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B51: Jacobson vs. Bunker 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasilli Drakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasilli Drakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots in and bounces Drakov off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Drakov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drakov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Richards passes into 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.
Richards lands a decent elbow from side control.
Richards works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Drakov struggling a bit here.
Drakov taking a bit of punishment here - Richards scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drakov looking for a sweep but Richards has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Drakov is looking to improve his position but Richards isn't that keen on the idea.
Richards postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drakov looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drakov is looking to escape.
Drakov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Drakov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richards working the ground and pound effectively.
Drakov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Richards's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Richards!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gale Snoats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lahiru Samarakoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lahiru Samarakoon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gale Snoats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lahiru Samarakoon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoats falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samarakoon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snoats moves away from the strike by Samarakoon.
Samarakoon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Snoats looking to pass the guard.
Snoats passes Samarakoon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Snoats perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samarakoon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snoats is looking to advance position but Samarakoon won't allow it.
Samarakoon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snoats. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snoats is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snoats not doing much here.
Snoats looks to land a strike but Samarakoon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Snoats wants to pass the guard but Samarakoon is keeping 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.
Samarakoon keeping moving, preventing Snoats from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samarakoon throws a sloppy body shot
and Snoats counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snoats - that will leave a mark!
Snoats shoots in looking for a takedown. Samarakoon tries to sprawl out of it but Snoats keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Samarakoon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Samarakoon darts in and clinches Snoats up against the ropes.
Samarakoon stops a takedown attempt from Snoats.
Snoats scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Samarakoon - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats struggles to land a body shot inside as Samarakoon controls his hands.
Snoats pulls guard.
Samarakoon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Snoats looking for a guillotine here but Samarakoon defends easily.
Snoats is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Samarakoon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snoats's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats working for a triangle but Samarakoon defends it easily.
Samarakoon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snoats's guard.
Samarakoon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snoats escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Samarakoon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Snoats dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Samarakoon tries to clinch but Snoats moves out of range.
It looked like Snoats wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Samarakoon throws a hook to the side of Snoats's head but Snoats sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Samarakoon checks it.
It seemed like Samarakoon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snoats looks for a takedown but Samarakoon sprawls well.
Samarakoon misses with a leg kick
and Snoats counters with a good low kick that Samarakoon was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snoats.
Samarakoon swings widly with a right hand
and Snoats counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samarakoon's knee momentarily.
Samarakoon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Samarakoon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snoats defending well as Samarakoon loads up on a big left hand.
Samarakoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snoats moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samarakoon wants to clinch up but Snoats keeps it at a distance.
Snoats dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lahiru Samarakoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snoats, right into the meat.
Snoats stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samarakoon tries to bum rush Snoats with a series of wild strikes but Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snoats moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snoats pulls guard successfully.
Samarakoon wants to get up but he can't break Snoats's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Snoats is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snoats escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Samarakoon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snoats is looking for a triangle but Samarakoon pushes his legs off easily.
Samarakoon wants to stand and escape but instead Snoats has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Snoats trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samarakoon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snoats is controlling him.
Snoats trying to control but Samarakoon is working from the bottom.
Snoats stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samarakoon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snoats is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snoats advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats content to control rather than advance.
Snoats seems to be looking for submissions.
Snoats sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samarakoon defending well though.
Gale Snoats overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snoats with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samarakoon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samarakoon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Snoats trying to control the action but Samarakoon is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samarakoon cracks Snoats with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lahiru Samarakoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samarakoon throws a looping overhand right but Snoats ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Snoats dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Snoats takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samarakoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Snoats takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snoats tries to clinch up but Samarakoon circles away and keeps his distance.
Samarakoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snoats manages to avoid it.
Samarakoon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Snoats paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Samarakoon.
Samarakoon blocks a jab.
Snoats avoids the head kick by Samarakoon.
Samarakoon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samarakoon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samarakoon tries a quick counter leg kick but Snoats is wise to it.
Samarakoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samarakoon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoats looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoats takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats moves into range and clinches up with Samarakoon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samarakoon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoats.
Samarakoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samarakoon misses with some punches.
Snoats avoiding damage as Samarakoon throws knees to the body.
Samarakoon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samarakoon takes a shot to the head.
Snoats swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoats tries to work over Samarakoon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Snoats fails to land.
Snoats misses with a punch on the inside.
Samarakoon with a knee to the head.
Samarakoon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samarakoon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snoats is defending well for now.
Snoats lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Samarakoon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snoats throws a big shot that misses.
Samarakoon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snoats scores with a takedown into Samarakoon's guard.
Samarakoon is adopting a defensive guard.
Snoats controlling from the top position.
Lahiru Samarakoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Snoats tries to move to mount but Samarakoon blocks the move with his legs.
Snoats thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Snoats controls the position from side control.
Snoats tries to move into full mount but can't pass Samarakoon's legs.
The ground and pound from Snoats seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lahiru Samarakoon.
I think Snoats has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Snoats!
An out of breath Gale Snoats thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Daebak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Daebak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Daebak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daebak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daebak throws a lazy uppercut
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daebak connects with a leg kick. McLaughlin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McLaughlin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McLaughlin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daebak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McLaughlin thuds his right hand into Daebak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McLaughlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Daebak.
Daebak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
McLaughlin scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLaughlin avoids the head kick by Daebak.
Daebak throws a leg kick which misses McLaughlin's front leg but catches the back leg as McLaughlin tries to avoid it.
McLaughlin lands with a nice body punch.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
Daebak looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Daebak punishes McLaughlin's body with a nice straight punch.
Daebak tried to score with a low kick but McLaughlin checks it.
McLaughlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Daebak.
Daebak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daebak throws the kick towards the body but McLaughlin avoids it.
McLaughlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daebak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
Daebak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McLaughlin throws a head kick but Daebak moves out of range.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daebak clobbers McLaughlin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daebak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daebak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLaughlin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daebak throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by McLaughlin. Beautiful body shot.
McLaughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daebak looks to throw a body kick
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak throws a leg kick
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Daebak saw that one coming.
McLaughlin checks the leg kick.
Daebak throws a head kick but McLaughlin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daebak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daebak wants to land a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range.
McLaughlin throws a shot from downtown. Daebak moves away and avoids it.
Daebak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a shot from downtown. Daebak moves away and avoids it.
Daebak is looking to slow McLaughlin down with leg kicks.
McLaughlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McLaughlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Daebak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McLaughlin - that will leave a mark!
McLaughlin throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
Daebak just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Daebak.
Some bone on bone action there as McLaughlin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McLaughlin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daebak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLaughlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaughlin misses the target.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Daebak is looking to chop away at McLaughlin's legs.
Daebak moves out of range as McLaughlin strikes.
Daebak lands the left hand.
Harry Daebak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from McLaughlin - that landed with a thud.
Daebak misses with a punch on the inside.
McLaughlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daebak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daebak misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by McLaughlin - just one landing.
McLaughlin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McLaughlin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin sizes up Daebak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daebak is rocked!
McLaughlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daebak doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Daebak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daebak tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Daebak.
McLaughlin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Daebak! McLaughlin dives in looking to finish! Daebak is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jostrzebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mircea Lucarescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jostrzebski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Candyman. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jostrzebski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mircea Lucarescu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucarescu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucarescu throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Jostrzebski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucarescu throws a right hand that misses
and Jostrzebski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucarescu lands with a good body shot.
Lucarescu lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Lucarescu misses.
Lucarescu 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.
Lucarescu throws a body shot but no joy.
Jostrzebski ducks under a wild hook from Lucarescu.
Jostrzebski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jostrzebski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lucarescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jostrzebski.
Lucarescu cracks Jostrzebski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lucarescu cracks Jostrzebski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jostrzebski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucarescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucarescu throws an off balance right hand
and Jostrzebski counters with a nice body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu defending well as Jostrzebski loads up on a big left hand.
Lucarescu cracks a nice hook into Jostrzebski's ribs.
Lucarescu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jostrzebski rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Jostrzebski misses its intended target.
Jostrzebski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lucarescu.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucarescu. That snapped Jostrzebski's head back.
Lucarescu tries to bum rush Jostrzebski with a series of wild strikes but Jostrzebski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Jostrzebski misses.
Jostrzebski slips under a jab from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu lands with a straight right. Jostrzebski didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jostrzebski walks into a stiff left hand from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jostrzebski throws a big shot that misses.
Jostrzebski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lucarescu cracks Jostrzebski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jostrzebski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucarescu manages to avoid it.
Lucarescu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jostrzebski moves away from the strike by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Jostrzebski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lucarescu misses with a hook. Jostrzebski ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Jostrzebski misses the target.
Jostrzebski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucarescu jabs Jostrzebski right on the nose. Jostrzebski blinks but takes it well.
Lucarescu lands with a shot to the body.
Lucarescu lands a really nice looking cross but Jostrzebski seems unphased.
Lucarescu scores with a jab. Jostrzebski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jostrzebski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lucarescu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jostrzebski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucarescu scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu misses with a wild body shot.
Jostrzebski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jostrzebski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Lucarescu misses its intended target.
Lucarescu punishes Jostrzebski's body with a nice straight punch.
Lucarescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucarescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucarescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucarescu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jostrzebski with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lucarescu.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucarescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
Lucarescu misses with a hook to the body
and Jostrzebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucarescu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jostrzebski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lucarescu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lucarescu duly obliges.
Jostrzebski defending well as Lucarescu loads up on a big left hand.
Lucarescu connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucarescu swings for the body but Jostrzebski moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jostrzebski.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jostrzebski moves away.
Jostrzebski is looking to counter punch.
Lucarescu looks to land a combination but Jostrzebski avoids it well.
Lucarescu moves out of range as Jostrzebski strikes.
Lucarescu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lucarescu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lucarescu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucarescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lucarescu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucarescu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucarescu misses the body punch
and Lucarescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Mircea Lucarescu has been cut.
Jostrzebski misses with an uppercut. Lucarescu saw that one coming.
Lucarescu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mircea Lucarescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mircea Lucarescu's cut.
That's time! Jostrzebski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jostrzebski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jostrzebski scores with a hook to the body. Lucarescu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lucarescu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jostrzebski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jostrzebski is looking to counter punch.
Lucarescu dips to his left and cracks Jostrzebski with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Jostrzebski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu misses with a double jab
and Jostrzebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jostrzebski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucarescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jostrzebski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucarescu.
It looked like Jostrzebski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lucarescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jostrzebski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lucarescu connects with the punch.
Lucarescu scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucarescu tries to bum rush Jostrzebski with a series of wild strikes but Jostrzebski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jostrzebski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lucarescu throws a series of punches but Jostrzebski moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Jostrzebski misses its target.
Lucarescu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lucarescu scores with a jab. Jostrzebski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mircea Lucarescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucarescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Jostrzebski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lucarescu misses with an uppercut.
Jostrzebski ducks under a wild hook from Lucarescu.
Jostrzebski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jostrzebski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucarescu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Jostrzebski misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lucarescu.
Lucarescu scores with a jab. Jostrzebski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jostrzebski lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucarescu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lucarescu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lucarescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jostrzebski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jostrzebski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lucarescu digs a good hook to Jostrzebski's body.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jostrzebski.
Lucarescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucarescu jabs Jostrzebski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jostrzebski throws the left hand but Lucarescu avoids the punch easily.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jostrzebski moves away.
Lucarescu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jostrzebski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucarescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucarescu takes a swing at Jostrzebski's ribcage but misses.
Lucarescu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jostrzebski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lucarescu staying out of range there.
Lucarescu cracks Jostrzebski with an open hand slap.
Lucarescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jostrzebski manages to avoid it.
Jostrzebski avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Jostrzebski misses its target.
Lucarescu misses with an uppercut. Jostrzebski saw that one coming.
Lucarescu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Jostrzebski.
Lucarescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lucarescu stuns Jostrzebski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jostrzebski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jostrzebski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu looks to land a left hand but Jostrzebski moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Jostrzebski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jostrzebski just misses with a punch to the body.
Jostrzebski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jostrzebski throws a body punch but Lucarescu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jostrzebski. Lucarescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jostrzebski dips to his left and cracks Lucarescu with an uppercut!
Jostrzebski throws a lazy right hand but Lucarescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucarescu lands a right hook to the body.
Lucarescu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lucarescu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucarescu misses with a lunging right hand
and Jostrzebski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mircea Lucarescu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mircea Lucarescu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jostrzebski is just out of range.
Jostrzebski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jostrzebski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lucarescu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jostrzebski scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Lucarescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mircea Lucarescu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Jostrzebski misses its intended target.
Lucarescu throws out a counter right but Jostrzebski avoids it with no problem.
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jostrzebski is just out of range.
Lucarescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jostrzebski ducks under a wild hook from Lucarescu.
Jostrzebski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucarescu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lucarescu lands with a straight right. Jostrzebski didn't see that one coming.
Jostrzebski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucarescu.
Jostrzebski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucarescu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot.
Lucarescu scores with a decent looking hook.
Lucarescu misses the body punch
enabling Jostrzebski to counter with a crisp jab.
Jostrzebski misses with a wild body shot.
Jostrzebski missing with a left hand there. Lucarescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucarescu scores with a shot to the body.
Jostrzebski misses with an uppercut. Lucarescu saw that one coming.
Lucarescu connects with a body shot that sends Jostrzebski's belly button to the back.
Lucarescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucarescu thuds a left hand into Jostrzebski's body.
Lucarescu misses with a wild body shot.
Jostrzebski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jostrzebski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lucarescu to score with a decent uppercut.
Jostrzebski moves out of range as Lucarescu strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot
enabling Jostrzebski to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jostrzebski loads up on a big right hand but Lucarescu slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Lucarescu misses.
Lucarescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jostrzebski.
Lucarescu scores with the left hand. Jostrzebski knows he should have avoided that one.
Jostrzebski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jostrzebski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jostrzebski misses with a looping left.
Jostrzebski missing with a left hand there. Lucarescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jostrzebski throws a series of punches but Lucarescu avoids them all with ease.
Lucarescu misses with a hook. Jostrzebski ducked under it nicely.
Lucarescu scores with a shot to the body.
Lucarescu ducks under a wild hook from Jostrzebski.
It seemed like Lucarescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jostrzebski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu swings for the body but Jostrzebski moves out of range.
Jostrzebski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lucarescu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lucarescu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jostrzebski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jostrzebski moves away.
No joy there for Lucarescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook.
Jostrzebski throws out a loose jab but Lucarescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Lucarescu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Lucarescu.
Lucarescu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jostrzebski looks to land a right hand but Lucarescu moved out of range.
Lucarescu throws a lazy right hand but Jostrzebski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jostrzebski is just out of range.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jostrzebski.
Jostrzebski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jostrzebski swings for the body but Lucarescu moves out of range.
Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucarescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.
Lucarescu jabs Jostrzebski right on the nose. Jostrzebski blinks but takes it well.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Jostrzebski is just out of range.
Jostrzebski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lucarescu cracks a nice hook into Jostrzebski's ribs.
Jostrzebski misses with a hook
and Lucarescu counters with a straight right hand.
Jostrzebski moves out of range as Lucarescu strikes.
Jostrzebski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joseph Jostrzebski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucarescu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mircea Lucarescu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucarescu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mircea Lucarescu!
Mircea Lucarescu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dickinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aint No Sunshine. David Dickinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, David Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dickinson eats them both and turns towards Kuznetsov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Dickinson blocks it.
Jab from Dickinson.
Sloppy strikes from Kuznetsov. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Kuznetsov finds it's target.
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the body
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dickinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a decent looking hook.
Dickinson shoots and misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Dickinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuznetsov.
Dickinson goes for a double leg but Kuznetsov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Kuznetsov continues to drive forward.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Kuznetsov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with a leg kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a two punch combo.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dickinson closes the distance and clinches up with Kuznetsov, looking for a takedown. Dickinson pushes Kuznetsov against the ropes but Kuznetsov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov lands an uppercut.
Kuznetsov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kuznetsov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Dickinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickinson.
Dickinson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kuznetsov.
Dickinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov can't find room to land a body shot as Dickinson controls the action.
Kuznetsov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dickinson blocks an uppercut.
Dickinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dickinson blocking some punches.
Dickinson blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Dickinson tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Dickinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuznetsovs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Dickinson on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands a shot to the body.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kuznetsov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dickinson scores with a hook to the body.
Dickinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov misses with the head strike.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
Dickinson takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Dickinson.
Dickinson working aggressively here.
Dickinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Dickinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickinson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickinson blocking some punches.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with a shoulder strike.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
A combination from Dickinson does no damage.
Kuznetsov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dickinson back to the ropes. Kuznetsov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
David Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Dickinson misses with a takedown
and Kuznetsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickinson is rocked!
Dickinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuznetsov with a hook.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Dickinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickinson also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Dickinson avoids it easily.
Dickinson has been working on his balance at BodyWorx, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body. Dickinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dickinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuznetsov slaps away a takedown attempt from Dickinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kuznetsov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Dickinson was well out of range.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Dickinson's head but Dickinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Dickinson is looking for a counter combo.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Dickinson saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Kuznetsov is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
David Dickinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuznetsov. That snapped Dickinson's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with a head kick.
Dickinson blocks a jab.
No luck for Dickinson with that takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Dickinson is looking to counter punch.
Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Dickinson is looking to land body kicks.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Dickinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickinson also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Dickinson. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dickinson. Dickinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuznetsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dickinson in his tracks.
Kuznetsov cracks Dickinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dickinson walks into a jab.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dickinson.
Kuznetsov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dickinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuznetsov, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuznetsov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to move into range but Dickinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Dickinson counters with a big head kick but Kuznetsov shrugs it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetsov jabs at Dickinson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickinson.
Kuznetsov lands with a cross.
Dickinson throws a shot to the body.
Dickinson fails with the takedown
and Kuznetsov counters with a straight right hand.
Dickinson thows a leg kick but Kuznetsov checks it
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickinson.
Dickinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to bum rush Dickinson with a series of wild strikes but Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dickinson tries for a takedown but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dickinson swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznetsov circles away.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Dickinson avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov lands with a straight right. Dickinson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickinson. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.
Nikolai Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickinson walks into a stiff left hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks to land a combination but Dickinson avoids it well.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Dickinson was well out of range.
Dickinson shoots for a takedown but Kuznetsov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dickinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuznetsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Dickinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dickinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dickinson swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Dickinson moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kuznetsov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dickinson connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetsov's belly button to the back.
Dickinson throws a leg kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dickinson blocks a jab.
Dickinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dickinson is looking to wear down Kuznetsov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dickinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dickinson slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Dickinson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dickinson throws a body kick that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuznetsov! But no joy.
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Dickinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickinson also avoids with ease.
And Dickinson counters with a quick kick to the body but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Nice defenses there by Dickinson.
Dickinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Dickinson slips the punch.
Dickinson staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by Dickinson.
Nice straight punches there by Kuznetsov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuznetsov.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuznetsov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Dickinson avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Dickinson with that takedown attempt.
Dickinson throws a head kick that misses.
Dickinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov with a nice cross.
Dickinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuznetsov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuznetsov counters with a straight that turns Dickinson's legs to rubber! Kuznetsov pushes forward with more strikes and Dickinson goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kuznetsov!
An out of breath Nikolai Kuznetsov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nooles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Nooles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira clinches up against the ropes.
Oliveira digs a right hand underneath Nooles's ribcage. Nooles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nooles misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nooles blocks it with crossed arms.
Nooles lands a nice uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Nooles.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliveira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nooles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nooles cracks Oliveira with a nice body shot.
Nooles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nooles has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Nooles misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nooles's elbow.
Oliveira lands a hook that snaps the head of Nooles backwards.
Oliveira lands a nice uppercut.
Nooles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Oliveira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nooles can turn it around.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Nooles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Oliveira gets through Nooles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nooles.
Nooles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nooles throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Good body shot from Oliveira.
Nooles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira misses with a knee strike.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nooles blocks an uppercut.
Nooles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nooles tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nooles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nooles blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nooles.
Nooles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira is working Nooles over against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nooles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nooles misses with a hook to the body
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
Nooles throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nooles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a hook
letting Nooles counter with a right hand.
Nooles misses with a left hand
and Oliveira counters with a body kick that stops Nooles in his tracks momentarily.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nooles throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nooles.
Oliveira looks to throw the jab but Nooles is out of range.
Nooles throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Nooles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliveira's head.
Nooles gets tackled into the ropes by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
Nooles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nooles tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nooless head.
Nooles throws a head punch that misses.
Nooles throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira lands an elbow inside that Nooles shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nooles.
Oliveira missing with knees to the body.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Oliveira.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Oliveira.
Nooles is rocked!
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Nooles's head.
Nooles is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Nooles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliveira.
Oliveira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nooles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nooles looks winded!
Oliveira lands a body punch.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oliveira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliveira throws a big uppercut that drops Nooles! More strikes from Oliveira and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nooles lies dazed against the ropes as Oliveira celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Oliveira!
Our winner, Fernando Oliveira, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hillary Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elijah Judah could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hillary Trump's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Trump steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Judah slips a jab from Trump.
Judah misses with a shot to the body
letting Trump counter with a right hand.
Judah throws a hook but Trump avoids it easily.
Trump misses with a looping right.
Judah swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Trump looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump staying out of range there.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hillary Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Judah slips a straight right by Trump.
Trump takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Trump misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Judah misses with a jab to the body
enabling Trump to counter with a crisp jab.
Trump moves away from the strike by Judah.
Trump scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trump comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trump has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Judah misses with a hook
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Trump.
Trump looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Trump throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Judah duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trump is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Judah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at aLion's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Judah sizes up Trump with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trump fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
Trump looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
Trump misses with a right hand
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trump sizes up Judah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Judah throws out a powerful jab.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Trump tries to bum rush Judah with a series of wild strikes but Judah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Judah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trump.
Trump is looking for the big counter here.
Judah looks to land a right hand but Trump moved out of range.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trump.
Judah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trump has time to react.
Judah moves out of range as Trump strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Trump.
Judah throws a jab when Trump was well out of range.
Judah connects with the punch.
Trump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judah throws a big counter combination but Trump scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Trump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
Trump misses with a right hand
and Judah counters with a left to the body.
Trump dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Trump thuds his right hand into Judah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judah throws a head kick that half lands.
Trump is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trump was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
It seemed like Trump was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah lands with an overhand left.
Trump connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump thuds a left hand into Judah's body.
Judah misses the jab.
Trump is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Judah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trump works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Judah throws a body punch but Trump moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Trump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trump throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Trump rushes Judah and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Trump.
Trump jumps guard and drags Judah to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trump working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump working a defensive guard but Judah passes into half guard.
Trump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Judah is working away from the top position though.
Trump is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hillary Trump dominated that round.
That's time! Judah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Hillary Trump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Trump takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Trump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trump misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trump might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Trump misses.
Trump on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Trump throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trump scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Judah misses with a looping left.
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Trump misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trump on the side of the head.
Judah misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Judah coming out on top.
Jab by Judah.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Trump throws an off balance right hand
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judah slips a jab and a cross from Trump.
Judah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trump looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah misses with a left hand
and Trump counters by clinching up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Judah misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah scores with a shoulder strike.
Trump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Judah.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Trump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trump seems to have recovered his senses.
Trump misses with a looping left.
Trump lands with a good body shot.
Judah with a jab.
Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trump cracks Judah with an open hand slap.
Judah lands a nice looking body shot.
Trump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump slips under a jab.
Trump connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a right hand
and Judah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Judah throws a jab when Trump was well out of range.
Judah misses with a hook. Trump ducked under it nicely.
Trump throws a lazy uppercut
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Judah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trump under the eye.
Judah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trump if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Trump misses.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trump throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judah counters with a left and a right that stings Trump.
Trump throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trump thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trump moves in looking to clinch but Judah pushes him off.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Trump scores with a one two! Judah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
Judah misses with the combination.
Trump avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trump has time to react.
Judah scores with the left hand. Trump knows he should have avoided that one.
Judah takes a swing at Trump's ribcage but misses.
Judah keeps the fight on the outside.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trump manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Trump is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Trump throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Judah throws a jab when Trump was well out of range.
Trump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses with a double jab.
Trump lands a nice shot that snaps Judah's head back.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trump lands a slapping body shot.
Trump has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trump's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trump duly obliges.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Judah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Trump misses.
Judah slips a straight right by Trump.
Judah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah cracks Trump with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trump closes the distance but Judah moves to the side
and Judah counters with a thumping low kick.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah defending well as Trump loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Trump misses with a wild combination.
Judah is looking to slow Trump down with leg kicks.
Trump throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trump throws a series of punches but Judah moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Trump - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Judah misses
and Trump counters with a right hand to the body.
Trump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Judah tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Judah scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Judah misses with some punches.
Trump working aggressively here.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
A right hand to the body from Judah.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Judah just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Judah as the two fighters clinch.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trump.
Judah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trump or not.
Trump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Judah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Judah 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Judah!
Elijah Judah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aokison avoids it really well and circles away.
Aokison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aokison 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.
Brown is looking to clinch but Aokison is avoiding it.
Aokison stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aokison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Aokison gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the ropes.
Brown walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryu Aokison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Brown.
Aokison lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Aokison tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Aokison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Aokison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aokison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aokison catches Brown napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Brown to the canvas!
Brown is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aokison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Aokison finish him?
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aokison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aokison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown 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.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Aokison passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Aokison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Brown can't escape the position.
Aokison is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Brown. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Aokison keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
Brown covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Aokison is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Aokison has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Brown! Can he survive? No! He's out! Aokison gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryu Aokison!
An out of breath Ryu Aokison thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soszynski comes to the ring accompanied by Sabaton - 40 : 1. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski needs to keep his hands up - Mu had a free shot at his head there.
Mu misses with a hook. Soszynski ducked under it nicely.
Soszynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mu's sensitive parts.
Mu misses with a hook to the body
and Soszynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mu throws a low kick, looking for Soszynski's leg but Soszynski calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Soszynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soszynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mu.
Soszynski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mu's sensitive parts.
Soszynski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Soszynski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soszynski.
Mu 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.
Mu scores with a leg kick.
Mu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mu scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mu misses with a shot to the body
and Soszynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like He Mu has been cut.
Mu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soszynski. That did some damage!
Soszynski wants to land a leg kick but Mu is out of range.
Mu blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soszynski, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mu. Soszynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soszynski lands with a right hand.
A jab from Mu finds it's way through Soszynski's defenses.
Mu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Soszynski.
Mu is rocked!
Soszynski lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Mu head around and knocks him out cold! Soszynski hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krystian Soszynski!
Krystian Soszynski retains his light heavyweight title!
Krystian Soszynski 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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Main event
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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 will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bunker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunker finds it's way round the side to connect with Jacobson's head.
Jacobson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunker counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
Jacobson misses with a hook. Bunker ducked under it nicely.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bunker throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
Bunker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws an off balance right hand
and Bunker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Jacobson on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunker misses with the head strike.
Jacobson blocks a body shot from Bunker.
Bunker misses with some punches.
Bunker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jacobson moves out of range as Bunker strikes.
Bunker throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
Bunker lands with a shot to the body.
Jacobson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jacobson throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Bunker.
Jacobson lands with a good body shot.
Bunker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson backing away here, and Bunker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bunker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bunker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Jacobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bunker misses with a hook
and Jacobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacobson avoids a kick to the body.
Bunker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jacobson's head.
Jacobson looks to land a body kick but Bunker moved away.
A little jabbing left from Bunker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jacobson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacobson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jacobson defending well as Bunker loads up on a big left hand.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunker.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunker moves away.
Bunker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bunker throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jacobson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Jacobson coming out on top.
Bunker moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson with a jab.
Jacobson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jacobson misses with a body shot.
Jacobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunker.
Bunker avoids a kick to the body.
Bunker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bunker lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Jacobson scores with a nice head shot.
Bunker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunker misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Jacobson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacobsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson staying out of range there.
Bunker throws a body punch but Jacobson moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jacobson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Bunker.
Bunker throws a body punch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson throws out a leg kick but Bunker moves out of range and Jacobson only half commits.
Bunker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunker counters with a good, hard body kick but Jacobson shrugs it off.
Jacobson throws a jab when Bunker was well out of range.
Jacobson misses with a body shot.
Jacobson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunker. Jacobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Bunker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bunker walks into a straight right hand from Jacobson.
Bunker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jacobson moves out of range as Bunker strikes.
Jacobson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bunker checks a leg kick.
Bunker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jacobson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bunker.
Jacobson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jacobson is looking to counter punch.
Jacobson cracks Bunker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good shot there by Jacobson.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Bunker looks to move away, Jacobson throws a big counter combo but Bunker just gets out of the way.
Jacobson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bunker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Bunker.
Jacobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunker digs a good body shot into Jacobson's ribs.
Bunker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobson moves away.
Jacobson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunker throws a push kick but Jacobson slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bunker throws a leg kick
and Jacobson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunker jabs at Jacobson's body.
Bunker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jacobson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bunker really felt that one!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunker. That's going to slow Jacobson down.
Bunker just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Bunker.
Jacobson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gil Jacobson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Jacobson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Jacobson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jacobson throws a good cross that connects.
Bunker lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobson's head.
Jacobson throws a jab when Bunker was well out of range.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jacobson looks to throw the jab but Bunker is out of range.
Jacobson staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Bunker blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker lands a head shot.
A left lands for Bunker.
Jacobson throws a jab when Bunker was well out of range.
Jacobson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Bunker.
Jacobson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jacobson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bunker digs a good body shot into Jacobson's ribs.
Bunker throws a nice head kick!
Bunker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jacobson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jacobson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunker.
Jacobson misses with a leg kick
and Bunker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 motions for Bunker to come forward. Jacobson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunker cracks Jacobson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bunker looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
Jacobson scores with a jab. Bunker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunker checks the leg kick.
Bunker misses with an uppercut.
Jacobson misses with a leg 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 Gil Jacobson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gil Jacobson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bunker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacobson moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacobsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bunker throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick by Bunker misses
and Jacobson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bunker misses with a looping left.
Jacobson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bunker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jacobson's head.
Jacobson walks into a straight right hand from Bunker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunker looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Bunker throws a push kick but Jacobson slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Jacobson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunker. Bunker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacobson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacobson misses with a low kick as Bunker jumps back.
Bunker looks to throw the jab but Jacobson is out of range.
Bunker cracks Jacobson with an open hand slap.
Bunker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
Jacobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Jacobson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jacobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Jacobson.
A slow jab from Bunker misses its intended target.
Jacobson throws a body kick that misses.
Bunker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Bunker.
Jacobson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bunker avoids the body shot from Jacobson.
Jacobson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunker lands with a straight right. Jacobson didn't see that one coming.
Jacobson throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.
Bunker lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jacobson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bunker throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Bunker throws a body kick that misses
and Jacobson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Bunker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunker misses with a hook. Jacobson ducked under it nicely.
Bunker looks to throw a body kick
and Jacobson counters with a low kick, right behind Bunker 's knee.
Bunker throws a hook to the side of Jacobson's head but Jacobson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Jacobson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bunker throws a body punch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Jacobson.
Jacobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jacobson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bunker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Bunker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jacobson doesn't seem phased though.
Jacobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson throws an overhand right that lands on Bunker's shoulder, as Bunker tries to avoid the shot.
Bunker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacobson on the side of the head.
Bunker misses the shot to the body.
Bunker throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Bunker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jacobson doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bunker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bunker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bunker!
Our winner, Tony Bunker, 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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