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Bushido 52: Wright vs. Whyte PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maki Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Gracie struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Kamiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kamiya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Kamiya circles away easily
and Kamiya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamiya counters with a crisp one two that drops Gracie! Kamiya thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gracie to his feet! Gracie is in big trouble!
Gracie is rocked!
Maki Kamiya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Gracie.
Kamiya gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Kamiya finish him?
Kamiya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
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!
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kamiya stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
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.
Kamiya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamiya would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kamiya has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Kamiya wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Kamiya wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamiya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kamiya is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kamiya tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Kamiya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Kamiya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Kamiya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamiya counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Kamiya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Kamiya circles away easily
and Kamiya counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Kamiya counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Gracie to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Kamiya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maki Kamiya!
In his post fight interview, Maki Kamiya started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Lucas Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'I had a terrible weightcut leading up to this fight, and can only appologise to my opponent for not handling it properly. Sorry'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyrie Irving!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Song!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Song throws a leg kick
and Irving cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Song tries a head kick but it misses.
Song falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irving counters with a left to the body.
Song wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Irving dodges the punch combination from Song.
Irving dodges the punch combination from Song.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving jabs Song right on the nose. Song blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Irving. Those never looked like landing.
Irving showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Song.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song misses with a few strikes there.
Song 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.
Irving dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Song has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Irving finds it's way round the side to connect with Song's head.
Irving fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Song looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Song takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Song closes the distance but Irving moves to the side
and Irving counters with a nice uppercut.
Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irving.
Kyrie Irving is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Song!
Song throws a nice looking combination but Irving bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irving 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irving counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Song tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Song walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irving appears to be looking for a big counter.
Song throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Irving counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Song is rocked!
Irving grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Song takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Irving cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyrie Irving!
Kyrie Irving decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Oggleberry-Pip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Springs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Norbert Oggleberry-Pip's chin.
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norbert Oggleberry-Pip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oggleberry-Pip attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oggleberry-Pip tries a head kick but it misses.
Oggleberry-Pip feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Springs's calf.
Springs blocks a head kick by Oggleberry-Pip.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oggleberry-Pip.
Springs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oggleberry-Pip checks a leg kick.
Oggleberry-Pip avoids the body shot from Springs.
Oggleberry-Pip finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oggleberry-Pip 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.
Oggleberry-Pip takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oggleberry-Pip moves into the clinch successfully.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with the head strike.
Oggleberry-Pip pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Springs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oggleberry-Pip clinches up with Springs and pushes him back against the ropes.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a hook that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oggleberry-Pip pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Springs missing with a left hand there. Oggleberry-Pip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Springs connects with a looping right hand.
Oggleberry-Pip lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Springs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Springs as he checks the leg kick.
Oggleberry-Pip takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Springs.
Oggleberry-Pip clinches up with Springs and pushes him back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Springs.
Oggleberry-Pip working aggressively here.
Springs swings wildly with an uppercut but Oggleberry-Pip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springs throws an elbow that misses.
Springs is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oggleberry-Pip struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a left hand that snaps the head of Springs backwards.
Oggleberry-Pip lands a left hand.
Springs lands with a right to the head.
Springs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oggleberry-Pip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Oggleberry-Pip fails to land.
Oggleberry-Pip misses with a punch to the body.
Oggleberry-Pip lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oggleberry-Pip's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Springs is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Oggleberry-Pip hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randy Springs!
Randy Springs decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alastair Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Carlos Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luciano's waist but Luciano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunn off to one side.
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luciano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunn.
We've been informed that Luciano has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alastair Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches up with Luciano, looking for a takedown. Dunn pushes Luciano against the ropes but Luciano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luciano with a nice cross.
Luciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dunn's head.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Luciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn looking to score a takedown here. Luciano is defending well but Dunn drives through and ends up in Luciano's guard.
Luciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is pulling down on Dunn's head to control his posture.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Luciano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Luciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciano wants to improve his position but instead Dunn has moved into half guard.
Luciano manages to get to full guard.
Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luciano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luciano wants to sweep here but Dunn controlling him for the moment.
Luciano controlling Dunn's posture.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn postures up in Luciano's guard and throws a big left but Luciano blocks it.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luciano keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luciano.
Dunn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jose Carlos Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano digs a good hook to Dunn's body.
A punch lands to the side of Dunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Luciano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano works Dunn's body with a nice hook.
Jose Carlos Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luciano lands an overhand right.
That kick from Luciano tenderised Dunn's leg. Dunn is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Luciano.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dunn or perhaps it was just good defense by Luciano, which made it look bad.
Luciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Luciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano connects with a body shot that sends Dunn's belly button to the back.
Luciano stuns Dunn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luciano connects with a leg kick. Dunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luciano lands a really nice looking cross but Dunn seems unphased.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Luciano.
Luciano cracks Dunn with an open hand slap.
Dunn shoots in for a double leg but Luciano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luciano scores with a jab.
Luciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luciano delivers a nice body kick.
Luciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunn fails with the takedown
and Luciano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Carlos Luciano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luciano lands a nice hook to Dunn's body. Dunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunn misses with a takedown attempt - Luciano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luciano digs a good body shot into Dunn's ribs.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses.
Dunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat.
Luciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alastair Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Luciano as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano connects with a leg kick. Dunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luciano thumps Dunn with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luciano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches up with Luciano, looking for a takedown. Dunn pushes Luciano against the ropes but Luciano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alastair Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luciano.
Dunn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Luciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Dunn should have avoided that one.
Luciano punishes Dunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Dunn. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Luciano. No joy for Dunn on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Luciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dunn's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luciano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jose Carlos Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luciano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Dunn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dunn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Luciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Luciano, not yet.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Luciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luciano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Dunn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunn fails with the takedown
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunn's head.
Luciano cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Dunn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luciano misses the jab.
Dunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luciano.
Dunn dives in and grabs Luciano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luciano pushes down on Dunn's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lunges at Dunn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunn's hand.
Dunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunn.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luciano.
Dunn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luciano.
Luciano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Luciano.
Dunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luciano tries to avoid it but Dunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luciano to the ground. Luciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dunn closes the distance and clinches up with Luciano, looking for a takedown. Dunn pushes Luciano against the ropes but Luciano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Luciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Carlos Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Luciano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luciano thumps Dunn with a low kick.
Dunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Luciano lands.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Luciano cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body. Dunn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dunn has a takedown stuffed.
Luciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dunn shoots for a takedown but Luciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Dunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunn's hands.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Luciano - just one landing.
Luciano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luciano lands a leg kick that knocks Dunn off balance momentarily.
Dunn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Luciano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luciano controls Dunn momentarily but Dunn frees himself.
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.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Luciano has his hands on Dunn's head, controlling the position.
Luciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Luciano, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well,Dunn is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Luciano has Dunn pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alastair Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Dunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Luciano's guard.
Luciano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dunn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luciano's head.
Dunn preventing the sweep.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciano working a defensive guard here.
Luciano seems keen to control Dunn's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jose Carlos Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunn's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses. Luciano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dunn's guard. Nice move by Luciano!
Dunn being controlled here, momentarily.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Luciano from controlling successfully.
Luciano is looking to stand up but Dunn won't let him.
Alastair Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Carlos Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luciano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jose Carlos Luciano!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jose Carlos Luciano!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jose Carlos Luciano!
Jose Carlos Luciano wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ao Ki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ao Ki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki wants to clinch
and Ibu counters with a nice body shot.
Ki tries to clinch but Ibu moves out of range.
Ki fails with a takedown attempt.
Ki is looking to clinch but Ibu is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibu! But no joy.
Ki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibu circles away.
Ibu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ibu connects with a single shot there.
Ki closes the distance and clinches up with Ibu, looking for a takedown. Ki pushes Ibu against the ropes but Ibu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ao Ki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibu misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koh Ibu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki shoots for a double leg takedown but Ibu sprawls well. He's pushed Ki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ibu digs a good hook to Ki's body.
Ki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki darts in looking for a takedown but Ibu gets double underhooks and turns Ki into the ropes.
Ibu has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Ki closes the distance and clinches up with Ibu, looking for a takedown. Ki pushes Ibu against the ropes but Ibu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ibu feints a counter leg kick.
Ibu throws a good cross that connects.
Ki moves away from the strike by Ibu.
A big right from Ibu misses.
Ki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ibu sprawls and moves away.
Ki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Ibu.
Ibu lands a jab to Ki's midsection.
Ibu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ibu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ki's sensitive parts.
Ki slips a straight right by Ibu.
Good shot there by Ibu.
Ki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Ki as he checks the leg kick.
Oh Ki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice takedown defense from Ibu. No joy for Ki on that attempt.
Ki seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koh Ibu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu leaves Ki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ibu lands a big head kick that sends Ki tumbling to the mat! Ibu takes a step backwards and waves Ki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ibu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ibu throws out a leg kick but Ki moves out of range and Ibu only half commits.
Ibu walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ki drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ibu swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ki's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koh Ibu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Koh Ibu made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rami Astalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astalo's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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24
154 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Astalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Astalo slips a jab from Takayanagi.
Decent striking displayed by Astalo there.
Astalo throws a hook but Takayanagi blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Astalo.
Takayanagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Astalo. That did some damage!
Takayanagi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Astalo sends Takayanagi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Astalo is motioning to the referee to let Takayanagi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Takayanagi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astalo feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Takayanagi crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rami Astalo!
Rami Astalo gave a mention to RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the ring accompanied by Made in Brazil. Yamada has chosen Yoshida Brothers - Ibuki as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcio Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamada off to one side.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamada is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Yamada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Yamada on that attempt.
Marcio Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Yamada.
Yamada closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez has control of Yamada's left arm, preventing Yamada from doing any damage.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Yamada from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarez holds on and takes a little breather.
Alvarez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Yamada tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarez holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yamada fails with the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alvarez lands a head kick. Yamada smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Yamada looks winded!
Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez pulls Yamada in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada drops back looking for a leg! Alvarez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alvarez manages to kick Yamada off! Yamada jumps back into Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez pulls Yamada in to control the position.
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamada postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing good reports from Alvarez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alvarez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in Bonsai Club MMA inform me that Yamada has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Yamada must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Further stalling from Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Yamada is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alvarez is pulling down on Yamada's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamada, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yamada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamada trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamada is defended easily by Alvarez.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marcio Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Yamada.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Yamada shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed Yamada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Yamada shoots in.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Yamada's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamada tries to avoid it.
Alvarez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada shoots in and gets a takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez pulls Yamada in close to his closed guard and prevents Yamada from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yamada is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Alvarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alvarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamada.
Alvarez seems keen to control Yamada's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alvarez continues to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez throws a low kick, looking for Yamada's leg but Yamada calmly moves out of range.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
Marcio Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Yamada.
Yamada tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Yamada.
Yamada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and Yamada ends up having to push Alvarez into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez 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 Yamada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamada.
Alvarez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Yamada moves out of range easily.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamada changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamada is defended easily by Alvarez.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvarez lands with a slapping head kick.
Alvarez waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Yamada to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Yamada is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez pushing down on Yamada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamada is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yamada!
Alvarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alvarez takes Yamada's back.
Alvarez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Yamada's body.
Yamada seems to have recovered his senses.
More hug and hope from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcio Alvarez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamada shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yamada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Yamada tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvarez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yamada tries for a takedown but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Yamada's side.
Alvarez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez scores with a nice body kick.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yamada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvarez - the referee stops the clock and Yamada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvarez. Yamada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to work over Yamada's front leg with a kick but Yamada checks it.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
Yamada drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Yamada blocks a low kick nicely.
Marcio Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Yamada crumples to the floor! Alvarez milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcio Alvarez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcio Alvarez waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irvine Kinneas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thug Luv. 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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204 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner slips under a jab.
Gardner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kinneas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Kinneas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gardner misses with a double jab.
Gardner tries to bum rush Kinneas with a series of wild strikes but Kinneas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gardner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gardner! But no joy.
Kinneas loads up on a big right hand but Gardner slips the punch.
Kinneas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gardner takes a swing at Kinneas's ribcage but misses.
Gardner cracks Kinneas 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.
Kinneas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardner.
Gardner connects with a body shot.
Kinneas throws a series of punches but Gardner avoids them all with ease.
Gardner misses with a combination
letting Kinneas counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Kinneas slams his shin into Gardner's torso.
Kinneas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gardner misses with a lunging right hand
and Kinneas counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gardner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kinneas - the referee stops the clock and Gardner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kinneas. Gardner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kinneas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gardner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kinneas slips under a jab.
Kinneas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gardner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kinneas doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinneas.
A punch lands to the side of Gardner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner throws a big shot that misses.
Gardner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kinneas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gardner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kinneas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner misses the body punch
and Kinneas counters with a nice uppercut.
Gardner moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Kinneas misses with a right hand
and Gardner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Gardner.
Kinneas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kinneas closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gardner! Kinneas dives in looking to finish! Gardner 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 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irvine Kinneas!
Irvine Kinneas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Booth told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Booth!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Booth at a distance.
Booth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayhem bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Booth's head.
Mayhem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Booth momentarily.
Booth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayhem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayhem tries to counter with a takedown but Booth is quick to defend against it.
Booth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Booth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Booth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Booth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Booth swings widly with a right hand
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.
Mayhem checks the leg kick.
Mayhem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayhem clinches up with Booth and pushes him back against the ropes.
Booth tries to stall but Mayhem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Booth fails to land.
Booth misses with some punches.
Booth struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booth misses with a knee to the head.
Booth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Booth misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mayhem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth throws a head punch that misses.
Booth digs a right hand into Mayhem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mayhem's gas tank.
Booth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Booth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Booth.
Booth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Booth throws a shot to the body.
Mayhem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Booth.
Mayhem throws a predictable looking body shot
and Booth counters with an outside leg kick.
Booth misses with an uppercut
and Mayhem decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Booth's guard.
Booth is trying to control the position but Mayhem postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Booth can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is stalling in the full guard.
Booth is trying to keep Mayhem in close.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.
Booth working a defensive guard here.
Mayhem lands a couple of digs.
Mayhem won't allow Booth to sweep him here.
Booth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mayhem controls the pace.
Booth wants to improve his position but instead Mayhem has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mayhem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayhem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayhem winds up and cracks Booth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Booth wants to control but Mayhem is keeping busy.
Booth scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mayhem manages to mount him!
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.
Booth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Booth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayhem raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Booth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayhem's calf.
Booth walks into a jab.
Mayhem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Booth tests Mayhem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Booth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth thows a leg kick but Mayhem checks it
and Mayhem counters with a right hand to the body.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Mayhem swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bryan Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Booth slips under a jab from Mayhem.
Booth tries a quick counter leg kick but Mayhem is wise to it.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Booth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mayhem drives through and clinches with Booth against the ropes.
Booth throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Booth can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Mayhem can't get the takedown.
Booth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Booth throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
Mayhem successfully pulls guard.
Booth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mayhem is trying to keep Booth in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Booth wants to stand but Mayhem is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mayhem manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Booth manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Booth trying to control the position.
Mayhem trying to control but Booth is working from the bottom.
Mayhem chips away with some ground and pound.
Mayhem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Booth is keeping the position for now.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Booth wants to stand and escape but Mayhem is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth wants to sweep here but Mayhem controlling him for the moment.
Mayhem postures up.
Booth keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
Mayhem throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayhem is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Booth misses with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Booth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayhem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Booth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Booth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looks like Mayhem has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem misses with a lunging right hand
and Booth counters with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayhem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Booth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayhem at a distance.
Mayhem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mayhem dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Booth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Booth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Booth throws the left hand but Mayhem avoids the punch easily.
Mayhem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mayhem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Booth manages to avoid it.
Booth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Booth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayhem is out of range and Booth settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booth misses with the combination.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Booth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Booth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mayhem's head backwards.
Booth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mayhem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Booth doesn't seem bothered though.
Booth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayhem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
William Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayhem changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Booth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mayhem working away.
Bryan Mayhem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth is pushing Mayhem's head away, looking to escape. Mayhem manages to hold on to the position though.
Booth is looking to regain half guard here but Mayhem keeps moving and retains side control.
Mayhem taking a breather here.
Booth is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
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!
Booth looking for a sweep but Mayhem has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth is squirming around, avoiding Mayhem's attempts to control the action.
Booth is working to get back to half guard.
William Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth wants to try and get back to his feet.
Booth can't escape the position.
Mayhem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to lock up and control but Mayhem gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mayhem looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayhem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Bryan Mayhem!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Bryan Mayhem!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Bryan Mayhem!
Bryan Mayhem wins by unanimous decision!
Bryan Mayhem spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ira Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back. Whyte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Marley - Jammin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright staying out of range there.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Whyte's defenses.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Whyte checks a low kick from Wright.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Wright misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
We've been informed that Whyte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Whyte moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Wright.
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Wright.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wright throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright looks to land a combination. Whyte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Wright throws a lazy head kick
and Whyte counters with a nice body kick.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Whyte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whyte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Wright throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
As Whyte backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Whyte had a free shot at his head there.
Ira Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?
Wright moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Wright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright thows a body kick. Whyte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Whyte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whyte.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whyte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whyte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Whyte feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
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 Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whyte keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte slips a jab from Wright.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Whyte throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Whyte lands a two punch combo.
Whyte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the ropes.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Wright thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a front kick.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Whyte 's knee.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright is looking to counter with head kicks.
Whyte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Wright.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whyte misses the jab.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the ropes and back into range.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
A good leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ira Wright did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright misses with a hook.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte lands a front kick.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright cracks Whyte with an open hand slap.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Wright manages to duck under it in time.
Wright will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte misses the jab.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte slips a straight right by Wright.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Whyte thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Whyte was not able to check.
Whyte catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright had his way with Benson Whyte in that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright'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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Wright throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
Wright misses with a hook.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
Whyte lands a jab to the nose.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Whyte is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright slips a straight right by Whyte.
Wright scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whyte.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wright really felt that one!
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte tries to clinch up.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Wright.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Whyte swinging wildly here.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Wright throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Wright.
Whyte is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Ira Wright wins by unanimous decision!
Ira Wright retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Ira Wright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Benson Whyte spoke after the fight, saying 'I've been draining myself far too often to make this weight. I'll be moving back up to 185 where I plan to recapture what is rightfully mine. Congrats to my opponent, he's a true warrior'.
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