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Bushido 49: Superstardom PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cisowianka Naleczowianka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilli Drakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasilli Drakov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Naleczowianka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Drakov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Naleczowianka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drakov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naleczowianka is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drakov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drakov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drakov throws a big elbow that misses.
Drakov chips away with some ground and pound.
Drakov wants to control from the top but Naleczowianka keeps moving.
Drakov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drakov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Naleczowianka haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naleczowianka is trying to keep Drakov in close.
Drakov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naleczowianka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drakov won't allow Naleczowianka to get back to his feet.
Drakov has gone for a leg lock! Naleczowianka slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drakov's guard.
Drakov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naleczowianka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naleczowianka trying to control but Drakov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakov working for a triangle but Naleczowianka defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naleczowianka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naleczowianka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drakov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Naleczowianka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drakov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drakov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Naleczowianka is aware though and is defending well.
Naleczowianka tries to stand but Drakov is controlling from the bottom.
Drakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naleczowianka is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka tries to stand but Drakov is controlling from the bottom.
Drakov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Naleczowianka wants to get up but he can't break Drakov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Drakov looking to control.
Drakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naleczowianka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naleczowianka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naleczowianka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drakov looking for a guillotine here but Naleczowianka defends easily.
Naleczowianka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drakov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naleczowianka defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drakov trying to strike off his back.
Drakov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naleczowianka is one step ahead there.
Naleczowianka wants to stand but Drakov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drakov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drakov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naleczowianka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilli Drakov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka swats away the attempt to clinch by Drakov.
Nice shot by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Naleczowianka circles away.
Vasilli Drakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drakov fails with a takedown attempt.
Drakov drives through and clinches with Naleczowianka against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naleczowianka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Naleczowianka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drakov.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilli Drakov.
Drakov is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakov is trying to pull guard but Naleczowianka has him pressed against the ropes.
Drakov jumps guard but Naleczowianka turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Naleczowianka blocks a body shot from Drakov.
Naleczowianka breaks the clinch.
Drakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naleczowianka.
Drakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naleczowianka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naleczowianka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Naleczowianka as he connects with a hook.
Drakov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drakov blocks a head kick by Naleczowianka.
Drakov wants to counter the offense by Naleczowianka and move into the clinch position.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naleczowianka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka misses with a body shot.
Naleczowianka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naleczowianka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Naleczowianka throws a sloppy head kick and Drakov moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Naleczowianka.
Drakov is looking for the big counter here.
Naleczowianka works Drakov's body with a nice hook.
Naleczowianka connects with a body shot.
Naleczowianka cracks Drakov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Naleczowianka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drakov's head.
Naleczowianka misses the shot to the body.
Naleczowianka stuffs the takedown.
Naleczowianka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drakov throws a series of punches but Naleczowianka avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Naleczowianka.
Drakov is breathing heavily.
Naleczowianka lands a big head kick that sends Drakov tumbling to the mat! Naleczowianka takes a step backwards and waves Drakov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drakov is rocked!
It looks like Vasilli Drakov has been cut.
Naleczowianka cracks Drakov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Drakov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Naleczowianka pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Drakov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ao Ki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yoshida Brothers - Ibuki. 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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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ao Ki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki gets caught napping as Yamada dives in and scores a takedown. Ki manages to retain guard.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Ki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamada throws a big elbow that misses.
Yamada is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ki has escaped and now he's on top!
Ki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamada is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ki drops back looking for a leg! Yamada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yamada manages to kick Ki off! Ki jumps back into Yamada's guard.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Ki from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamada wants to stand up but Ki is controlling him.
Ki trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamada can't keep his opponent in guard - Ki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamada keeps working.
Ki wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamada is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yamada is looking to improve his position.
Ki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ki gets caught flat footed, as Yamada shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamada is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ki has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki is stalling in the full guard.
Ki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yamada's guard.
Well, if Ki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamada wants to control but Ki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ao Ki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ki pinned against the ropes. Ki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamada sets himself, and Ki steps forward looking for the clinch! Yamada avoids it this time.
Ki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamada changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yamada tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ki is in Yamada's guard.
Yamada can't keep his opponent in guard - Ki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki trying to control from half guard but Yamada is working away.
Ki is pressing down on Yamada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamada is holding on for now.
Yamada is trying to maintain the position but Ki is very close to passing his half guard.
Yamada wants to improve his position but Ki is controlling well.
Yamada is not content to let Ki control the position.
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.
Ki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ki is pressing down on Yamada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamada is holding on for now.
Ki is thwarting Yamada's attempts to control the position.
Yamada is not content to let Ki control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Isamu Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Ki as Yamada shoots in.
Ki 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.
Ki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamada looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamada, not yet.
Ki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamada is keeping the position for now.
Ki won't allow Yamada to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ki has his hands clasped together but Yamada extends and breaks Ki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Yamada.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isamu Yamada!
Our winner, Isamu Yamada, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nooles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astalo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Rami Astalo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Astalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Nooles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo walks into a left hand.
Astalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been told by Astalo's head coaches at Malmi Aitta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Astalo looks to land a right hand but Nooles moved out of range.
Nooles throws a shot from downtown. Astalo moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Astalo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nooles blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nooles! But no joy.
Nooles checks a leg kick.
Astalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Astalo.
Astalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Astalo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Astalo misses its intended target.
Rami Astalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Astalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Astalo.
Astalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Astalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nooles's sensitive parts.
Nooles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Astalo misses with a straight left.
Astalo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Astalo misses with an uppercut. Nooles saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nooles. Astalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nooles lands with an overhand left.
Astalo moves forwards but Nooles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Astalo wants to clinch
and Nooles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nooles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nooles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Astalo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Astalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astalo gets through Nooles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nooles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Astalo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nooles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nooles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Astalo or not.
Astalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Astalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nooles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Astalo.
Astalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nooles lands a really nice looking cross but Astalo seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astalo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Astalo moves away from the strike by Nooles.
Nooles lands with a right hand.
Astalo missing with a left hand there. Nooles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Astalo throws out a leg kick but Nooles moves out of range and Astalo only half commits.
Astalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nooles manages to avoid it.
Nooles throws the left hand but Astalo avoids the punch easily.
Astalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nooles.
Nooles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Astalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Astalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Astalo, right into the meat.
Astalo throws a body kick that misses.
Nooles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Nooles.
Nooles checks the leg kick.
Astalo throws a front kick aimed at Nooles's knee but Nooles avoids it well.
A head kick by Astalo misses
and Nooles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Astalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nooles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astalo.
Nooles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Astalo on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nooles looks to score with a jab to the body but Astalo is just out of range.
Astalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nooles misses with a hook.
As Nooles backs away, Astalo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nooles checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nooles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Astalo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Astalo duly obliges.
Nooles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Astalo misses with a low kick.
Nooles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astalo.
Nooles catches Astalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Astalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nooles.
Nooles connects with a jab.
Astalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nooles's sensitive parts.
Astalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nooles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Nooles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nooles lands a lovely overhand right.
Astalo misses with a body shot
and Nooles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nooles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Astalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Nooles.
Nooles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Astalo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nooles lands a left and a right that send Astalo crashing to the mat, dazed. Nooles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Astalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nooles cracks Astalo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Astalo falls backwards against the ropes. Nooles follows up with more strikes that drop Astalo to his knees. Nooles keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Astalo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Nooles!
A relieved looking Chris Nooles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Rami Astalo had this to say: 'Nothing to say but fuck off,gonna smoke joint or two'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Date!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Booth!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with a nice leg kick.
Date throws a big shot that misses.
Lee Date seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Date throws a body shot but no joy.
Date pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Date throws out a loose jab but Booth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Date checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Date appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Date connects with a body shot that sends Booth's belly button to the back.
Booth throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Booth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth throws a sloppy head kick and Date moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Date on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Date has closed the distance and engaged Booth in a clinch.
Booth lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Date's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Date.
Date swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth misses with some punches.
Booth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Booth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Booth struggles to land a body shot inside as Date controls his hands.
Booth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dates head.
Date lands a right hand that snaps the head of Booth backwards.
Booth blocks an uppercut.
Date digs a right hand into Booth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Booth's gas tank.
Booth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Date.
Date lands a hook that snaps the head of Booth backwards.
Date misses with a punch on the inside.
Date misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Date.
Booth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Date creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Booth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Lee Date has been cut.
Booth breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Booth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Date misses with a hook.
Date throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Booth misses with a leg kick
and Date counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Date.
Date throws a head punch that misses.
Booth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Booth lands a knee to the head.
Date goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Booth has a couple of punches blocked by Date.
Booth misses with a punch on the inside.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Date on the inside.
Booth blocking some punches.
Date lands with a short shot to the head.
Booth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Date lands a body punch.
Booth working aggressively here.
Booth lands with a left to the head.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but Date blocks with his arms.
Booth connects with a knee to the head.
Date is trying to maintain a safe position but Booth gets an underhook and turns Date into the ropes.
Booth misses with a body punch.
Booth misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Date.
Booth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Date lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Booth backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Date.
Nice body punch from Date - that landed with a thud.
Date working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booth tries to throw a body punch but Date avoids it by throwing Booth back against the ropes.
Booth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Date has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth scores with a shoulder strike.
Booth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Booth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Booth misses with a knee to the head.
Booth blocking some punches.
Booth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Booth scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Date fails to land.
Booth blocking some punches.
Date lands a body punch.
Date tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Booth lands a damaging elbow.
Booth blocking some punches.
Date tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Booth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth lands a good knee to the midsection. Date won't want to take too many of those.
Date fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Date is defending well for now.
Booth misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Booth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Date's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Booth slips a jab from Date.
Date steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Booth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Date.
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
Date looks to score with a jab to the body but Booth is just out of range.
Booth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Booth misses with an uppercut. Date saw that one coming.
Date misses with a hook to the body
and Booth counters with a straight right hand.
A nice combination there by Date.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Date misses with a hook. Booth ducked under it nicely.
Date ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Date lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth tries to move into range but Date moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Date looks to score with a jab to the body but Booth is just out of range.
Date looks to land a combination but Booth avoids it well.
Booth throws a fast counter high kick but Date manages to duck under it in time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Booth works the jab nicely.
Booth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Date is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Date throwing a counter right hand but Booth manages to avoid it.
Date misses with a looping left.
Date avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Date fails in his attempt to clinch.
Booth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Booth throws the left hand but Date avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Date as he connects with a hook.
Date cracks Booth with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Booth looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Date finish him?
Booth is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Date misses with a few strikes there.
Booth is still on wobbly legs! Can Date finish him?
Date misses with a jab to the body
and Booth counters with a three punch combo that has Date backing up. Date nods at Booth to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body punch from Date.
Booth seems to have recovered his senses.
Date drops Booth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Booth looks back up at him and smiles so Date waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Booth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Date keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booth swings widly with a right hand
and Date counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Booth.
Date throws a lazy uppercut
and Booth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Date misses with a hook. Booth ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date throws a lazy right hand but Booth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Booth misses.
Booth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Date looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Booth slips under a jab from Date.
Nice uppercut lands for Date. That snapped Booth's head back.
Date lands a nice shot to the body.
Date throws a sloppy body shot
and Date takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Date looks to throw the jab but Booth is out of range.
Date misses with a body shot.
Booth walks into a jab.
Booth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Date.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Date checks the leg kick.
Date instigates a clinch.
Booth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Date lands with a light punch inside.
Booth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Date.
Booth lands a body punch.
Booth working aggressively here.
Booth misses with a knee strike.
Date blocks an uppercut.
Date blocking some punches.
Booth is looking to control Date's arms but Date gets an underhook and turns him. Now Booth has his back to the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Date backwards.
Date scores with a nice hook to the head.
Booth has had enough of the clinch but Date keeps him there for the moment.
Booth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Date dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Date's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Booth misses with a left hand
and Date counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That kick from Booth tenderised Date's leg. Date is trying to keep his angry face on.
Date takes one to the chin there.
Booth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Date.
Booth unleashes a big counter combination but Date bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Booth cracks Date with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Booth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Booth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Booth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Booth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Date misses with a right hand
and Booth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Booth does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Date throws an overhand right that lands on Booth's shoulder, as Booth tries to avoid the shot.
Lee Date is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Date throws the left hand but Booth avoids the punch easily.
Booth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Date swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Booth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Date throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Booth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Date thinking.
Date takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Booth misses with a straight left.
Date looks to land a right hand but Booth moved out of range.
Date throws a lazy right hand but Booth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Date throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Booth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Date was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
Date waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Booth.
Booth tries a quick counter leg kick but Date is wise to it.
Date takes the fight into the clinch.
Date lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booth trying to control the position but instead, Date has worked for underhooks and has pushed Booth into the ropes.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Date prevents Booth from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Booth fails to land.
Booth misses with a knee to the head.
Booth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Date can't find room to land a body shot as Booth controls the action.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but Date blocks with his arms.
Booth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth is working Date over against the ropes.
Date lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Booth backwards.
Booth tries a knee to the head but Date blocks it.
Booth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Date falls off balance throwing a combination
and Booth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Date throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth dodges the punch combination from Date.
Date throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Date throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Booth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Date misses with a body shot.
Booth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Booth.
Booth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Date.
Date ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Date tests Booth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Date is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booth throws a body punch but Date moves out of range.
Booth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Booth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Booth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Date cracks Booth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab from Date misses.
Booth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Date.
Booth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Booth slips a straight right by Date.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Booth.
I think Booth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Booth!
A relieved looking William Booth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Antonew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Antonew!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Black's head coaches at Wilder MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyler Antonew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Antonew moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Antonew.
Antonew throwing strikes but Black manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Antonew wants to control but Black postures up.
Antonew is trying to get back to half guard.
Antonew is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Antonew manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Black is keen to just control but Antonew is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonew wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Antonew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Antonew is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antonew avoid being mounted?
Black not doing much here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black trying to control from half guard but Antonew is working away.
Black content to control rather than advance.
Antonew trying to get back to full guard but Black takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
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.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Antonew tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Antonew is looking to escape.
Antonew is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Antonew tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black wants to control the pace but Antonew is squirming around nicely.
Antonew tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a big elbow.
Antonew tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Antonew really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black looking to control but Antonew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Antonew wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Antonew is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Antonew is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonew is trying desperately to improve position.
Antonew is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Antonew tries to hold on but Black postures up.
Black content just to control the position here.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Antonew?
Black landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antonew is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
Antonew keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Antonew fails with a takedown attempt.
Black was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antonew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Antonew fails to land the takedown.
Antonew tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Black defends well and Antonew ends up having to push Black into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Jason Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Antonew.
Antonew goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Black continues to drive forward.
Antonew closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black trying to hold on to Antonew's head to control him but Antonew postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Jason Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antonew is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is pressing down on Antonew's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Antonew dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Antonew's head and hops out.
A jab lands there for Black.
Black swings for the body but Antonew moves out of range.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Antonew closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Antonew pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antonew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antonew throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Black tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Antonew is in Black's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antonew throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Antonew's guard. Nice move by Black!
Antonew keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Antonew 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.
Black wants to control from the top but Antonew keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Antonew controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antonew wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Antonew looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Antonew shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
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.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Antonew's head back.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jason Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antonew closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Antonew pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antonew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a low kick, right behind Antonew 's knee.
Black cracks Antonew with a good jab.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Black dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Black misses the jab.
Tyler Antonew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antonew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Antonew on that attempt.
Antonew shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Antonew to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Black trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonew won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black is pulling down on Antonew's head to control his posture.
Antonew is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonew throwing strikes but missing.
Black 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.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Jason Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Antonew.
Black lands a head shot.
Jason Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Antonew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Antonew persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Antonew shoots in but no luck this time.
Black punishes Antonew's body with a nice straight punch.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antonew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antonew scrambles back to his feet.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonew misses with an uppercut
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antonew.
Antonew tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black jabs Antonew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonew fails with a takedown attempt.
Black lands a big head kick that sends Antonew tumbling to the mat! Black takes a step backwards and waves Antonew back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Antonew is rocked!
Black drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Antonew right on the button. Antonew goes down! Black follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Black gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Black!
Jason Black thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amr Al As (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amr Al As is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amr Al As!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al As lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malverde throws a push kick but Al As slaps the foot to one side.
Al As sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malverde lands a jab to the nose.
Al As keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malverde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malverde throws a head kick that misses
and Al As counters with a nice uppercut.
Al As takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde defending well as Al As loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde fires out a quick counter leg kick but Al As just manages to avoid it.
Malverde has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thomas Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Malverde tests Al As's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al As keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al As. That did some damage!
Malverde delivers a nice body kick.
Malverde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al As moves out of range of the body kick.
Malverde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al As was well out of range. Poor timing from Malverde.
Al As now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good leg kick by Malverde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As cracks Malverde with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malverde catches Al As with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malverde scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malverde.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al As throws a shot from downtown. Malverde moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al As.
Al As chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malverde throws a nice looking combination but Al As bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al As looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al As.
An inside leg kick from Malverde misses.
Malverde is looking to land body kicks.
Al As swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malverde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al As is out of range and Malverde settles back down.
Malverde backing away here, and Al As unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malverde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al As throws out a counter right but Malverde avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde throws out a leg kick but Al As moves out of range and Malverde only half commits.
Malverde backing away here, and Al As unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Al As dodges the punch combination from Malverde.
Al As connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malverde. Malverde circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malverde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malverde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Malverde misses.
Al As only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malverde is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al As loads up on a big right hand but Malverde slips the punch.
Al As throws a head kick that misses
and Malverde counters with an outside leg kick.
Malverde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Malverde misses with a kick to the body
and Al As counters with a stiff right hand.
Al As 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al As stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malverde.
Malverde throws a body kick that misses.
Al As blocks a leg kick.
Malverde misses with a kick to the body
and Al As counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malverde slips under a jab.
Al As ducks right into an uppercut from Malverde.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malverde.
A jab from Malverde does it's job there.
Al As pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malverde. That's going to slow Al As down.
Nice defenses there by Malverde.
Malverde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malverde is looking to score with low kicks.
Malverde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al As checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al As blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Al As misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Al As.
Al As checks a low kick from Malverde.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Malverde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malverde works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malverde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malverde stalks Al As and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Al As's face. Al As staggers backwards, shaken.
Al As slips under a jab from Malverde.
Malverde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al As is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malverde throws a low kick but Al As moves out of range easily.
Al As listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malverde looks for the body kick but Al As saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Malverde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Al As moves out of range as Malverde strikes.
Al As tries a low kick but Malverde avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Al As might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Malverde has got the better of the exchanges.
Malverde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jesus Malverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malverde - that will leave a mark!
Malverde throws a leg kick but Al As moved away.
Malverde moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malverde looks to land a right hand but Al As moved out of range.
Al As connects with a leg kick. Malverde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malverde throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Al As misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde cracks the inside of Al As's front leg.
Al As checks a leg kick nicely.
Al As swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malverde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Al As blocks the low kick.
Malverde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al As.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As throws a big shot that misses.
Malverde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Al As.
Al As checks the leg kick.
Al As tries a quick counter leg kick but Malverde is wise to it.
Al As takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malverde misses with a series of wild punches.
Malverde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al As is able to avoid easily.
Malverde jabs Al As right on the nose. Al As blinks but takes it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malverde.
Malverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al As.
Al As's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al As misses with a low kick.
Good work by Malverde as he checks the leg kick.
Malverde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Malverde 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Al As.
Malverde tries to clinch there but Al As circles away.
A head kick misses from Malverde.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde tries to clinch but Al As moves out of range.
Al As connects with a jab.
Al As moves out of range of the body kick from Malverde.
Al As is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malverde with a body shot.
Malverde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al As can do to turn this around?
Malverde throws a lazy uppercut
and Al As connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malverde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malverde delivers a nice body kick.
Malverde throws a predictable looking body shot
and Al As counters with a leg kick.
Malverde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al As connects with the punch.
Malverde misses with a leg kick
and Al As counters with a body kick that stops Malverde in his tracks momentarily.
Al As thumps Malverde with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al As misses with a looping left.
Malverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al As. That did some damage!
Al As on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al As lands a nice shot that snaps Malverde's head back.
Malverde defending well as Al As loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malverde looks for the body kick but Al As saw that one coming.
Al As throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
Al As looks to land a body kick but Malverde moved away.
Al As throws a lazy right hand but Malverde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Al As.
Al As takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malverde throws a poor cross that misses
and Al As counters with a nice leg kick.
Malverde misses with a hook. Al As ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al As misses with a hook. Malverde ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al As takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malverde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al As if he has to take too many more of those.
Al As has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malverde.
Al As dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al As throws out a loose jab but Malverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malverde.
Al As sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malverde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al As has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malverde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malverde gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Al As counters with a straight right hand.
Al As thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malverde throwing a counter right hand but Al As manages to avoid it.
Al As moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod.
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!
Malverde looks to land a left hand but Al As moved out of range nicely.
Malverde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al As stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malverde.
Al As throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malverde lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al As.
Malverde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malverde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al As chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malverde can pounce on him.
Malverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malverde lands a really nice looking cross but Al As seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Al As.
Malverde wants to land a leg kick but Al As is out of range.
Malverde looks to land a body kick but Al As moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde jabs Al As right on the nose. Al As blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As ducks under a wild hook from Malverde.
Al As has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Al As avoids it.
It seemed like Al As was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al As has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malverde.
Malverde avoids the body shot from Al As.
Al As misses with a looping right.
Al As throws a hook to the side of Malverde's head but Malverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al As lands a glancing blow to the side of Malverde's head.
Al As 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.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Malverde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al As has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Al As's head.
Al As misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
A leg kick checked by Malverde.
Amr Al As has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al As throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malverde scores with a hook to the body. Al As takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malverde throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Malverde misses
and Al As counters with a straight right hand.
Al As blocks a head kick by Malverde.
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!
Malverde throws a low kick but Al As moves out of range easily.
Al As gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malverde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malverde with a hook.
Malverde throws a lazy uppercut
and Al As counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malverde is rocked!
Malverde scores with a spinning back kick!
Al As thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al As bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al As walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malverde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde avoids the head kick by Al As.
Nice body kick there by Al As.
Malverde looks to land a body kick but Al As moved away.
Malverde wants to slow Al As down by chopping away at his legs.
Al As 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.
Malverde blocks a jab.
Al As ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malverde moves away.
Malverde misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Al As releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Malverde misses with the combination.
Al As throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
Malverde scores with a decent looking hook.
Malverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malverde throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Al As cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malverde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malverde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malverde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Malverde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al As checks a low kick from Malverde.
Are you kidding me?! Al As ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Malverde clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amr Al As!
After winning the bout, Amr Al As thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz comes to the ring accompanied by Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Savitaipale has chosen Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savitaipale misses with an uppercut.
Savitaipale has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aziz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Savitaipale throws an overhand right that lands on Aziz's shoulder, as Aziz tries to avoid the shot.
Aziz lands with a nice body punch.
Savitaipale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aziz finds it's way round the side to connect with Savitaipale's head.
Aziz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savitaipale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown attempt by Savitaipale or perhaps it was just good defense by Aziz, which made it look bad.
Savitaipale misses with a lunging right hand
and Aziz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aziz connects with a nice looking jab.
Aziz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savitaipale swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aziz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot by Savitaipale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aziz avoids the body shot from Savitaipale.
Aziz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aziz moves away.
Aziz throws a series of strikes that have Savitaipale backpedaling.
A slow jab from Savitaipale misses its intended target.
Savitaipale throws out a loose jab but Aziz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savitaipale.
Atte Savitaipale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aziz misses with a body shot.
Savitaipale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jalaluddin Aziz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aziz throws a right hand that Savitaipale ducks under and follows up with a left that Savitaipale also avoids with ease.
Aziz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savitaipale.
Aziz throwing a counter right hand but Savitaipale manages to avoid it.
Savitaipale tries to clinch there but Aziz circles away.
Jab from Aziz.
A jab from Savitaipale misses.
Savitaipale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Aziz there.
Savitaipale lands a nice shot that snaps Aziz's head back.
Nice defenses there by Aziz.
Savitaipale swings for the body but Aziz moves out of range.
Aziz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savitaipale misses the shot to the body.
Savitaipale swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Aziz counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Savitaipale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aziz sprawls well initially but Savitaipale persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aziz wants to improve his position but Savitaipale is controlling well.
Aziz actively working from the bottom here.
Aziz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Savitaipale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Savitaipale throwing strikes but missing.
Aziz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savitaipale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Aziz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savitaipale postures up and lands a big shot to Aziz's brow.
Aziz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Savitaipale is in close to Aziz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Savitaipale working some strikes from top position.
Aziz being controlled here, momentarily.
Savitaipale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Savitaipale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savitaipale throwing strikes but missing.
Savitaipale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savitaipale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale looking to pass the guard.
Aziz looking for a guillotine here but Savitaipale defends easily.
Aziz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Savitaipale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Savitaipale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Savitaipale landing with the ground and pound.
Savitaipale scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aziz is looking for a triangle here but Savitaipale uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Savitaipale landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savitaipale is working Aziz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Savitaipale trying to control the position but Aziz is working 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 Jalaluddin Aziz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aziz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savitaipale gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Aziz.
Aziz tries to work over Savitaipale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savitaipale working aggressively here.
Aziz takes a shot to the head.
Aziz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savitaipale misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Aziz - that landed with a thud.
Savitaipale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savitaipale misses the shot to the body.
Savitaipale darts in trying to clinch
and Aziz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savitaipale is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aziz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Savitaipale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aziz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Savitaipale misses the target.
Jalaluddin Aziz is winning the standup battle so far.
Aziz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Savitaipale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Aziz.
Savitaipale throws a right hand that misses
and Aziz counters with a nice uppercut.
Savitaipale is rocked!
Savitaipale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aziz scores with a jab to the head.
Aziz rushes Savitaipale and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Savitaipale is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Aziz piles on the pressure and Savitaipale crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalaluddin Aziz!
Jalaluddin Aziz retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Jalaluddin Aziz, 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.
Atte Savitaipale spoke after the fight, saying 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Vinicius Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Marley - Jammin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Vinicius Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vinicius Ii on the side of the head.
Vinicius Ii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands a nice hook to Vinicius Ii's body. Vinicius Ii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinicius Ii darts in looking for a takedown but Whyte gets double underhooks and turns Vinicius Ii into the ropes.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinicius Ii's head backwards.
Whyte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Marcus Vinicius Ii has been cut.
Vinicius Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Vinicius Ii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.
Whyte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Whyte connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinicius Ii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whyte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Whyte with a hook.
We've been hearing reports that Vinicius Ii has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whyte clobbers Vinicius Ii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whyte throws a big shot that misses.
Vinicius Ii tries to counter with a takedown but Whyte is quick to defend against it.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius Ii has his takedown stuffed
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Vinicius Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Vinicius Ii.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinicius Ii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vinicius Ii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whyte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vinicius Ii's calf.
Whyte lands with a good body shot.
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Vinicius Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinicius Ii moves away from the strike by Whyte.
It looked like Vinicius Ii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whyte.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Whyte coming out on top.
Vinicius Ii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut is getting worse.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Vinicius Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Vinicius Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte throws out a powerful jab.
Vinicius Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whyte avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vinicius Ii throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Marcus Vinicius Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Vinicius Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
Whyte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinicius Ii momentarily.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Vinicius Ii misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinicius Ii staying out of range there.
Vinicius Ii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinicius Ii throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius Ii walks into a left hand.
Vinicius Ii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marcus Vinicius Ii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whyte cracks Vinicius Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Whyte! Vinicius Ii is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the ring accompanied by S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. Wright has chosen Get Back as his entrance music. 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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175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a thumping low kick.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Wright stuns Darko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darko slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
A big left from Darko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Darko defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Darko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Darko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Darko counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darko moves away from the strike by Wright.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Darko.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Darko tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Darko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Darko is rocked!
It looks like Erick Darko has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Darko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Darko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Darko seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Wright jabs Darko right on the nose. Darko blinks but takes it well.
Darko slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Darko down.
A slow jab from Darko misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko checks a low kick from Wright.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright misses with the body kick
and Darko counters with a straight right hand.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Wright misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Darko misses the target.
Darko misses with a looping right.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Darko.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darko at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Darko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Darko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darko swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Darko misses with a hook
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Darko slips the punch.
Darko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wright throws a low kick but Darko avoids it.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darko is looking to counter punch.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright slips under a jab from Darko.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright cracks Darko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Ira Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko moves away from the strike by Wright.
Darko tries to counter with a takedown but Wright is quick to defend against it.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Darko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darko with a body shot.
Darko slips under a jab from Wright.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Darko staying out of range there.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
A quick step to the side and Darko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright misses with a looping right.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
An attempted straight right counter from Darko misses the target.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Darko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darko misses with a right hand
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Darko walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright throws a monster overhand right that drops Darko! Wright follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ira Wright!
Ira Wright is the new welterweight champion!
Ira Wright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gil Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobson comes to the ring accompanied by Over, Under, Sideways, Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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144 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobson. That did some damage!
Bunker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson backing away here, and Bunker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jacobson slips under a jab from Bunker.
Jab, jab by Jacobson - just one landing.
Jacobson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jacobson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from Bunker
and Jacobson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacobson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jacobson misses with a looping left.
Jacobson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bunker.
Bunker 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.
Jacobson is looking to counter punch.
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jacobson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick from Bunker.
Jacobson throws a hook to the side of Bunker's head but Bunker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson scores with a nice body kick.
Jacobson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunker momentarily.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Bunker staying out of range there.
Bunker moves into the clinch successfully.
Jacobson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunker lands with a light punch inside.
Jacobson breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bunker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jacobson scores with a leg kick.
Jacobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunker. Bunker obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunker connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Jacobson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunker slips a straight right by Jacobson.
Bunker blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a leg kick which misses Jacobson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacobson tries to avoid it.
Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Jacobson does it's job there.
Jacobson checks a leg kick.
Jacobson tried to counter with a leg kick but Bunker avoided it.
Bunker throws a hook but Jacobson avoids it easily.
Bunker feints and then cracks Jacobson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacobson down.
Bunker wants to land a leg kick but Jacobson is out of range.
Jacobson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Jacobson catches Bunker right on the button with a cross.
Bunker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobson.
Bunker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunker throws a leg kick
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Bunker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bunker misses the jab.
Bunker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jacobson sizes up Bunker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jacobson connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Jacobson slams his shin into Bunker's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jacobson.
Bunker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacobson throws a hook to the side of Bunker's head but Bunker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunker blocks a jab.
Bunker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunker digs a good hook to Jacobson's body.
Jacobson throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bunker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson throws the left hand but Bunker avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Jacobson blocks the leg kick.
Jacobson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bunker checks it well.
Bunker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobson. That did some damage!
Bunker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bunker throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacobson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker throws the kick towards the body but Jacobson avoids it.
Bunker cracks the inside of Jacobson's front leg.
Jacobson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bunker throws a leg kick but Jacobson moved away.
Jacobson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bunker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Jacobson.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Bunker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jacobson 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.
Jacobson throws out a leg kick but Bunker moves out of range and Jacobson only half commits.
Bunker shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Bunker thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobson throws a lazy body kick
and Bunker counters with a nice body kick.
Bunker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobson. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunker.
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 Gil Jacobson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Bunker.
Bunker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jacobson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacobson.
Bunker throws a leg kick
and Bunker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bunker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobson, right into the meat.
Bunker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jacobson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jacobson can pounce on him.
Jacobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunker.
Bunker lands a jab to Jacobson's midsection.
Jacobson cracks Bunker with an open hand slap.
Jacobson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Bunker.
Bunker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacobson in his tracks.
Jacobson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jacobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacobson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker looks to throw the jab but Jacobson is out of range.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bunker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunker throws a leg kick but Jacobson moved away.
Jacobson swings for the body but Bunker moves out of range.
Bunker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacobson scores with a shot to the body.
Bunker lands with a good body shot.
Bunker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
Bunker feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Jacobson.
Jacobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunker counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacobson moves out of range of the body kick from Bunker.
Jacobson misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jacobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson throws a hook but Bunker blocks it.
Bunker thinks about the counter body kick.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Jacobson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Jacobson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bunker lands a nice hook to Jacobson's body. Jacobson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jacobson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bunker lands with a hook. Jacobson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tony Bunker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunker slips a jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jacobson throws the left hand but Bunker avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jacobson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacobson throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Bunker blocks the low kick.
Bunker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson looks to land a body kick but Bunker moved away.
Bunker misses with a jab to the body
and Jacobson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobson wants to land a leg kick but Bunker is out of range.
Jacobson avoids the head kick by Bunker.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bunker.
Jacobson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunker cracks the inside of Jacobson's front leg.
Bunker just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
Jacobson connects with a body shot.
Bunker tries to clinch but Jacobson is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Bunker misses.
It looked like Jacobson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bunker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bunker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jacobson can pounce on him.
Bunker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jacobson rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson looks to land a right hand but Bunker moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunker.
Jacobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker.
Bunker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacobson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bunker counters with a solid body kick.
Bunker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bunker tries to land a front kick but Jacobson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bunker connects with an inside leg kick.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Jacobson throwing a counter right hand but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Jacobson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jacobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker.
A low kick from Bunker is predictable there
and Jacobson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bunker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunker thows a body kick. Jacobson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Bunker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Bunker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunker throws a leg kick
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobson 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 Bunker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bunker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jacobson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBunker.
Jacobson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bunker cracks Jacobson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bunker scores with a leg kick.
Bunker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bunker throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacobson feints a jab promting Bunker to slip. Jacobson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bunker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bunker is rocked!
Bunker avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bunker connects with a leg kick. Jacobson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jacobson checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacobson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bunker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobson.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but Bunker moves out of range.
Jacobson connects with a body shot that sends Bunker's belly button to the back.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Bunker ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobson needs to keep his hands up - Bunker had a free shot at his head there.
Bunker takes one to the side of the head.
Jacobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunker. Bunker obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bunker thumps Jacobson with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunker. Jacobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobson half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker.
Jacobson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunker.
Jacobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson blocks a jab.
Bunker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunker is looking to clinch.
Bunker throws a solid leg kick but Jacobson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bunker.
Jacobson tries to land a leg kick but Bunker saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bunker misses.
Jacobson misses with a body shot.
Bunker blocks the body kick.
Jacobson connects with a right hand. Bunker shakes it off.
Jacobson misses with a straight left.
Bunker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobson tried to counter with a leg kick but Bunker avoided it.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Bunker avoids the body shot from Jacobson.
Bunker throws a low kick, looking for Jacobson's leg but Jacobson calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jacobson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bunker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bunker misses with a head kick.
Jacobson pushes Bunker away with a front kick.
Bunker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Jacobson blocks the leg kick.
Jacobson misses with a looping left.
Jacobson wants to land a leg kick but Bunker is out of range.
Jacobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Bunker scores with a leg kick.
Bunker moves away from the strike by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacobson backing away here, and Bunker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jacobson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunker.
Bunker slips a jab and a cross from Jacobson.
Bunker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobson.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Jacobson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker lands a leg kick that knocks Jacobson off balance momentarily.
Bunker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Bunker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bunker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunker lands with a nice body punch.
Jacobson lands a body shot.
Bunker takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
Jacobson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bunker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacobson misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gil Jacobson.
I think Jacobson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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