wild body shot.
Perfect fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabah Nur is out of range.
Sabah Nur moves into range and clinches up with Perfect.
Perfect blocks an uppercut.
Perfect gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Perfect.
Sabah Nur makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur wants to sweep here but Perfect controlling him for the moment.
Perfect is in close to Sabah Nur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect stopping the sweep attempt from Sabah Nur.
Sabah Nur has control of Perfect's left arm, preventing Perfect from doing any damage.
Sabah Nur is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perfect postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sabah Nur controls Perfect momentarily but Perfect frees himself.
Sabah Nur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perfect makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sabah Nur looking for subs off his back but Perfect has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sabah Nur taking some punishment here, with Perfect in his half guard.
Perfect wants to free his trapped foot but Sabah Nur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sabah Nur moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sabah Nur lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sabah Nur preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looking to sit in guard and control but Perfect gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sabah Nur wants to control the position but Perfect says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Perfect 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perfect in particular looking to stall.
Sabah Nur is looking for a sweep. Perfect is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perfect working Sabah Nur over with strikes.
Sabah Nur is looking to control Perfect's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabah Nur avoid being mounted?
Perfect is looking to take a break and control but Sabah Nur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mystery Perfect dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sabah Nur moves in looking to clinch but Perfect pushes him off.
Mystery Perfect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabah Nur throws a good cross that connects.
Sabah Nur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perfect moves away.
Sabah Nur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perfect defending well as Sabah Nur loads up on a big left hand.
Sabah Nur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perfect uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabah Nur.
Perfect digs a good body shot into Sabah Nur's ribs.
Perfect throws the kick towards the body but Sabah Nur avoids it.
Sabah Nur throws a head kick that misses
and Perfect counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sabah Nur!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabah Nur is looking to regain half guard here but Perfect keeps moving and retains side control.
Sabah Nur is trying to control Perfect's posture but Perfect avoids it.
Sabah Nur manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur trying to control but Perfect postures up.
Sabah Nur is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perfect's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perfect's back!
Sabah Nur scores with punches to the body.
Sabah Nur is riding his opponent, not letting Perfect buck him off.
Perfect defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sabah Nur working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect tries to escape the position.
Sabah Nur tries to keep control of the position but Perfect is staying busy.
Sabah Nur looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sabah Nur looking for the RNC.
Perfect is in bad spot here.
Sabah Nur tries to keep control of the position but Perfect is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sabah Nur gets his way!
Sabah Nur looking to hold on to the position here but Perfect rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Sabah Nur preventing the sweep.
Sabah Nur trying to control the position from guard on top but Perfect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabah Nur throws an elbow that misses. Perfect uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sabah Nur's guard. Nice move by Perfect!
Sabah Nur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect trying to control but Sabah Nur is working from the bottom.
Sabah Nur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perfect gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perfect lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Perfect scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sabah Nur is looking to sweep but instead, Perfect has passed into half guard.
Perfect is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mystery Perfect.
I think Perfect has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mystery Perfect!
Our winner, Mystery Perfect, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Berzerk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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161 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eaton if he has to take too many more of those.
Eaton tries for a takedown but McGee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And McGee counters with a quick kick to the body but Eaton blocks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eaton is defended easily by McGee.
McGee is looking to counter the offense by Eaton and move into the clinch.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clarence McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Eaton.
Eaton dips to his left and cracks McGee with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eaton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eaton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton moves out of range of the leg kick from McGee.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGee takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eaton throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eaton has his takedown stuffed
and McGee counters with a leg kick.
McGee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ashton Eaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGee tried to counter with a leg kick but Eaton avoided it.
Eaton with a poor takedown
and McGee counters with an outside leg kick.
Eaton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eaton scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eaton is out of range and McGee settles back down.
Eaton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McGee's half guard.
McGee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eaton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGee is stalling in the full guard.
McGee continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Eaton looking to control.
Eaton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eaton looking to control but McGee passes into half guard.
McGee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eaton wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee dominated that round.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Eaton avoids it.
Eaton throws a right hand that misses
and McGee counters by moving into the clinch.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
Eaton managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eaton.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eaton blocks it with crossed arms.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eaton jumps guard but McGee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eaton blocks it with crossed arms.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eaton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the cage.
Eaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
Eaton pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Eaton misses with a punch to the body.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eaton.
A shot in the inside from Eaton.
McGee lands a nice elbow.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eaton's defenses.
Eaton struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Eaton in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
I was talking to McGee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Eaton.
Eaton can't get the takedown.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Eaton avoids the damage to the body.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eaton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGee walks away with a smile on his face. Eaton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Clarence McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Eaton.
Eaton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McGee avoids it really well and circles away.
As Eaton backs away, McGee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Eaton misses with a combination
and McGee counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Eaton.
Ashton Eaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton misses with a takedown
and McGee moves into the clinch.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the cage.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Eaton avoids the damage to the body.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eaton's defenses.
Eaton fails to pull guard.
McGee lands an elbow inside.
Eaton misses with the head strike.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eaton.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eaton tries to pull guard but McGee won't allow it.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eaton misses with a body punch.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eaton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
Clarence McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eaton trying to stall but McGee improves his position.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eaton swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eaton pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eaton working aggressively here.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eaton closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGee circles away.
McGee throws a big counter combination but Eaton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eaton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eaton is working McGee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Eaton drops back, looking for a kneebar! McGee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McGee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McGee!
McGee gets to mount! Eaton was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
McGee looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Eaton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eaton wants to control but McGee is having none of it.
Eaton is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eaton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGee controlling the position easily from mount.
Eaton tries to hold on but McGee postures up.
McGee controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton tries to lock up and control but McGee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McGee controlling his opponent.
More hug and hope from McGee.
Eaton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGee controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eaton regains half guard.
Eaton trying to control here.
Eaton looking for submissions off his back.
Ashton Eaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eaton with the active half guard here but McGee passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence McGee!
After the fight, Clarence McGee was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilleo Katsidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carroll comes to the cage accompanied by I Disappear by Metallica. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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31
179 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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177 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Achilleo Katsidis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carroll throws a good cross that connects.
Andy Carroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carroll clinches up with Katsidis and pushes him back against the cage.
Carroll misses with some punches.
Carroll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katsidis has a couple of punches blocked by Carroll.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carroll.
Katsidis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Katsidis.
Carroll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katsidis misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carroll throws an elbow but misses.
Carroll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katsidis's elbow.
Katsidis throws a punch but it's blocked by Carroll.
Carroll prevents a body shot from Katsidis.
Carroll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carroll.
Katsidis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsidis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Katsidis.
Katsidis misses with some punches.
Carroll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsidis misses with a body punch.
Katsidis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsidis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Katsidis as the two fighters clinch.
Katsidis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carroll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katsidis lands with a light punch inside.
Katsidis lands a left hand.
Carroll throws a punch but it's blocked by Katsidis.
Carroll blocking some punches.
Carroll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carroll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carroll throws a head punch that misses.
Carroll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carroll pushes Katsidis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katsidis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Katsidis.
Katsidis misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsidis tries to work over Carroll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katsidis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carroll working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsidis.
Katsidis throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsidis misses with the head strike.
Carroll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katsidis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carroll backwards.
A short body shot lands from Katsidis as the two fighters clinch.
Carroll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Katsidis.
Katsidis lands with a short shot to the head.
Katsidis blocks an uppercut.
Carroll struggles to land a body shot inside as Katsidis controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Carroll.
Katsidis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katsidis misses with a punch on the inside.
Katsidis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carroll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katsidis scores with a shot to the side of Carroll's head.
Carroll stalling in the clinch.
Carroll tries to work over Katsidis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carroll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carroll trying to control the position but instead, Katsidis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carroll into the cage.
Carroll misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katsidis can't find room to land a body shot as Carroll controls the action.
Carroll lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carroll is trying to maintain a safe position but Katsidis gets an underhook and turns Carroll into the cage.
Carroll has a couple of punches blocked by Katsidis.
Katsidis throws a head punch that misses.
Carroll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carroll tries a body shot but Katsidis blocks it.
Katsidis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carroll is defending well for now.
Katsidis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Katsidis.
Katsidis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katsidis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carroll's elbow.
Katsidis lands a shoulder strike.
Katsidis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Katsidis fails to land.
Carroll tries to throw a body punch but Katsidis avoids it by throwing Carroll back against the cage.
Katsidis misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carroll missing with knees to the body.
Katsidis blocks an uppercut.
Katsidis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carroll lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katsidis or not.
Carroll lands a good knee to the midsection. Katsidis won't want to take too many of those.
Katsidis prevents a body shot from Carroll.
Carroll blocking some punches.
Katsidis scores with a shot to the side of Carroll's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsidis working aggressively here.
Carroll stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carroll lands a hook that snaps the head of Katsidis backwards.
Carroll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katsidis misses with some punches.
Carroll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carroll.
Katsidis lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Carroll.
Carroll blocks a body shot from Katsidis.
Carroll can't find room to land a body shot as Katsidis controls the action.
Carroll missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilleo Katsidis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Katsidis lands a slapping body shot.
Katsidis tries to clinch up.
Katsidis lands the left hand.
Carroll misses with a hook to the body
and Katsidis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katsidis slips a jab from Carroll.
Carroll avoids the head kick by Katsidis.
Katsidis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carroll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carroll has managed to clinch.
Achilleo Katsidis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carroll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Katsidis misses with some punches.
Katsidis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carroll.
Katsidis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsidis lands with a left to the head.
Katsidis misses with a punch on the inside.
Katsidis scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsidis misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Katsidis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsidis misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Katsidis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Katsidis on the inside.
Carroll misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carroll.
Katsidis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katsidis has a couple of punches blocked by Carroll.
Katsidis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carroll blocks an uppercut.
Katsidis misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carroll.
Katsidis tries a body shot but Carroll blocks it.
Carroll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carroll cracks Katsidis with a nice body shot.
Carroll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katsidis lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carroll.
Carroll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsidis swings wildly with an uppercut but Carroll uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Katsidis.
Katsidis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katsidis misses with a punch on the inside.
Carroll scores with a hook to the body.
Katsidis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carroll throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carroll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katsidis can't find room to land a body shot as Carroll controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Carroll.
Carroll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katsidis avoids it.
Katsidis misses with a punch on the inside.
Katsidis avoiding damage as Carroll throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Katsidis.
Carroll throws a head punch that misses.
Katsidis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carroll lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Katsidis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carroll's elbow.
Katsidis trying to land knees to the body.
Carroll blocking some punches.
Carroll lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katsidis or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carroll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katsidis misses with a hook.
Carroll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carroll lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katsidis.
Katsidis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Katsidis struggles to land a body shot inside as Carroll controls his hands.
Katsidis lands a right hand.
Carroll looking to stall.
Carroll manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Carroll misses.
Katsidis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carroll.
Carroll darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Katsidis is rocked!
Carroll lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Carroll!
Andy Carroll bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes into the arena with The Proclaimers - 500 Miles blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scissorhands's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Davie Brophy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Scissorhands's chin.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Scissorhands!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brophy, pushing him back against the cage.
Scissorhands jumps guard but Brophy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Scissorhands tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scissorhands softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scissorhands.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Scissorhands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scissorhands breaks from the clinch.
Brophy defending well as Scissorhands loads up on a big left hand.
Scissorhands misses with a body kick.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy lands a front kick.
Brophy lands with a nice body punch.
Brophy throws a leg kick
and Scissorhands makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brophy really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scissorhands stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.
Scissorhands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scissorhands connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brophy counters with a low kick, right behind Scissorhands 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a chopping leg kick but Brophy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scissorhands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
A slow jab from Scissorhands misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Scissorhands there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brophy checks a low kick from Scissorhands.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Scissorhands avoids it.
Scissorhands tries to keep at a distance but Brophy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scissorhands throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Scissorhands misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scissorhands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scissorhands successfully pulls guard.
Brophy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy advances to half guard.
Scissorhands is looking to improve his position.
Brophy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scissorhands trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scissorhands actively working from the bottom here.
Scissorhands regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scissorhands had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brophy defends it easily.
Brophy controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy wants to pass the guard but Scissorhands is keeping the position.
Scissorhands looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scissorhands working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brophy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brophy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scissorhands trying to control the position.
Scissorhands looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brophy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brophy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scissorhands is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scissorhands.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Scissorhands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy jabs Scissorhands to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scissorhands.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Scissorhands will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brophy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Scissorhands steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brophy.
Scissorhands misses with an uppercut.
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scissorhandss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brophy throws a leg kick but Scissorhands sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scissorhands throws a low kick but Brophy avoids it.
Scissorhands scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scissorhands throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scissorhands checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scissorhands avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scissorhands misses with an uppercut.
Scissorhands looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scissorhands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scissorhands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
A jab from Brophy finds it's way through Scissorhands's defenses.
Brophy connects with the punch.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scissorhands.
Nice defenses there by Scissorhands.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy lands with a shot to the body.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scissorhands connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Brophy.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that misses
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scissorhands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Brophy cracks Scissorhands with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands throws a chopping leg kick but Brophy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy lands a right hook to the body.
Scissorhands throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Scissorhands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scissorhands takes one to the chin there.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scissorhands can do to turn this around?
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Scissorhands moved out of range.
Scissorhands finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scissorhands misses with a body shot.
Brophy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scissorhands misses with the combination.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scissorhands paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scissorhands keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Scissorhands on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brophy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scissorhands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Scissorhands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scissorhands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Brophy finds it's target.
A cross from Brophy lands.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scissorhands is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scissorhands is looking to slow Brophy down with leg kicks.
Scissorhands connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off.
It looks like Davie Brophy has been cut.
Scissorhands scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Scissorhands lands a nice shot to the body.
Scissorhands motions for Brophy to come forward. Scissorhands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scissorhands looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scissorhands lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brophy will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy checks a leg kick nicely.
Scissorhands avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Scissorhands is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
Scissorhands throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy moves out of range as Scissorhands strikes.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Scissorhands.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Scissorhands moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Brophy avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissorhands looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brophy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scissorhands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy'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. This is the final round!
Brophy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scissorhands avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice shot lands for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brophy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands moves out of range of the leg kick from Brophy.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scissorhands can pounce on him.
Scissorhands moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy rushes Scissorhands and presses him up against the cage.
Scissorhands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scissorhands lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scissorhands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scissorhands has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brophy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scissorhands can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy tries a body shot but Scissorhands blocks it.
Brophy blocks a body shot from Scissorhands.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scissorhands backwards.
Brophy misses with some punches.
I was talking to Brophy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scissorhands tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scissorhands has a couple of punches blocked by Brophy.
Brophy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scissorhands manages to break the clinch.
Scissorhands tries to score with a low kick but Brophy moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Brophy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Scissorhands misses its intended target.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scissorhands.
Brophy checks the leg kick.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scissorhands throws an off balance right hand
and Scissorhands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scissorhands's head.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Scissorhands moved out of range nicely.
Scissorhands wants to counter with a clinch but Brophy pushes him away.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Scissorhands connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brophy sizes up Scissorhands with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scissorhands has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
Brophy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scissorhands tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
Scissorhands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scissorhands. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Scissorhands coming out on top.
Brophy moves out of range as Scissorhands strikes.
Brophy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scissorhands is out of range.
Brophy clobbers Scissorhands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brophy tries to clinch up.
Brophy walks into a stiff left hand from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Scissorhands checks a leg kick nicely.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Brophy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body kick from Brophy.
Scissorhands is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scissorhands misses with a straight left.
Brophy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Scissorhands fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Scissorhands gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands lands with a shot to the body.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scissorhands.
Brophy lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Scissorhands misses.
Scissorhands takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scissorhands is rocked!
Scissorhands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Scissorhands is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Brophy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scissorhands seems to have recovered his senses.
Brophy digs a right hand into Scissorhands's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scissorhands's gas tank.
Scissorhands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scissorhands lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scissorhands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scissorhands has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Scissorhands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brophy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLauglin comes to the cage accompanied by You Belong To The City. The crowd seem to be enjoying Renato's choice of entrance music: I Want My Tears Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato throws a leg kick that is checked
and McLauglin counters with a good low kick that Renato was not able to check.
Renato misses with a hook
and McLauglin counters with a straight right hand.
Renato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLauglin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Renato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLauglin checks it well.
Renato throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLauglin.
Renato tries to land a front kick but McLauglin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McLauglin clinches up against the cage.
Renato breaks from the clinch.
Renato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by McLauglin's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That kick from McLauglin tenderised Renato's leg. Renato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Renato dips to his left and cracks McLauglin with an uppercut!
McLauglin tried to score with a low kick but Renato checks it.
Renato let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Renato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Renato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McLauglin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Renato moves forwards but McLauglin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Renato lands an impressive looking overhand right. McLauglin doesn't seem phased though.
Tiago Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renato throws a half hearted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McLauglin.
McLauglin misses with a body shot
letting Renato counter with a right hand.
Renato misses the jab.
McLauglin throws the left hand but Renato avoids the punch easily.
McLauglin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renato is looking to chop away at McLauglin's legs.
Renato slips a jab and a cross from McLauglin.
It seemed like Renato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Renato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McLauglin moves into the clinch successfully.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato pushes McLauglin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato just leaning against McLauglin, taking a breather.
Renato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renato working aggressively here.
McLauglin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Renato.
Renato cracks McLauglin with a nice body shot.
McLauglin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
McLauglin working aggressively here.
Renato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, McLauglin scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McLauglin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLauglin.
Renato lands a body shot in the clinch.
McLauglin blocking some punches.
McLauglin misses with a punch to the body.
McLauglin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Renato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLauglin scores with a shot to the side of Renato's head.
Renato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Renato breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLauglin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by McLauglin.
A jab from Renato misses.
McLauglin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McLauglin just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato misses with a looping left.
Jab by Renato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin checks a leg kick nicely.
Renato checks the leg kick nicely there.
McLauglin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Renato feints and then cracks McLauglin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLauglin down.
McLauglin throws a lazy body kick
and Renato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Renato circles away quickly and effectively.
Renato moves away from the strike by McLauglin.
Renato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Renato lands a slapping body shot.
Renato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by McLauglin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McLauglin.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLauglin.
A cross from Renato lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLauglin slips a jab from Renato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiago Renato will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Renato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLauglin.
McLauglin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Renato feints and then cracks McLauglin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLauglin down.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLauglin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McLauglin just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McLauglin on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Renato. Beautiful body shot.
McLauglin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Renato has time to react.
McLauglin scores with a shot to the body.
McLauglin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McLauglin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLauglin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Renato.
Renato takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Renato pushes McLauglin away with a front kick.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLauglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLauglin scores with a jab to the head.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLauglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
McLauglin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Renato!
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Renato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renato throws a leg kick that is checked
and McLauglin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Renato is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from McLauglin is predictable there
and Renato counters with a solid body kick.
Renato sizes up McLauglin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McLauglin lands the left hand.
Renato lunges at McLauglin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLauglin's hand.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLauglin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Renato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Renato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McLauglin's head.
Some bone on bone action there as McLauglin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McLauglin misses with a straight left.
A thudding body kick lands there by McLauglin!
McLauglin punishes Renato's body with a nice straight punch.
McLauglin tries to clinch there but Renato circles away.
McLauglin throws a chopping leg kick but Renato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McLauglin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Renato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McLauglin avoids a kick to the body.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin misses with a low kick.
McLauglin lands a nice shot that snaps Renato's head back.
McLauglin scoring well with a low kick there.
McLauglin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Renato connects with a right hand. McLauglin shakes it off.
Renato walks into a straight right hand from McLauglin.
McLauglin avoids the body shot from Renato.
McLauglin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McLauglin tests Renato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Renato throws a chopping leg kick but McLauglin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McLauglin slips under a jab.
Renato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiago Renato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLauglin lands an overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McLauglin lands a two punch combo.
McLauglin avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands a head kick!
Renato throws a push kick but McLauglin slaps the foot to one side.
A quick step to the side and McLauglin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a shot to the body.
Renato scores with a jab to the body.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Renato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McLauglin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renato's hands.
McLauglin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Renato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Renato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato moves away from the strike by McLauglin.
McLauglin checks a leg kick.
McLauglin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edward McLauglin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Renato ducks under a wild hook from McLauglin.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut.
McLauglin checks a leg kick.
Renato misses with a looping left.
Renato thumps McLauglin with a low kick.
McLauglin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McLauglin tries to clinch up.
Renato checks a low kick from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a sloppy head kick and Renato moves out of range easily.
McLauglin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Renato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McLauglin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with a straight left.
Renato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McLauglin.
Renato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLauglin has time to react.
Renato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McLauglin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Renato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renato throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McLauglin counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
McLauglin with a nice cross.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Renato throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Renato tried to score with a low kick but McLauglin checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
Renato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McLauglin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McLauglin misses the target.
A slow jab from Renato misses its intended target.
McLauglin instigates a clinch.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Renato blocks with his arms.
McLauglin misses with a punch to the body.
Renato working aggressively here.
Renato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Renato blocks an uppercut.
McLauglin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McLauglin misses with a body punch.
Renato lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLauglin backwards.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
Renato lands a right hand.
Renato tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
McLauglin lands an elbow inside.
Edward McLauglin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edward McLauglin's cut is getting worse.
McLauglin tries to throw a body punch but Renato avoids it by throwing McLauglin back against the cage.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renato avoids it.
McLauglin blocks a body shot from Renato.
McLauglin lands a knee to the body.
Renato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McLauglin leaning against his opponent.
Renato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLauglin misses with a body punch.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but Renato blocks it.
McLauglin lands a right hand.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLauglin.
Renato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McLauglin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Renato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLauglin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Renato's face.
McLauglin gets through Renato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLauglin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from McLauglin fails to land.
McLauglin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renato.
Renato prevents a body shot from McLauglin.
McLauglin lands a nice uppercut.
Renato lands a nice uppercut.
Renato breaks the clinch.
McLauglin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from McLauglin.
McLauglin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Renato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edward McLauglin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
That's time! McLauglin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice cross by Renato.
Renato misses with a body kick.
McLauglin is looking to counter punch.
Renato lunges at McLauglin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLauglin's hand.
McLauglin misses with a low kick.
Renato slips a straight right by McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a solid leg kick but Renato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McLauglin.
McLauglin checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Renato.
McLauglin is rocked!
Renato drops McLauglin with a huge uppercut! McLauglin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Renato is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Renato!
In his post fight interview, Tiago Renato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Arrol (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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218 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arrol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aires.
Arrol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aires finds it's way round the side to connect with Arrol's head.
Aires blocks a leg kick.
Arrol takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Arrol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Good leg kick by Arrol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aires swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arrol! But no joy.
Arrol lands a nice shot that snaps Aires's head back.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrol lands with a hook. Aires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol checks a leg kick.
Aires looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arrol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
Aires throwing a counter right hand but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Aires throws the left hand but Arrol avoids the punch easily.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires throws an off balance right hand
and Arrol counters with an outside leg kick.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Arrol throws out a counter right but Aires avoids it with no problem.
Arrol slips under a jab.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol thumps Aires with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aires or perhaps it was just good defense by Arrol, which made it look bad.
Arrol slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Aires misses with a series of wild punches.
Aires throws a leg kick but Arrol moved away.
Arrol thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
Arrol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aires's sensitive parts.
Arrol moves away from the strike by Aires.
It seemed like Arrol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aires slips under a jab.
Aires takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol missing with a left hand there. Aires was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aires throwing a counter right hand but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Arrol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Aires misses.
Aires throws a shot from downtown. Arrol moves away and avoids it.
Aires is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arrol's half guard.
Arrol is looking to improve his position.
Aires is trying to control the action in half guard but Arrol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrol is positioning himself well to prevent Aires advancing to mount.
Nice strikes from Aires there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol wants to get back to full guard.
Aires is controlling the pace.
Aires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aires looks to land a strike but Arrol avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Arrol pulls Aires in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arrol is on top in guard.
Arrol slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arrol is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aires has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arrol working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aires regains half guard.
Aires is looking for a sweep. Arrol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arrol wants to pass the guard but Aires is defending well.
Aires is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Renegade Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Arrol is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aires sees it coming and defends easily.
Aires controlling the position for now.
Arrol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aires keeps working.
Aires moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arrol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aires throws out the jab.
Arrol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arrol lands an overhand right.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Arrol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good standup being displayed there by Aires as he connects with a hook.
William Arrol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aires checks a leg kick nicely.
Aires slips a jab and a cross from Arrol.
Aires is looking to counter punch.
Aires defending well as Arrol loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Aires misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aires there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aires lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aires tries to land a front kick but Arrol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Arrol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aires drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires is in close to Arrol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aires is in close to Arrol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aires scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arrol is on top in guard.
Arrol trying to control but Aires is working from the bottom.
Aires trying to control the position.
Bruno Aires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arrol wants to control from the top but Aires keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol is looking to pass into half guard but Aires pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aires is in guard.
Aires postures up.
Aires is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arrol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aires is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arrol 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.
Aires is in close to Arrol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arrol wants to sweep but no luck.
Aires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol seems keen to control Aires's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arrol controlling the position.
Aires chips away with some ground and pound.
Arrol pulls Aires in to control the position.
Aires landing some decent shots from guard.
Arrol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aires scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires wants to control from the top but Arrol keeps moving.
Aires stands and throws Arrol's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Arrol is trying to control Aires's posture but Aires avoids it.
Aires scoring with punches from side control.
Arrol struggling a bit here.
Aires in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aires is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arrol is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aires tries for a kimura but Arrol is defending well.
Arrol gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aires throws the left hand but Arrol avoids the punch easily.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aires lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arrol slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arrol is looking to chop away at Aires's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires avoids the head kick by Arrol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Aires throws a chopping leg kick but Arrol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arrol misses with an uppercut.
Aires tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aires avoids the head kick by Arrol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires scores with a hook to the body. Arrol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aires pushes Arrol away with a front kick.
Aires throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrol.
Arrol throws a leg kick that misses.
Arrol loads up on a big right hand but Aires slips the punch.
Aires slips a straight right by Arrol.
Decent striking displayed by Arrol there.
Arrol misses with a hook
and Aires counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arrol thinking.
Aires throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Aires moves out of range as Arrol strikes.
Aires tests Arrol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arrol throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
Arrol throws a jab when Aires was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arrol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aires throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
Arrol throws a head kick but Aires moves out of range.
Arrol misses with an uppercut
and Aires counters with a two punch combo.
Aires chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arrol can pounce on him.
Aires scores with a sloppy right hand. Arrol should have avoided that one.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol stuffs the takedown attempt from Aires. Aires gets slowly back to his feet.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol scores with a nice strike.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Aires sees it coming and moves out of range.
William Arrol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires shoots in looking for a takedown. Arrol tries to sprawl out of it but Aires keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arrol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arrol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Aires misses.
Arrol lands with an overhand left.
Arrol throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Aires to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aires on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Aires lands.
Arrol scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol throws a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Arrol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aires darts in looking for a takedown but Arrol gets double underhooks and turns Aires into the cage.
Aires is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arrol lands with a good body shot.
Aires misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arrol.
Aires walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Aires checks it.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Aires tries for a takedown but Arrol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Aires there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Aires lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arrol doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aires tests Arrol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aires smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Aires takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aires throws an overhand right that lands on Arrol's shoulder, as Arrol tries to avoid the shot.
Arrol lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arrol.
Aires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arrol circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arrol checks a leg kick.
Aires avoids the body shot from Arrol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arrol as he jumps to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aires 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 Arrol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arrol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aires throws a shot from downtown. Arrol moves away and avoids it.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arrol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arrol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aires displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arrol throws out the jab.
Aires blocks a head kick by Arrol.
Aires appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Aires moves out of range as Arrol strikes.
Aires ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arrol scores with a hook.
Aires shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aires showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol tries to get to full guard but Aires has control of the leg.
Arrol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aires's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aires's back!
Arrol has the hooks in. Aires is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Arrol not allowing Aires to control his hands.
Aires is in bad spot here.
Arrol looking for the choke from the back.
Aires is in bad spot here.
Aires turns into Arrol and is now in his guard.
Aires scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arrol is on top in guard.
Arrol trying to control but Aires is working from the bottom.
Arrol trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aires's guard.
Aires wants to sweep here but Arrol controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aires controls Arrol momentarily but Arrol frees himself.
Arrol is looking to stand up but Aires won't let him.
Aires 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.
Arrol stands and throws Aires's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aires wants to control but Arrol postures up.
Aires is looking for a sweep.
Arrol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Arrol tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Arrol looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Arrol walks into a left hand.
Aires throws a lazy right hand but Arrol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arrol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aires takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Arrol slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aires connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aires manages to avoid it.
Aires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arrol.
Arrol throws a body punch but Aires moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
Aires closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Arrol's guard.
Arrol managing to control the position.
Arrol controls Aires momentarily but Aires frees himself.
Arrol wants to sweep here but Aires controlling him for the moment.
Arrol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aires's guard.
Arrol controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arrol wants to stand but Aires is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aires is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol wants to sweep but no luck.
Arrol wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arrol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aires wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.
Bruno Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a big elbow that misses.
Arrol controlling the position.
Aires connects with a couple of short punches.
Arrol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arrol trying to control the position.
Arrol 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.
Aires landing with the ground and pound.
Arrol looking to control.
William Arrol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires distracts Arrol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aires being controlled here momentarily.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arrol has momentary wrist control but Aires slips an elbow through the middle.
Aires connects with a couple of short punches.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
Arrol trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arrol has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Arrol!
William Arrol is the new light heavyweight champion!
William Arrol took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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