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Bushido 53: Aziz vs. Van Gaal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BASS. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franco shoots and misses
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Franco didn't expect that.
Richards wants to control from the top but Franco keeps moving.
Franco wants to stand but Richards is controlling the position.
Richards chips away with some ground and pound.
Franco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Richards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Franco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franco is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea.
Richards trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Franco lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Franco's guard.
Franco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Richards distracts Franco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Franco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richards throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Franco wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Franco keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards stands up over Franco, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Franco working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richards chips away with some ground and pound.
Franco is rocked!
Richards gets to his feet and stands over Franco, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Franco felt that one! Richards unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Franco from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Richards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirusho Matasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzpatrick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman . Hirusho Matasaki 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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173 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirusho Matasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Matasaki catches Fitzpatrick right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the body from Matasaki misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matasaki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fitzpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Matasaki throws a series of punches but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Matasaki throws a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Matasaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matasaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Darryl Fitzpatrick has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matasaki swings for the body but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hirusho Matasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzpatrick slips a jab and a cross from Matasaki.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matasaki.
Matasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands momentarily and Matasaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzpatrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Matasaki throws out a powerful jab.
Fitzpatrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matasaki.
Fitzpatrick appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Matasaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzpatrick is just out of range.
Matasaki throws a combination. Fitzpatrick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fitzpatrick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fitzpatrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matasaki.
Matasaki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFitzpatrick.
A big left from Matasaki misses.
Matasaki takes a swing at Fitzpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Matasaki throws a right hand that Fitzpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzpatrick also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matasaki lands a two punch combo.
Matasaki misses with a double jab
and Fitzpatrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Matasaki.
Matasaki throws the left hand but Fitzpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Matasaki.
Matasaki looks to land a combination but Fitzpatrick avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matasaki.
As Fitzpatrick backs off Matasaki throws a huge counter combo but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it all.
Matasaki throws a series of punches but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick throwing a counter right hand but Matasaki manages to avoid it.
Matasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matasaki takes a swing at Fitzpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands momentarily and Matasaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzpatrick.
Matasaki looks to land a combination but Fitzpatrick avoids it well.
Matasaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matasaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzpatrick throws out a loose jab but Matasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hirusho Matasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darryl Fitzpatrick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matasaki thuds his right hand into Fitzpatrick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matasaki misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzpatrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fitzpatrick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matasaki scores with a three punch combo!
Matasaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darryl Fitzpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matasaki lands a jab.
Fitzpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzpatrick is just out of range.
Fitzpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Matasaki with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matasaki looks to land a combination. Fitzpatrick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fitzpatrick tries to score with a low kick but Matasaki moves his leg out of the way.
Matasaki is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Matasaki misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matasaki, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by Matasaki.
Matasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzpatrick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Matasaki misses the target.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter punch.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matasaki.
Matasaki scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick slips a straight right by Matasaki.
Matasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fitzpatrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matasaki misses with a straight right.
Fitzpatrick misses with a left hand
letting Matasaki counter with a right hand.
Matasaki tries to bum rush Fitzpatrick with a series of wild strikes but Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Matasaki.
Matasaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fitzpatrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hirusho Matasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matasaki blocks a leg kick.
Fitzpatrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzpatrick counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick dodges the punch combination from Matasaki.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a counter combo.
Matasaki throws a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzpatrick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matasaki misses with a wild combination.
Matasaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fitzpatrick counters with a leg kick.
Matasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matasaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Matasaki misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Fitzpatrick misses its target.
Fitzpatrick slips under a jab from Matasaki.
Matasaki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFitzpatrick.
Matasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matasaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzpatrick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matasaki misses with a double jab.
Fitzpatrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hirusho Matasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darryl Fitzpatrick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzpatrick half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matasaki misses with the combination.
It looked like Fitzpatrick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matasaki.
Matasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fitzpatrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fitzpatrick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Matasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Matasaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice looking combination but Matasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matasaki throws a right hand that Fitzpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzpatrick also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Fitzpatrick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matasaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matasaki throws a right hand that Fitzpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzpatrick also avoids with ease.
Fitzpatrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzpatrick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matasaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzpatrick scrambles back to his feet.
Matasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Matasaki moves out of range.
Matasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzpatrick slips a jab and a cross from Matasaki.
Matasaki misses with a hook
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good low kick that Matasaki was not able to check.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matasaki misses with an uppercut. Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
Matasaki connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitzpatrick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matasaki back to the ropes. Fitzpatrick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Fitzpatrick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matasaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Matasaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fitzpatrick scores with a nice right hand.
Matasaki is rocked!
Fitzpatrick dodges the punch combination from Matasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Matasaki misses the target.
Well,Fitzpatrick is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Matasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitzpatrick swings for the body but Matasaki moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination that misses
and Matasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzpatrick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Matasaki does no damage.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matasaki counters with a three punch combo that has Fitzpatrick backing up. Fitzpatrick nods at Matasaki to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circling - Matasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matasaki throws a shot from downtown. Fitzpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Fitzpatrick misses with a double jab.
Matasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Matasaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fitzpatrick.
Matasaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matasaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matasaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matasaki swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzpatrick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fitzpatrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hirusho Matasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matasaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hirusho Matasaki!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hirusho Matasaki!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hirusho Matasaki!
Hirusho Matasaki wins by unanimous decision!
Hirusho Matasaki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Darryl Fitzpatrick was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll take my loss as a man... congratulations...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Nevzlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalke has chosen Operation Blade as his entrance music. Cody Chalke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergey Nevzlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Nevzlin misses.
Nevzlin lands with an overhand left.
Cody Chalke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalke has Nevzlin up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nevzlin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chalke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Chalke.
Chalke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nevzlin or not.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chalke tries to throw a body punch but Nevzlin avoids it by throwing Chalke back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke is looking to control Nevzlin's arms but Nevzlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chalke has his back to the ropes.
Chalke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nevzlin blocks a body shot from Chalke.
Nevzlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chalke wants a takedown.
Chalke has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nevzlin regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevzlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chalke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chalke throws a strike but Nevzlin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chalke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nevzlin is concentrating on defense, preventing Chalke from advancing position.
Nevzlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chalke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nevzlin is controlling Chalke's trapped leg to prevent Chalke from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke with the ground and pound but Nevzlin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chalke postures up in Nevzlin's guard and throws a big left but Nevzlin blocks it.
Chalke throwing strikes from guard but Nevzlin blocks nicely.
Chalke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nevzlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nevzlin keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Chalke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chalke postures up in Nevzlin's guard and throws a big left but Nevzlin blocks it.
Chalke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nevzlin keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Nevzlin being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nevzlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Nevzlin tries to keep at a distance but Chalke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nevzlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chalke jumps guard.
Chalke has his hands on Nevzlin's head, controlling the position.
Chalke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevzlin won't allow Chalke to sweep him here.
Chalke keeping moving, preventing Nevzlin from controlling successfully.
Nevzlin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nevzlin throwing strikes from guard but Chalke blocks nicely.
Nevzlin stopping the sweep attempt from Chalke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalke is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Chalke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chalke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nevzlin counters with a straight right hand.
Nevzlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nevzlin misses with a looping right.
Chalke swats away the attempt to clinch by Nevzlin.
Nevzlin lands a jab to the nose.
Chalke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nevzlin wants to land a leg kick but Chalke is out of range.
Chalke misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nevzlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nevzlin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chalke tries to clinch up.
Chalke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nevzlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Nevzlin looks to land a right hand but Chalke moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke blocks a jab.
Chalke darts in and clinches Nevzlin up against the ropes.
Chalke scores with a hook to the body.
Nevzlin tries to circle away but Chalke has him pinned against the ropes.
Chalke misses with a body punch.
Chalke avoiding damage.
Nevzlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nevzlin wants to stall.
Chalke blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nevzlin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chalke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Chalke.
Chalke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chalke wants to control from the top but Nevzlin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chalke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chalke passes Nevzlin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chalke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chalke is trying to control the action in half guard but Nevzlin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chalke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chalke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nevzlin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nevzlin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chalke scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chalke lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevzlin is staying active underneath Chalke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke prevents Nevzlin from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nevzlin is trying to maintain the position but Chalke is very close to passing his half guard.
Chalke lands strikes from half guard.
Chalke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Chalke there.
Chalke passes into side control, despite Nevzlin's attempt to control the position.
Nevzlin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chalke misses with the ground and pound.
Cody Chalke has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chalke grinds an elbow into Nevzlin's temple.
Nevzlin is rocked!
Chalke lands a strong strike to the head of Nevzlin. That's dazed him! Chalke looking to finish here. Nevzlin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Chalke lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Chalke!
Cody Chalke managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, RAGS of a RONIN, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doo Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doo Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Bobby Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Doo lands a right hook to the body.
Doo checks a leg kick.
Doo takes a swing at Bobby Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bobby Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Doo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Bobby Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doo.
Doo throws a looping overhand right but Bobby Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Doo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Doo.
Bobby Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doo Doo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bobby Jr is looking to clinch but Doo is avoiding it.
Doo throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bobby Jr misses the target.
Bobby Jr thows a body kick. Doo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bobby Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doo blocks the body kick.
Doo checks a leg kick.
Bobby Jr scores with a hook.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up.
Bobby Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bobby Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobby Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doo misses with a left hand
and Bobby Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobby Jr closes the distance and pushes Doo back into the ropes.
Doo prevents a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doo.
Bobby Jr misses with some punches.
Bobby Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doo misses with a low kick.
Doo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bobby Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doo lands a jab to Bobby Jr's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobby Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doo is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Doo misses.
Bobby Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Doo shakes him off and moves away.
Doo lands with a nice body punch.
Doo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bobby Jr moves out of range as Doo strikes.
Bobby Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bobby Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bobby Jr looks winded!
Nice cross by Doo.
Doo misses with a right hand
and Bobby Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bobby Jr slips a jab and a cross from Doo.
Nice jab there from Doo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doo counters with a nice right hand that sends Bobby Jr toppling to the canvas! Bobby Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Doo finish him?!
Bobby Jr is rocked!
Doo connects with a body shot.
Bobby Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Doo finish him?
Doo swinging wildly here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Doo engages and cracks Bobby Jr with a massive lead left hook - Bobby Jr tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Doo is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doo Doo!
Doo Doo very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Mamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamedov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht blocks a jab.
Mamedov looks to land a right hand but Dincht moved out of range.
Mamedov works Dincht's body with a nice hook.
Mamedov tests Dincht's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dincht comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mamedov, as that shot connected.
Mamedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dincht takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dincht has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dincht takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mamedov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mamedov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dincht avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mamedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dincht has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mamedov trying to control the action but Dincht is working from the bottom.
Dincht sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mamedov trying to control from half guard but Dincht is working away.
Mamedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mamedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mamedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mamedov is looking for a kimura here.
Mamedov is keen to just control but Dincht is a slippery customer.
Dincht keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Mamedov tries to pass to full mount but Dincht defends it.
Dincht is refusing to be controlled, as Mamedov sits in half guard.
Mamedov working the head and body with strikes.
Dincht avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamedov.
Mamedov trying to mount his opponent but Dincht defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dincht wants to get back to full guard.
Mamedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mamedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mamedov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mamedov uses his free foot to push down on Dincht's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dincht.
Mamedov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dincht turns into him and now he's in Mamedov's guard.
Dincht trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dincht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dincht is posturing up here but Mamedov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dincht tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dincht has to tap! Slick submission there by Mamedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khalid Mamedov!
Khalid Mamedov is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Khalid Mamedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cisowianka Naleczowianka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cisowianka Naleczowianka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson digs a good hook to Naleczowianka's body.
Svensson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Naleczowianka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Svensson ducks right into an uppercut from Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka throws a sloppy head kick
and Svensson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svensson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svensson.
Naleczowianka is trying to force a seperation but Svensson has the dominant position.
Svensson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Naleczowianka's efforts to push away.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Naleczowianka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naleczowianka's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Naleczowianka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svensson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Svensson.
Naleczowianka wants to break free but Svensson has control.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naleczowianka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Svensson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Naleczowianka can turn it around.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Naleczowianka to keep the fight standing.
Naleczowianka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svensson has him pressed against the ropes.
Naleczowianka has had enough of the clinch but Svensson keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Naleczowianka.
Svensson throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Naleczowianka holds him up against the ropes and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson gets control of Naleczowianka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Svensson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Svensson pulls Naleczowianka in close to prevent any damage.
Naleczowianka wants to stand but Svensson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Svensson is pulling down on Naleczowianka's head to control his posture.
Svensson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson pulls Naleczowianka in close to his closed guard and prevents Naleczowianka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Naleczowianka stands and throws Svensson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Naleczowianka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Naleczowianka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naleczowianka misses the shot to the body.
Svensson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naleczowianka misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Svensson misses its target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svensson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naleczowianka wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Naleczowianka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Naleczowianka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naleczowianka looking to stall.
Svensson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Naleczowianka throws out a powerful jab.
Naleczowianka throws a sloppy body shot
and Naleczowianka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Naleczowianka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka staying out of range there.
Svensson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Naleczowianka throws a leg kick
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naleczowianka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naleczowianka misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svensson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naleczowianka can do to turn this around?
Naleczowianka connects with a body shot that sends Svensson's belly button to the back.
Naleczowianka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naleczowianka scores with a hook.
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Naleczowianka tries to get set, Svensson tries to push him back and clinch up but Naleczowianka manages to avoid the attempt.
Naleczowianka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svensson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Naleczowianka misses with a head kick.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naleczowianka lands a nice looking body shot.
Naleczowianka throws a lazy head kick
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Naleczowianka lands with a kick to the temple. Svensson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Naleczowianka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Svensson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svensson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naleczowianka's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka is trying to break free.
Svensson works on Naleczowianka's body with a couple of short punches.
Naleczowianka wants to break free but Svensson has control.
Svensson scores with a shoulder strike.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Naleczowianka just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson tries to throw a body punch but Naleczowianka avoids it by throwing Svensson back against the ropes.
Svensson jumps guard and drags Naleczowianka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Svensson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Naleczowianka is looking to stand up but Svensson won't let him.
Svensson looking to control.
Naleczowianka wants to stand and escape but instead Svensson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Svensson trying to control but Naleczowianka is working from the bottom.
Svensson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naleczowianka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control but Naleczowianka is working from the bottom.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naleczowianka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naleczowianka wants to stand but Svensson is controlling the position.
Svensson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Sven Svensson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svensson tries to clinch but Naleczowianka is having none of it.
Naleczowianka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Svensson is able to avoid easily.
Svensson blocks a head kick by Naleczowianka.
A big right from Naleczowianka misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Naleczowianka misses the target.
Svensson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Naleczowianka throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Svensson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Naleczowianka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naleczowianka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Naleczowianka tries a head kick but it misses.
Naleczowianka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Naleczowianka lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naleczowianka was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Naleczowianka misses with a straight right.
Svensson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naleczowianka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Naleczowianka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson drives through and clinches with Naleczowianka against the ropes.
Svensson can't find room to land a body shot as Naleczowianka controls the action.
Svensson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Svensson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svensson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naleczowianka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naleczowianka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Svensson is trying to keep Naleczowianka in close.
Naleczowianka is looking to stand up but Svensson won't let him.
Naleczowianka stands up from Svensson's guard - Naleczowianka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Naleczowianka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svensson's head.
Naleczowianka misses with a head kick.
Svensson slips a jab from Naleczowianka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson lands a head shot.
Naleczowianka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson is looking to counter the offense by Naleczowianka and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Naleczowianka.
A quick step to the side and Svensson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naleczowianka misses the body punch
and Svensson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Naleczowianka just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka is trying to break the clinch but Svensson has him pressed against the ropes.
Naleczowianka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Svensson to keep the fight standing.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naleczowianka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Svensson has him pressed against the ropes.
Naleczowianka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Naleczowianka fails to land.
Naleczowianka prevents a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson tries a body shot but Naleczowianka blocks it.
Svensson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Svensson has a closed guard, preventing Naleczowianka from standing up.
Svensson controlling Naleczowianka's posture.
Svensson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Svensson is really struggling to control Naleczowianka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cisowianka Naleczowianka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Svensson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Sven Svensson!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Sven Svensson!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Sven Svensson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amr Al As (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momochi Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amr Al As!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Hanzo misses.
Al As connects with a right hand. Hanzo shakes it off.
Al As lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al As.
Al As 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.
A combination from Hanzo does no damage.
Hanzo lands a jab to the nose.
Hanzo connects with the punch.
Al As misses with an uppercut.
Hanzo misses with a looping right.
Al As lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanzo thumps Al As with a low kick.
Al As lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al As throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al As drops his hands momentarily and Hanzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanzo avoids the head kick by Al As.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
Al As was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left and a right from Hanzo both land. Nice combination.
Hanzo swings for the body but Al As moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands a jab to Al As's midsection.
Hanzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanzo misses with a straight left.
Hanzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Hanzo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hanzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al As moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al As was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Al As.
Hanzo misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al As is looking to chop away at Hanzo's legs.
Al As tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al As is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo moves away from the strike by Al As.
Al As moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Al As on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hanzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al As moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al As tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hanzo manages to circle out of the way.
Al As throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al As checks a leg kick.
Al As swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hanzo! But no joy.
Al As avoids the body shot from Hanzo.
Al As scores with a jab. Hanzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al As slips a straight right by Hanzo.
Al As tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hanzo manages to circle out of the way.
Momochi Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al As moves into range and clinches up with Hanzo.
Hanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanzo throws a head punch that misses.
Hanzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al As stalling the fight.
Hanzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al As breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al As misses the shot to the body.
Hanzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al As wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hanzo misses with a body shot.
Al As feints and then cracks Hanzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanzo down.
Hanzo throws a right hand that Al As ducks under and follows up with a left that Al As also avoids with ease.
Al As moves forwards but Hanzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanzo moves out of range of the leg kick from Al As.
Hanzo tries to score with a low kick but Al As moves his leg out of the way.
Al As connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hanzo. Hanzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanzo misses with a hook
and Al As cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al As is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hanzo throws a head kick that misses.
Hanzo looks to land a right hand but Al As moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo forces Al As back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Al As lands with a short shot to the head.
Al As lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanzo lands an uppercut.
Al As scores with a shoulder strike.
Al As blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Al As.
Al As blocking some punches.
Al As breaks the clinch.
Al As rushes Hanzo and presses him up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Al As controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Al As.
Hanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Al As uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Al As seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanzo can turn it around.
Al As has a couple of punches blocked by Hanzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Amr Al As will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al As throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Al As ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al As staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Hanzo.
Al As was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al As throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al As throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al As slips a jab from Hanzo.
Al As throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hanzo counters with a three punch combo that has Al As backing up. Al As nods at Hanzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al As checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al As moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanzo is looking to chop away at Al As's legs.
Hanzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al As.
Nice straight punches there by Al As. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Al As.
Hanzo moves out of range as Al As strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo looks to land a combination but Al As avoids it well.
Hanzo scores with a jab. Al As acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al As misses the shot to the body.
Hanzo connects with a leg kick. Al As looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al As showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanzo.
Al As feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Momochi Hanzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Al As counters with an outside leg kick.
Al As throws a hook to the side of Hanzo's head but Hanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanzo instigates a clinch.
Al As lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanzo backwards.
Al As doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al As blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Al As.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo tries a body shot but Al As blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al As.
Hanzo taking a breather.
Al As breaks the clinch.
Al As lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo misses with a wild combination.
Al As misses with a hook.
Al As takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanzo throws a front kick aimed at Al As's knee but Al As avoids it well.
Al As drives through and clinches with Hanzo against the ropes.
Hanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Al As uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al As fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al As misses with a body shot
and Hanzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hanzo throws a body punch but Al As moves out of range.
Hanzo throws a shot from downtown. Al As moves away and avoids it.
Hanzo throws a big shot that misses.
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al As was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
Hanzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al As doesn't seem bothered though.
Al As closes the distance and pushes Hanzo back into the ropes.
Hanzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hanzo tries to work over Al As's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al As scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al As breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al As takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al As misses with a wild body shot.
Hanzo digs a good body shot into Al As's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al As.
Hanzo feints and then cracks Al As's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al As down.
Al As closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Al As lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanzo backwards.
Al As blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al As swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzo stalls.
A short uppercut from Al As.
Hanzo misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hanzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al As has Hanzo up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Momochi Hanzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Al As misses the jab.
Al As displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanzo throws out the jab.
Hanzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al As is looking to clinch but Hanzo is avoiding it.
Hanzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanzo has managed to clinch.
Al As lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al As pushes Hanzo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al As misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Hanzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Hanzo lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al As.
Al As throws a hook but Hanzo blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Hanzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al As throws a leg kick but Hanzo moved away.
Hanzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al As is able to avoid easily.
Hanzo misses with a wild body shot.
Al As uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanzo.
Hanzo throws a hook but Al As blocks it.
Hanzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Al As. Al As circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanzo takes a swing at Al As's ribcage but misses.
Al As avoids the head kick by Hanzo.
Al As is looking to counter punch.
Hanzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hanzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Hanzo tries to get set, Al As tries to push him back and clinch up but Hanzo manages to avoid the attempt.
Al As lands a really nice looking cross but Hanzo seems unphased.
Al As lands a high kick!
Hanzo is rocked!
Al As throws a jab when Hanzo was well out of range.
Hanzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Al As finish him?
Al As ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanzo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hanzo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al As misses the shot to the body.
Hanzo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hanzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanzo staying out of range there.
Hanzo throws a series of punches but Al As avoids them all with ease.
Hanzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al As cracks Hanzo with an open hand slap.
Al As missing with a left hand there. Hanzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanzo with a nice cross.
Al As is looking to clinch.
Al As throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al As looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al As counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo lands with a slapping head kick.
BOOM! Al As lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hanzo. Hanzo tries to recover but Al As is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hanzo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amr Al As!
A victorious Amr Al As thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Darko misses its target.
We've been hearing reports that Darko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Black on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
Darko blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Darko pushes Black back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darko lands an uppercut.
Black misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Black looking to stall.
Darko lands a left hand.
Darko tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko wants the takedown. Black is fighting it off but Darko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Black's guard against the ropes.
Darko is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Darko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darko lands a couple of digs.
Darko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darko wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Darko is pushing down on Black's leg trying to pass to half guard. Black is fighting to maintain full guard but Darko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black won't allow Darko to pass to mount.
Darko thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Black keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Darko is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Darko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darko working over Black with some ground and pound. Black looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Darko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Darko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Darko eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Darko is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black has hold of Darko's hands but Darko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darko.
Black is looking to control Darko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darko throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Darko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Darko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darko.
Darko is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darko wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Darko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Darko.
Darko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Darko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Darko throws a big right hand that misses.
Black trying to control the position.
Darko won't allow Black to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Darko dominated that round.
That's time! Darko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Darko blocks the low kick.
A lazy body kick from Black
and Darko counters with a straight right hand.
Darko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Black loads up on a big right hand but Darko slips the punch.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko just misses with a punch to the body.
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darko keeps the fight on the outside.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darko throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black misses with a looping left.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black clobbers Darko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko slips a straight right by Black.
It looked like Darko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jason Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Darko misses with a looping left.
Black appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
Darko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darko lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black misses with a straight left.
Darko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Black scores with a head kick. Darko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Darko with a jab.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Black cracks the inside of Darko's front leg.
Darko throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Darko is out of range.
Black staying out of range there.
Darko throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Darko misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Black sizes up Darko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black slips a straight right by Darko.
Darko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Darko walks into a jab.
Jason Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darko throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Black feints a counter leg kick.
Darko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darko 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.
Black misses with a head kick.
Darko throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darko checks a low kick from Black.
Black misses with a low kick.
Darko is looking to clinch.
Black is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Black lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darko doesn't seem phased though.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
A big left from Darko misses.
Jason Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
A head kick by Black misses
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Darko misses the target.
Black misses with a leg kick.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darko takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Darko throws an off balance right hand
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Black steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Darko throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Darko's head back.
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Darko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Black.
Darko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black is looking to slow Darko down with leg kicks.
Darko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darko looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Black throws out a counter right but Darko avoids it with no problem.
Black throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Darko throws a big shot that misses.
Darko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black throws out a counter right but Darko avoids it with no problem.
Darko moves away from the strike by Black.
It looked like Darko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
An attempted straight right counter from Darko misses the target.
Darko throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
Darko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darko misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black moves out of range as Darko strikes.
Black tries to clinch there but Darko circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darko, as that shot connected.
Darko avoids the head kick by Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Erick Darko!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghazi Okah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock Stone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ghazi Okah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah throws a hook to the side of Kuznetcov's head but Kuznetcov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetcov misses with a lunging right hand
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetcov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuznetcov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okah avoids it really well and circles away.
Okah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okah gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuznetcov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kuznetcov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Okah looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah has his foot on Kuznetcov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuznetcov works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuznetcov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okah is trying to keep Kuznetcov in close.
Okah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuznetcov is one step ahead there.
Okah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuznetcov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kuznetcov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Okah working a defensive guard here.
Okah might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kuznetcov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Okah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuznetcov.
Okah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuznetcov preventing the sweep.
Okah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuznetcov's guard.
Kuznetcov looking to control.
Kuznetcov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kuznetcov pulls Okah in close to prevent any damage.
Kuznetcov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Okah controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov wants to sweep here but Okah controlling him for the moment.
Kuznetcov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd cheers as Kuznetcov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okah doesn't seem phased though.
Okah cracks Kuznetcov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kuznetcov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetcov lands a nice shot to the body.
Okah scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrey Kuznetcov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Okah.
Kuznetcov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Okah counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah scores with a body shot.
Kuznetcov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Okah wants to sweep here but Kuznetcov controlling him for the moment.
Okah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Okah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuznetcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Okah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okah is looking for a triangle but Kuznetcov pushes his legs off easily.
Kuznetcov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ghazi Okah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuznetcov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okah throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetcov.
A quick step to the side and Kuznetcov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Kuznetcov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetcov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Okah throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetcov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Okah throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Okah.
Kuznetcov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetcov shoots for a takedown but Okah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Okah.
Nice jab there from Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov tries to close the distance and clinch but Okah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuznetcov lands with an uppercut that bounces Okah off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okah with a nice cross.
Kuznetcov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuznetcov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okah tries to land a leg kick but Kuznetcov saw it coming and moves away.
Okah misses with a straight right.
Kuznetcov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kuznetcov 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.
Kuznetcov throws an overhand right that lands on Okah's shoulder, as Okah tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetcov misses with a wild combination.
Okah tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuznetcov is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetcov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetcov misses the target.
Kuznetcov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okah.
Kuznetcov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okah is fending him off so far but Kuznetcov persists. Nope, Okah circles away and we're back to standing.
Okah throws a big counter head kick but Kuznetcov avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetcov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Okah. That snapped Kuznetcov's head back.
Kuznetcov misses with a shot to the body
and Kuznetcov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okah moves out of range of the strikes.
Okah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuznetcov misses with a body shot.
Okah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Okah needs to keep his hands up - Kuznetcov had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah takes a swing at Kuznetcov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetcov lands with a good body shot.
Okah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Okah.
Nice body kick from Okah.
Kuznetcov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetcov.
Okah misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetcov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okah.
Kuznetcov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Okah sprawls and moves away.
Kuznetcov throws a jab but it's blocked by Okah.
Okah wants to counter with a clinch but Kuznetcov pushes him away.
Kuznetcov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Okah's guard.
Okah trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kuznetcov is in close to Okah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetcov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okah is trying to control the position but Kuznetcov postures up.
Kuznetcov throwing strikes but missing.
Kuznetcov is working Okah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okah trying to control the position.
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 Andrey Kuznetcov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okah takes a swing at Kuznetcov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetcov looks to throw the jab but Okah is out of range.
Kuznetcov looks to throw the jab but Okah is out of range.
Okah misses with a right hand
and Kuznetcov counters with a single leg into guard. Okah didn't expect that.
Okah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Okah controls Kuznetcov momentarily but Kuznetcov frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuznetcov is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuznetcov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah trying to keep a closed guard but Kuznetcov is proving a slippery customer.
Kuznetcov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuznetcov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okah keeping moving, preventing Kuznetcov from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kuznetcov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okah slips a jab from Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov throws a lazy right hand but Okah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okah throws out a counter right but Kuznetcov avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetcov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kuznetcov connects with a looping right hand.
Kuznetcov gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okah lands a shoulder strike.
Kuznetcov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okah scores with a hook to the body.
Kuznetcov prevents a body shot from Okah.
Kuznetcov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Okah clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Okah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kuznetcov throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Kuznetcov scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Okah is trying to get back to his feet but Kuznetcov has full control of the position and if anything, Okah has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kuznetcov throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Okah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Kuznetcov keeps control of the position as Okah tries to break free.
Okah trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Okah has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah is trying to get back to his feet but Kuznetcov has full control of the position and if anything, Okah has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Okah staying busy and making it hard for Kuznetcov to control.
Okah trying to control but not successfully.
Kuznetcov loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Okah hold on?
Okah wants to escape the position.
Kuznetcov avoiding Okah 's attempts to control his hands.
Okah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Okah looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov lands shots from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Kuznetcov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kuznetcov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okah takes one to the side of the head.
Kuznetcov misses with a lunging right hand
and Okah counters with a leg kick.
Okah connects with a crisp jab.
Okah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okah is looking to chop away at Kuznetcov's legs.
A big right from Okah misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuznetcov misses the target.
Kuznetcov takes a swing at Okah's ribcage but misses.
Ghazi Okah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetcov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Okah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetcov throws a poor cross that misses
and Okah counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetcov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Okah quickly recovers to half guard.
Okah tries to roll over but Kuznetcov keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov drops an elbow to the side of Okah's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuznetcov lands a nice short elbow.
Okah is trying to maintain the position but Kuznetcov is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuznetcov slips a nice elbow through Okah's hands, connecting with Okah's forehead.
Kuznetcov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Okah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Okah is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov slips a nice elbow through Okah's hands, connecting with Okah's forehead.
Nice strikes from Kuznetcov there.
Kuznetcov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuznetcov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Okah's thigh. Okah counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kuznetcov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kuznetcov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov throws a big right hand that misses.
Okah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Okah is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kuznetcov frees his head nicely. Oh but Okah has switched to an armbar! Kuznetcov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ghazi Okah!
Ghazi Okah is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ghazi Okah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz comes to the ring accompanied by Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Clarence Van Gaal has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jalaluddin Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Aziz.
Van Gaal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aziz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Aziz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aziz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aziz swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aziz tightens his grip and picks Van Gaal up, before dumping him to the ground. Van Gaal manages to land in guard.
Van Gaal looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Gaal, not yet.
Aziz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Gaal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Gaal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Gaal!
Aziz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gaal wants to control but Aziz is keeping him busy.
Aziz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Inna de Yard, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aziz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aziz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Gaal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Gaal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Gaal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aziz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Gaal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aziz has his foot on Van Gaal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Gaal works his way back into a safe position though.
Aziz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Van Gaal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Gaal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gaal.
Aziz tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Gaal is retaining full guard.
Aziz slips nicely into half guard.
Van Gaal keeping hold of Aziz's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Gaal wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Gaal defends it well.
Aziz passes to full mount!
Aziz wants to take his opponent's back but Van Gaal doesn't allow it.
Aziz takes Van Gaal's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Van Gaal is in trouble.
Van Gaal can't escape the position.
Van Gaal breaks Aziz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Van Gaal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aziz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Van Gaal passes into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal prevents Aziz from improving his position.
Van Gaal escapes and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aziz jumps guard and drags Van Gaal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Gaal trying to control but Aziz is working from the bottom.
Van Gaal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van Gaal wants to pass the guard but Aziz is keeping the position.
Aziz wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalaluddin Aziz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by Aziz as he checks the leg kick.
Aziz slips under a jab.
Aziz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aziz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Gaal can do to turn this around?
Van Gaal lands a jab to the head.
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gaal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aziz.
Aziz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Gaal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Gaal has managed to clinch.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Aziz controls the action.
Aziz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aziz tries to pull guard but Van Gaal forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
Aziz wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Gaal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalaluddin Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aziz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Gaal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aziz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aziz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Aziz lands with a right to the head.
Van Gaal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Gaal scores with a shot to the side of Aziz's head.
Aziz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Van Gaal after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Aziz as the two fighters clinch.
Aziz misses with the head strike.
Aziz goes for a takedown attempt but Van Gaal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Gaal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Gaal takes a swing at Aziz's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz clinches with his opponent.
Aziz fails to pull guard.
Aziz jumps guard but Van Gaal stands there with Aziz around his waist. Aziz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aziz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Gaal smiles and moves away.
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!
Van Gaal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aziz misses with a shot to the body
and Van Gaal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Gaal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azizs head.
A body shot lands from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gaal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aziz fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aziz throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
Aziz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Gaal tries to work over Aziz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Aziz fails to land.
Van Gaal misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aziz jumps guard but Van Gaal stands there with Aziz around his waist. Aziz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Gaal tries to work over Aziz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Aziz controls the action.
Aziz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Van Gaal to keep the fight standing.
Van Gaal tries to work over Aziz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aziz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aziz fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Aziz.
Aziz tries to pull guard but Van Gaal holds him up against the ropes and eventually Aziz drops back down to his feet.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Clarence Van Gaal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Gaal lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Van Gaal as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Aziz as the two fighters clinch.
Van Gaal lands an uppercut.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aziz looking for a takedown.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aziz tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
A short uppercut from Van Gaal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Aziz struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Aziz tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aziz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Gaal is defending well.
Van Gaal prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Van Gaal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aziz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Gaal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Gaal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aziz's calf.
Aziz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick which misses Aziz's front leg but catches the back leg as Aziz tries to avoid it.
Aziz misses the jab.
Van Gaal misses with a low kick.
Van Gaal feints and then cracks Aziz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aziz down.
Aziz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gaal.
Aziz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Gaal works Aziz's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Van Gaal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Gaal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Aziz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal cracks Aziz with a nice body shot.
A short right from Van Gaal on the inside.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aziz being controlled against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Aziz.
Aziz tries to score a body lock takedown but Van Gaal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aziz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aziz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aziz tries to pull guard but Van Gaal won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Aziz fails to land.
Aziz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Aziz controls the action.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Aziz tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Aziz back against the ropes.
Aziz is working for takedown but Van Gaal is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalaluddin Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aziz jumps guard but Van Gaal stands there with Aziz around his waist. Aziz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aziz lands with a left to the head.
Van Gaal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Gaal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Aziz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Aziz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aziz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Gaal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aziz blocking some punches.
Aziz working aggressively here.
Van Gaal stalling in the clinch but Aziz improves position.
Aziz is trying to drag Van Gaal to the mat but Van Gaal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Aziz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aziz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aziz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Gaal walks away with a smile on his face. Aziz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aziz shoots in but Van Gaal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aziz slips a straight right by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aziz shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Gaal sprawls well. He's pushed Aziz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Gaal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Gaal wants to land a leg kick but Aziz is out of range.
Aziz fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aziz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Gaal pushes Aziz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Gaal lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aziz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aziz ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aziz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Van Gaal really dominated that round.
That's time! Aziz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aziz cracks Van Gaal with a good jab.
Aziz just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
Aziz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Gaal avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Gaal looks to score with a jab to the body but Aziz is just out of range.
Van Gaal thows a body kick. Aziz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aziz tries to keep at a distance but Van Gaal has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Gaal walks away with a smile on his face. Aziz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Gaal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aziz checks it well.
Aziz shoots and misses
and Van Gaal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalaluddin Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aziz. Van Gaal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarence Van Gaal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz slips a jab from Van Gaal.
Aziz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gaal. Van Gaal obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Gaal takes the fight into the clinch.
Aziz pulls guard successfully.
Van Gaal trying to control the position from guard on top but Aziz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aziz is on top in guard.
Van Gaal seems keen to control Aziz's posture.
Van Gaal working a defensive guard here.
Van Gaal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz advances position into side control!
Van Gaal tries to improve position but can't.
Van Gaal sneaks back into half guard.
Aziz seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Gaal is not content to let Aziz control the position.
Aziz wants to pass the guard but Van Gaal is defending well.
Aziz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Gaal defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal trying to hold on to Aziz's head to control him but Aziz postures up.
Van Gaal is doing well to control the position and prevent Aziz from advancing to side control.
Aziz wants to free his trapped foot but Van Gaal is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Gaal wants to improve his position but Aziz is controlling well.
Van Gaal trying to hold on to Aziz's head to control him but Aziz postures up.
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.
Van Gaal wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Van Gaal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jalaluddin Aziz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Gaal keeping full guard, as Aziz tries to pass.
Aziz is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Gaal lands a leg kick that knocks Aziz off balance momentarily.
Clarence Van Gaal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Van Gaal misses.
Aziz fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Clarence Van Gaal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aziz tries to clinch up but Van Gaal circles away and keeps his distance.
Aziz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aziz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aziz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Gaal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Gaal darts in and clinches Aziz up against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Aziz tries to pull guard but Van Gaal holds him up against the ropes and eventually Aziz drops back down to his feet.
Aziz can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aziz.
A short uppercut from Aziz.
Aziz misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal lands with a short shot to the head.
Aziz tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz tries to pull guard but Van Gaal forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalaluddin Aziz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aziz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Gaal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aziz.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Aziz is trying to pull guard but Van Gaal turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Aziz controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gaal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aziz prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Aziz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Van Gaal clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jalaluddin Aziz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Aziz is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal is trying to break free.
Van Gaal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Aziz can't control as he wanted to and Van Gaal manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Aziz works his way into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gaal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aziz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Aziz crashes against the mat.
Van Gaal regains half guard.
Van Gaal is looking to improve his position.
Aziz is looking to advance position but Van Gaal won't allow it.
Van Gaal felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aziz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Gaal sees it coming and defends easily.
Aziz looks to land a strike but Van Gaal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Van Gaal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aziz has his foot on Van Gaal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Gaal works his way back into a safe position though.
Aziz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Gaal is looking to escape.
Van Gaal is positioning himself well to prevent Aziz advancing to mount.
Van Gaal wants to stand back up but Aziz manages to pass into side control.
Clarence Van Gaal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal is pushing Aziz's head away, looking to escape. Aziz manages to hold on to the position though.
Van Gaal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Van Gaal is looking for a sweep. Aziz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aziz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aziz seems to be working for a kimura but Van Gaal defends the submission attempt.
Van Gaal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Gaal trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence Van Gaal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Gaal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Clarence Van Gaal!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Clarence Van Gaal!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Clarence Van Gaal!
Clarence Van Gaal wins by unanimous decision!
Clarence Van Gaal is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Clarence Van Gaal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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