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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Harland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin with the Devil. Harland has chosen We Don't Know as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zander Harland!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harland's head.
No luck for Harland with that takedown attempt.
Popper swings widly with a right hand
and Harland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Popper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harland steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Popper.
Harland takes one to the side of the head.
Harland defending well as Popper loads up on a big left hand.
Harland moves out of range as Popper strikes.
Harland feints the counter takedown.
Bung Popper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popper thuds a left hand into Harland's body.
Popper throws out a loose jab but Harland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Popper takes a swing at Harland's ribcage but misses.
Harland tries to counter with a clinch but Popper shakes him off and moves away.
Harland walks into a jab.
Popper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harland walks into a straight right hand from Popper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper throws an off balance right hand
and Harland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Popper throws a jab when Harland was well out of range.
Popper misses with a looping right.
Harland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Popper connects with a single shot there.
Harland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Popper connects with a body shot that sends Harland's belly button to the back.
Popper lands a jab to Harland's midsection.
Popper misses the shot to the body.
Popper lands a nice shot to the body.
Popper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Popper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Harland has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
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!
Harland wants to control from the top but Popper keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harland throwing strikes from guard but Popper blocks nicely.
Harland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Popper's head.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Popper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popper wants to get back to his feet but Harland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harland throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Popper.
Harland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Popper connects with a body shot.
Popper lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Harland.
Harland now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Popper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Popper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harland counters with a straight right hand.
Harland ducks right into an uppercut from Popper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harland is rocked!
Popper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harland or perhaps it was just good defense by Popper, which made it look bad.
Bung Popper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Harland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harland needs to keep his hands up - Popper had a free shot at his head there.
Harland is still on wobbly legs! Can Popper finish him?
Popper drops Harland with a straight right hand, right on the button! Popper follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bung Popper!
A victorious Bung Popper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Zander Harland had this to say: 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Ray Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLauglin comes into the arena with You Belong To The City blaring out of the sound system. Razor has chosen ONYX Feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night as his entrance music. Edward McLauglin 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Ray Razor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin has managed to clinch.
McLauglin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Razor.
Razor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Razor is looking to break free of the clinch but McLauglin has double underhooks.
McLauglin presses Razor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McLauglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Razor controls his hands.
Razor managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
McLauglin gets underhooks to prevent Razor's takedown attempt.
Razor wants to take the fight to the mat but McLauglin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Razor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Razor.
McLauglin lands an elbow that stopped Razor in his tracks for a moment.
McLauglin leaning his opponent against the cage.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Razor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Razor as McLauglin tries to tie him up.
Come on McLauglin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Razor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Edward McLauglin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Ray Razor.
McLauglin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Razor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Razor with a hook.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
McLauglin checks a low kick from Razor.
Razor slips a jab from McLauglin.
And Razor tries to counter it with a takedown but McLauglin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McLauglin forces Razor back against the cage and clinches.
McLauglin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McLauglin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLauglin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McLauglin tries a body shot but Razor blocks it.
Razor is looking to break free of the clinch but McLauglin has double underhooks.
McLauglin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLauglin stalling in the clinch.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLauglin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Razor.
McLauglin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McLauglin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McLauglin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Razor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McLauglin working aggressively here.
McLauglin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Razor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McLauglin tries to land knees in the clinch but Razor avoids the damage to the body.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Razor wants a takedown.
Razor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLauglin ducks right into an uppercut from Razor.
Razor throws a series of punches but McLauglin moves out of range.
McLauglin takes a jab right on the kisser.
McLauglin moves into range and clinches up with Razor.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Razor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Razor manages to break the clinch.
McLauglin connects with a crisp jab.
McLauglin has Razor up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin pushes Razor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLauglin tries to land knees in the clinch but Razor avoids the damage to the body.
Come on McLauglin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Razor manages to break the clinch.
McLauglin tries to clinch up but Razor circles away and keeps his distance.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Razor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McLauglin swats away the attempt to clinch by Razor.
Razor closes the distance and clinches.
McLauglin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McLauglin is struggling to control the position.
McLauglin misses with the head strike.
McLauglin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Razor's face.
McLauglin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands a shot to the body.
McLauglin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Razor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McLauglin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Razor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLauglin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McLauglin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Razor.
McLauglin checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from McLauglin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Razor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLauglin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauglin closes the distance and pushes Razor back into the cage.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Razor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLauglin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Razor gets a clinch.
McLauglin tries to throw a body punch but Razor avoids it by throwing McLauglin back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Razor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McLauglin's half guard.
McLauglin wants to control but Razor is keeping busy.
McLauglin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McLauglin.
Razor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McLauglin looking for a sweep. Not yet McLauglin, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin keeping full guard, as Razor tries to pass.
McLauglin working a defensive guard but Razor passes into half guard.
McLauglin wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McLauglin's head.
Razor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Razor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Razor wants to pass the guard but McLauglin is defending well.
McLauglin trying to hold on to Razor's head to control him but Razor postures up.
McLauglin wants to get back to full guard.
Razor tries to pass the half guard into mount. McLauglin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Razor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Razor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edward McLauglin's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries to kick Razor off but Razor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McLauglin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Razor.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Razor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McLauglin moves into the clinch.
Razor is trying to break the clinch but McLauglin has him pressed against the cage.
Razor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Razor.
McLauglin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Razor.
McLauglin lands a nice shot to the body.
McLauglin lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLauglin stalling.
McLauglin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Razor.
McLauglin lands a good knee to the midsection. Razor won't want to take too many of those.
Razor is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from McLauglin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin just leaning against Razor, taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McLauglin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McLauglin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Razor.
McLauglin lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McLauglin.
McLauglin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
McLauglin lands a hook that snaps the head of Razor backwards.
McLauglin slowing the pace effectively.
McLauglin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Razor blocks it with crossed arms.
Razor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Razor shoots in for a takedown but McLauglin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McLauglin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Razor.
A jab from McLauglin does it's job there.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Razor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Razor throws a counter combo.
Razor clinches up with McLauglin and pushes him back against the cage.
McLauglin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Razor is trying to break free.
Razor blocks the elbow strike.
McLauglin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McLauglin lands with a short shot to the head.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Razor is trying to drag McLauglin to the mat but McLauglin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by McLauglin.
McLauglin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Razor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McLauglin has him pressed against the cage.
Razor blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
A shot in the inside from McLauglin.
McLauglin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Razor avoids it.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
Razor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward McLauglin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McLauglin is looking to clinch.
McLauglin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Razor can do to turn this around?
McLauglin wants to clinch up but Razor keeps it at a distance.
McLauglin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Razor finds it's way round the side to connect with McLauglin's head.
Razor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McLauglin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLauglin tries to clinch up.
Razor scores with the left hand. McLauglin knows he should have avoided that one.
Edward McLauglin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McLauglin has Razor up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Razor on the inside.
Razor blocking some punches.
Razor blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLauglin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Razor blocks it with crossed arms.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Razor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Razor manages to break the clinch.
McLauglin thuds his right hand into Razor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor misses with a head kick.
Razor throws a series of punches but McLauglin moves out of range.
Sonny Ray Razor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Razor walks into a jab.
Razor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Razor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLauglin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Razor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonny Ray Razor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Razor closes the distance and pushes McLauglin back into the cage.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Razor managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to throw a body punch but Razor avoids it by throwing McLauglin back against the cage.
Razor blocks a body shot from McLauglin.
A short right from McLauglin on the inside.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin gets through Razor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Razor is working for takedown but McLauglin is calmly controlling the position for now.
McLauglin stops a takedown attempt from Razor.
A shot in the inside from McLauglin.
Edward McLauglin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin prevents Razor from breaking the clinch.
Razor avoids the elbow strike from McLauglin, against the cage.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Razor.
Razor managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
McLauglin prevents the takedown attempt.
Edward McLauglin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Ray Razor.
Razor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McLauglin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeez, Edward McLauglin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McLauglin cracks Razor with an open hand slap.
McLauglin tries to clinch but Razor is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Razor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Razor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLauglin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McLauglin wants it to stay on the feet.
McLauglin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Razor misses with a combination
and McLauglin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Razor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Razor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McLauglin tries to clinch but Razor is having none of it.
Razor tried to score with a low kick but McLauglin checks it.
McLauglin moves into the clinch.
McLauglin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLauglin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sonny Ray Razor has been cut.
Razor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from McLauglin tenderised Razor's leg. Razor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Razor misses with a lunging right hand
and McLauglin counters with a low kick, right behind Razor 's knee.
McLauglin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Razor is looking for a takedown.
Razor tries to break the clinch but McLauglin is controlling the position.
McLauglin scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Razor is looking for a takedown.
Sonny Ray Razor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Razor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Razor can't break the clinch.
McLauglin is leaning against Razor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McLauglin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward McLauglin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McLauglin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward McLauglin!
After the big win, Edward McLauglin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rude Moogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Moogle's choice of entrance music: Ocean Drive. Big Dog could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rude Moogle's chin.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rude Moogle!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moogle throws a low kick, looking for Dog's leg but Dog calmly moves out of range.
Moogle tries to close the distance and clinch but Dog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dog fires out a quick counter leg kick but Moogle just manages to avoid it.
Dog stuns Moogle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moogle throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Rude Moogle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moogle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moogle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dog is looking to counter punch.
Moogle swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Moogle lands a jab to the head.
Moogle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog throws a chopping leg kick but Moogle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Moogle is just out of range.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Dog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moogle throws a combination. Dog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moogle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dog scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot by Moogle.
Moogle misses with a body shot.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moogle throws a solid leg kick but Dog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moogle.
Dog swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moogle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moogle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Rude Moogle has been cut.
Moogle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Dog lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moogle slips under a jab from Dog.
Moogle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dog counters with an outside leg kick.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moogle wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog slips a jab and a cross from Moogle.
Dog misses with an uppercut
and Moogle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dog has Moogle pressed against the cage.
Dog just leaning against Moogle, taking a breather.
Dog digs a right hand underneath Moogle's ribcage. Moogle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Moogle fails to land.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog working aggressively here.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moogle's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moogle.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Moogle.
Dog lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moogle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moogle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dog.
Moogle throws a body kick that misses
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moogle throws a sloppy head kick and Dog moves out of range easily.
Dog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moogle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moogle lands a head kick. Dog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moogle works the jab nicely.
Moogle throws the left hand but Dog avoids the punch easily.
Moogle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog. That snapped Moogle's head back.
Dog throws a low kick, looking for Moogle's leg but Moogle calmly moves out of range.
Moogle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dog makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moogle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moogle misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moogle throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog slips under a jab.
Moogle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dog takes a swing at Moogle's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Moogle.
Dog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moogle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moogle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dog cracks Moogle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dog blocks the body kick.
Moogle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moogle moves into the clinch.
Moogle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rude Moogle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rude Moogle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moogle can pounce on him.
Moogle closes the distance and clinches.
Moogle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog digs a right hand into Moogle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moogle's gas tank.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dog is pushing Moogle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moogle misses with some punches.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Moogle controls his hands.
Moogle manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moogle throws a lazy right hand but Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moogle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moogle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moogle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dog cracks Moogle with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moogle looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dog finish him?
Moogle is rocked!
Dog drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Moogle right on the button. Moogle goes down! Dog follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dog gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Dog!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice has chosen Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires scores with a jab. Justice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aires avoids the body shot from Justice.
Aires walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aires lands with a hook. Justice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justice throws a leg kick that misses.
Justice looks to land a combination but Aires avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Aires misses the target.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Justice backs away, Aires returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aires has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Renegade Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Aires is looking to chop away at Justice's legs.
Aires misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Justice digs a good hook to Aires's body.
Aires fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Aires moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Aires.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Aires's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aires's sensitive parts.
Justice lands a head shot.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Aires uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aires looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Justice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Aires misses
and Justice counters with a leg kick.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Aires saw that one coming.
Aires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aires.
Justice throws a one two combo.
Good leg kick by Aires there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aires throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justice in his tracks.
Justice connects with a crisp jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aires.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires keeps Justice at a distance using the push kick.
Aires jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for Aires on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Aires has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Justice finds it's way round the side to connect with Aires's head.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aires looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aires closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Aires pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aires misses with a body shot
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Justice circles away.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Aires. That snapped Justice's head back.
Aires lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Justice catches Aires right on the button with a cross.
Justice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Justice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Justice lands a nice shot that snaps Aires's head back.
Aires throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aires off to one side.
Justice jabs Aires right on the nose. Aires blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aires. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aires moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Aires 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Justice blocks a jab.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires shoots and misses
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aires cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Justice stalks Aires and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aires's face. Aires staggers backwards, shaken.
Justice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aires lands a jab to the head.
Justice fakes the leg kick and cracks Aires in the body.
Justice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Aires counters with a straight right hand.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aires. That did some damage!
Justice looks to land a right hand but Aires moved out of range.
Aires misses with a body shot
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aires jabs Justice right on the nose. Justice blinks but takes it well.
Aires throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Aires pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Aires settles back down.
Justice connects with a right hand. Aires shakes it off.
Aires scores with a nice body kick.
Aires throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aires throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aires checks it well.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Justice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Justice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aires's head.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Aires wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aires connects with a leg kick. Justice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aires lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Aires looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aires swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Justice.
Aires feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Justices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aires scores with a nice strike.
Justice misses the jab.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aires might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Justice throws a one two combo.
Aires throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aires off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Aires throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice connects with a high kick.
Justice avoids the body shot from Aires.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Aires down.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Aires throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice slips under a jab.
Aires throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice misses with a hook
and Aires counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice throws a leg kick but Aires sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aires fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Justice to the ground. Aires is now in Justice's guard.
Aires works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Justice manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Aires keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aires misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justice pushes off an throws an elbow but Aires leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Aires.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justice has Aires pressed against the cage, preventing Aires from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aires misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justice lands a nice uppercut.
Aires goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Justice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Justice lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice tries a body shot but Aires blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aires.
A hook to the body from Aires.
Justice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Airess head.
Aires softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aires blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aires misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Justice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Aires blocking some punches.
Justice throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Aires.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Aires controls his hands.
Aires lands with a left to the head.
Aires breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justice cracks Aires with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aires wants to land a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Aires ducks right into an uppercut from Justice.
Justice lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice 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 cage 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aires.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
Aires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aires shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Justice but Justice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy body kick from Aires
and Justice counters with a nice body shot.
Justice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aires avoids the head kick by Justice.
Aires drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justice sprawls and moves away.
Aires throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Aires misses its intended target.
Justice unleashes a big counter combination but Aires bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Justice throws a low kick but Aires moves out of range easily.
Aires takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aires closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires 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.
Aires slips under a jab from Justice.
Aires looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aires throws a head kick that misses.
Justice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aires's hands.
Justice moves away from the strike by Aires.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aires takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justice.
Aires takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Aires.
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Aires checks it.
Justice ducks right into an uppercut from Aires.
Aires scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Justice is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aires is nestled in close to Justice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justice is trying to stand up here but Aires is controlling him well.
Aires is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aires looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aires is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aires looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bruno Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aires lands with a punch from half guard.
Justice 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.
Aires has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aires connects with a nice short shot to Justice's temple.
Aires looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Justice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aires scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aires working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aires takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aires working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice pushes Aires off looking to stand but Aires dives back in and keeps control.
Justice is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Aires controlling the pace.
Justice kicks Aires off and gets back to his feet.
Justice slips under a jab.
Aires shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires slips under a jab.
Aires throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justice.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Justice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruno Aires.
I think Justice 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
A relieved looking Johnny Justice 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Kenway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotchin's sensitive parts.
Kenway slips a jab from Cotchin.
Nice straight punches there by Kenway. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenway.
Kenway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotchin.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway defending well as Cotchin loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway checks a low kick from Cotchin.
Kenway darts in and clinches Cotchin up against the cage.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenway trying to control the position but instead, Cotchin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenway into the cage.
Kenway tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway leaning against his opponent.
Cotchin lands an uppercut.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway digs a right hand into Cotchin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cotchin's gas tank.
Cotchin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway controls the action.
Cotchin digs a right hand underneath Kenway's ribcage. Kenway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cotchin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Cotchin avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Cotchin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenway's elbow.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cotchin blocking some punches.
Cotchin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Cotchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kenway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kenway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenway avoiding damage.
Kenway stalling against the cage.
Kenway receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kenway tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotchin lands an uppercut.
Cotchin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kenway lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Cotchin.
Cotchin blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Kenway working aggressively here.
Cotchin takes a shot to the head.
Cotchin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cotchin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kenway tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Kenway.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Cotchin.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Cotchin avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenway digs a right hand underneath Cotchin's ribcage. Cotchin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Kenway prevents Cotchin from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin cracks Kenway with a nice body shot.
Cotchin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Cotchin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway.
A short body shot lands from Cotchin as the two fighters clinch.
Cotchin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cotchin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cotchin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cotchin.
Cotchin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenway.
Kenway wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotchin takes one to the chin there.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Cotchin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cotchin walks into a stiff left hand from Kenway.
Cotchin misses with a straight left.
Kenway throws a leg kick that misses.
Cotchin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trent Cotchin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotchin throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway scores with a jab.
Kenway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenway moves in looking to clinch but Cotchin pushes him off.
Cotchin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Kenway.
Kenway loads up on a big right hand but Cotchin slips the punch.
Cotchin throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
Cotchin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
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 Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kenway lunges at Cotchin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cotchin's hand.
The fighters circling - Kenway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cotchin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kenway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cotchin.
Kenway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenway misses with a straight right.
Kenway cracks Cotchin with an open hand slap.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotchin moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Cotchin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kenway defending well as Cotchin loads up on a big left hand.
Cotchin missing with a left hand there. Kenway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Cotchin.
Cotchin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Kenway throws the left hand but Cotchin avoids the punch easily.
Cotchin tried to counter with a leg kick but Kenway avoided it.
Cotchin thumps Kenway with a low kick.
Cotchin throws an off balance right hand
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotchin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway slips a straight right by Cotchin.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
Cotchin sets himself, and Kenway steps forward looking for the clinch! Cotchin avoids it this time.
Kenway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotchin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kenway with a nice cross.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
Cotchin throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Kenway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cotchins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cotchin throws a big shot that misses.
Kenway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotchin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway throws a hook to the side of Cotchin's head but Cotchin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotchin misses with a head kick.
Kenway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotchin lands a head kick!
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenway has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Kenway dodges the punch combination from Cotchin.
Cotchin throws a leg kick
and Kenway makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cotchin really felt that one!
Kenway lands a jab to the nose.
Cotchin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cotchin misses the body punch
and Kenway counters with a body kick.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. Cotchin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cotchin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
Cotchin lands a lovely overhand right.
Cotchin lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenway off the cage and back into range.
Cotchin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cotchin misses with a low kick as Kenway jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a good cross that connects.
Cotchin loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Kenway throws a low kick, looking for Cotchin's leg but Cotchin calmly moves out of range.
Kenway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cotchin in his tracks.
Cotchin looks to throw a body kick
and Kenway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotchin thinking.
Cotchin throws a combination that misses
and Kenway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenway throws a looping overhand right but Cotchin ducks down to avoid it.
Cotchin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotchin tries to move into range but Kenway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cotchin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kenway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cotchin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenway.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cotchin.
Cotchin throws a big shot that misses.
Cotchin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kenway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotchin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway digs a good hook to Cotchin's body.
Cotchin avoids the head kick by Kenway.
Cotchin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenway checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenway checks a low kick from Cotchin.
Kenway works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Kenway.
Kenway has closed the distance and engaged Cotchin in a clinch.
Cotchin blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Kenway.
Kenway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenway scores with a hook to the body.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway lands a left hand.
Kenway tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cotchin.
Cotchin blocking some punches.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kenway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Cotchin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kenway.
Kenway lands with an overhand left.
Kenway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cotchin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cotchin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotchin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kenway counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotchin misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin slips a jab from Kenway.
Cotchin throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotchin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenway scores with a head kick. Cotchin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kenway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cotchin lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut.
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Cotchin saw that one coming.
Cotchin throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Cotchin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenway misses with a kick to the body.
Cotchin 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.
Kenway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cotchin misses with a double jab
and Kenway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotchin blocks a head kick by Kenway.
Cotchin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotchin tries to work over Kenway's front leg with a kick but Kenway checks it.
Cotchin misses with a straight left.
Kenway throws a lazy head kick
and Cotchin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenway fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenway misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway drops his hands momentarily and Cotchin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Kenway misses.
Kenway connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotchin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cotchin misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kenway.
A little feinted left hand from Cotchin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenway drops his hands momentarily and Cotchin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cotchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
That kick from Kenway tenderised Cotchin's leg. Cotchin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway slips a jab from Cotchin.
Kenway connects with the punch.
Cotchin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenway.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Cotchin's shoulder, as Cotchin tries to avoid the shot.
Cotchin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenway throws out a leg kick but Cotchin moves out of range and Kenway only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
A cross from Kenway lands.
Kenway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotchin throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut.
Kenway cracks Cotchin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cotchin misses with a looping left.
Kenway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kenway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cotchin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenway scrambles back to his feet.
Cotchin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenway clinches up against the cage.
Kenway is working Cotchin over against the cage.
Edward Kenway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotchin scores with a shot to the side of Kenway's head.
Cotchin is leaning against Kenway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cotchin takes a shot to the head.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
Cotchin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenway working aggressively here.
Cotchin tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cotchin or not.
Kenway blocking some punches.
Kenway lands a body shot.
Kenway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cotchin backwards.
Kenway prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway tries a body shot but Cotchin blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenway 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Haades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haades kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Accept - Head Over Heels. 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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211 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haades throws a leg kick but Mustacho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mustacho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haades.
Haades misses with a body shot
letting Mustacho counter with a right hand.
Haades lands a jab to the head.
Haades throws a hook to the side of Mustacho's head but Mustacho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haades.
Haades throws a lazy body kick
and Mustacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Haades.
Haades connects with a solid leg kick.
Mustacho throws a body punch but Haades moves out of range.
Haades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Haades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades misses with a right hand
and Mustacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Haades misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mustacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustacho moves out of range as Haades throws a body kick.
Mustacho feints a counter leg kick.
Haades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mustacho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haades is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Haades walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Haades.
Haades connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haades.
Good leg kick by Haades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Haades misses with a body punch
and Mustacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haades dodges the punch combination from Mustacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haades.
Mustacho steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Haades misses with a leg kick
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haades.
Haades misses the shot to the body.
Mustacho replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haades blocks it well.
The fighters circling - Haades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haades swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mustacho misses with a head kick.
Mustacho is looking to score with low kicks.
Haades throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Haades.
Mustacho tries a quick counter leg kick but Haades is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haades throws an overhand right that lands on Mustacho's shoulder, as Mustacho tries to avoid the shot.
Mustacho misses with a kick to the body.
Haades fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mustacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haades throws a jab when Mustacho was well out of range.
Haades misses with a hook
and Mustacho counters by moving into the clinch.
Mustacho blocking some punches.
A short right from Haades.
Haades working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haades is leaning against Mustacho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haades has a couple of punches blocked by Mustacho.
Haades swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Haades controls his hands.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haades blocks an uppercut.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haades lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mustacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mustacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mustacho throws a solid leg kick but Haades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mustacho.
Haades takes a swing at Mustacho's ribcage but misses.
Mustacho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haades connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustacho scrambles back to his feet.
Mustacho blocks the body kick.
Mustacho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haades circles away quickly and effectively.
Haades connects with a body shot that sends Mustacho's belly button to the back.
Haades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustacho counters with a body kick.
Haades scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Haades.
Mustacho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mustacho throws a low kick but Haades avoids it.
Haades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mustacho's calf.
Mustacho rushes Haades and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haades lands a body punch.
Haades lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mustacho backwards.
Mustacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Haades controls his hands.
Mustacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mustacho looks to land a right hand but Haades moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haades. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haades throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades connects with a right hand. Mustacho shakes it off.
Haades lands a glancing blow to the side of Mustacho's head.
A shot to the body from Haades misses
and Haades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustacho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mustacho slips a jab from Haades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades just misses with a punch to the body.
Haades feints and then cracks Mustacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mustacho down.
Haades connects with a body shot that sends Mustacho's belly button to the back.
Haades connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haades moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMustacho.
Haades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustacho can do to turn this around?
Haades throws a nice looking combination but Mustacho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mustacho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Haades moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haades throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mustacho.
Mustacho loads up on a big right hand but Haades slips the punch.
Haades throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mustacho! But no joy.
Haades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haades.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haades.
Haades throws a sloppy head kick
and Mustacho counters with a nice body kick.
Mustacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haades.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Haades.
Haades slips a jab and a cross from Mustacho.
Haades throws a leg kick that misses.
Mustacho appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haades.
Haades misses with a wild body shot.
Mustacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haades lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mustacho misses with a straight left.
Haades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustacho's sensitive parts.
Haades tries a low kick but Mustacho avoids it.
Mustacho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slow jab from Mustacho misses its intended target.
Haades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haades 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.
Haades misses with an uppercut. Mustacho saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mustacho! But no joy.
Haades moves away from the strike by Mustacho.
Haades throws a sloppy head kick and Mustacho moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustacho throws out a counter right but Haades avoids it with no problem.
Haades blocks a head kick by Mustacho.
Haades misses with a leg kick
and Mustacho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hannes Haades is winning the standup battle so far.
Haades throws a right hand that misses
and Mustacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haades throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Haades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustacho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haades darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haades's corner calls for a 1-2. Haades obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haades throws an off balance right hand
and Mustacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haades throws a hook but Mustacho avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannes Haades dominated that second round.
That's time! Haades's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Haades throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustacho throws out a counter right but Haades avoids it with no problem.
Haades cracks Mustacho with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haades. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haades scores with a head kick. Mustacho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hannes Haades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haades looks to throw the jab but Mustacho is out of range.
Haades tries to score with a low kick but Mustacho moves his leg out of the way.
Haades throws a leg kick
enabling Mustacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustacho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustacho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustacho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mustacho steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Haades throws a poor cross that misses
and Haades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haades misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho throws a body kick that misses.
Haades scoring well with a low kick there.
Haades with a hook.
Haades feints and then cracks Mustacho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mustacho down.
Haades thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mustacho if he has to take too many more of those.
Mustacho blocks a leg kick.
Haades tries to clinch but Mustacho is having none of it.
Haades throws a hook but Mustacho blocks it.
Mustacho moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haades.
Haades rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mustacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donnito Mustacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho gets a clinch.
Haades working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustacho.
Mustacho tries to circle away but Haades has him pinned against the cage.
Haades blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mustacho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haades seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mustacho can turn it around.
Mustacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mustacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haades's elbow.
Haades breaks the clinch.
Mustacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haades.
Mustacho let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good leg kick by Haades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haades throws a good cross that connects.
Mustacho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mustacho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Haades.
A head kick from Haades lands but Mustacho takes it in his stride.
Haades moves in looking to clinch but Mustacho pushes him off.
Mustacho counters with a body kick.
Mustacho moves out of range of the strikes.
Mustacho throws a big counter head kick but Haades avoids it with no problem.
Haades moves to clinch but Mustacho breaks away
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick.
Haades thuds a left hand into Mustacho's body.
Haades misses with a wild body shot.
Mustacho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haades takes a swing at Mustacho's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Haades misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haades tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mustacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haades tries to clinch up but Mustacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustacho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mustacho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haades throws a lazy right hand but Mustacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustacho replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haades blocks it well.
Mustacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannes Haades showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haades has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannes Haades!
Hannes Haades was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Marco Ajax is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax swings widly with a right hand
and Gower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gower throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ajax tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gower defends well and Ajax ends up having to push Gower into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gower throws the kick towards the body but Ajax avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Ajax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gower lands with a straight right. Ajax didn't see that one coming.
Ajax moves out of range as Gower strikes.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Ajax is just out of range.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Gower.
Ajax defending well as Gower loads up on a big left hand.
Gower takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ajax clobbers Gower with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ajax scores with a leg kick.
Ajax thows a leg kick but Gower checks it
and Ajax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ajax.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ajax. That one must have hurt.
Ajax throws an overhand right that lands on Gower's shoulder, as Gower tries to avoid the shot.
Gower on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ajax tries to bum rush Gower with a series of wild strikes but Gower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Gower finds it's way through Ajax's defenses.
Gower throws a looping overhand right but Ajax ducks down to avoid it.
Ajax with a hook.
The fighters circling - Gower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ajax misses with a body shot.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
Ajax throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Gower.
Gower scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gower keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gower throws out a counter right but Ajax avoids it with no problem.
Ajax takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ajax has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Ajax looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ajax scores with a sloppy right hand. Gower should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower misses with a series of wild punches.
Ajax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ajax looks to land a right hand but Gower moved out of range.
Ajax sets himself, and Gower steps forward looking for the clinch! Ajax avoids it this time.
Ajax fails with the takedown.
Gower just misses with a punch to the body.
Ajax misses with a body shot.
Ajax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ajax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gower.
Gower ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Ajax's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gower connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ajax scrambles back to his feet.
Ajax moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gower connects with a body shot.
Gower slips under a jab.
It seemed like Gower was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ajax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gower.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajax moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gower tenderised Ajax's leg. Ajax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gower scores with a three punch combo!
Gower throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ajax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gower lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gower jabs at Ajax's body.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajax throws a head kick that misses
and Gower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ajax walks into a straight right hand from Gower.
Gower connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Gower misses.
Ajax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ajax.
Gower takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ajax tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ajax moves out of range as Gower strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ajax coming out on top.
Ajax doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajax misses with a head kick.
Gower throws out a powerful jab.
Ajax throws a lazy right hand but Gower sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gower misses with a series of wild punches.
Gower throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ajax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ajax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ajax throwing strikes from guard but Gower blocks nicely.
Ajax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Gower keeps moving.
Ajax connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gower dominated that round.
That's time! Ajax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajax moves away.
Gower defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ajax.
A little jabbing left from Gower on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ajax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gower.
A countering left hand to the body from Gower misses.
Gower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gower misses with a kick to the body.
Gower blocks the body kick.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Gower checks it.
Gower misses with a wild combination.
Jeff Gower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ajax takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gower throws a right and a left that Ajax avoids nicely.
Gower showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ajax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ajax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower throws a lazy right hand but Ajax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gower on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Ajax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax moves away from the strike by Gower.
Ajax comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Gower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Ajax.
An inside leg kick lands from Ajax.
Jeff Gower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gower scores with a jab. Ajax acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ajax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ajax gets the takedown into side control.
Ajax controlling the position from side mount.
Ajax swings around for an armbar but Gower sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ajax's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ajax looking for a sweep. Not yet Ajax, not yet.
Ajax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gower passes into side control.
Ajax is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gower tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ajax controls his leg.
Gower stands up out of the half guard.
Gower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gower sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gower moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
Ajax moves out of range as Gower strikes.
Ajax dodges the punch combination from Gower.
Ajax misses the shot to the body.
Gower bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ajax's head.
Ajax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower throws a shot from downtown. Ajax moves away and avoids it.
Ajax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ajax throws a hook to the side of Gower's head but Gower sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gower. Ajax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gower takes a swing at Ajax's ribcage but misses.
Ajax wants to slow Gower down by chopping away at his legs.
Gower misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ajax misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a jab but it's blocked by Ajax.
Nice jab there from Gower.
The fighters circling - Ajax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gower tests Ajax's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower throws a front kick aimed at Ajax's knee but Ajax avoids it well.
Ajax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gower lands an overhand right.
Ajax thuds a left hand into Gower's body.
Gower loads up on a big right hand but Ajax slips the punch.
Gower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ajax slips a jab from Gower.
Ajax tries to land a body kick
letting Gower counter with a right hand.
Ajax dives in for a single leg takedown but Gower sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gower lands with a shot to the body.
Ajax misses with a kick to the body
and Gower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ajax looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gower cracks Ajax with a good jab.
Ajax misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ajax punishes Gower's body with a nice straight punch.
Ajax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ajax catches Gower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gower defending well as Ajax loads up on a big left hand.
Ajax fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gower is out of range.
Gower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ajax can pounce on him.
Ajax blocks a jab.
Gower looks to score with a jab to the body but Ajax is just out of range.
Ajax misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Gower.
Ajax throws a hook but Gower avoids it easily.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Ajax blocks the low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ajax misses its target.
Ajax looks for the body kick but Gower saw that one coming.
Ajax tries a head kick but it misses.
Gower swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ajax throws an off balance right hand
and Gower counters with a nice body shot.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ajax.
Gower thuds a left hand into Ajax's body.
Gower checks the leg kick.
Gower looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ajax.
Gower lands a two punch combo.
Ajax throws a jab when Gower was well out of range.
Gower lands a glancing blow to the side of Ajax's head.
Ajax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gower.
Ajax feinted with a counter takedown.
Ajax throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gower keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ajax lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Ajax fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ajax sets himself, and Gower steps forward looking for the clinch! Ajax avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower missing with a left hand there. Ajax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Ajax does it's job there.
Ajax misses with a head kick.
Ajax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gower. Ajax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajax attempts a counter takedown but Gower avoids it well and moves away.
Gower moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gower 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.
Gower dips to his left and cracks Ajax with an uppercut!
Ajax shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gower as he avoids it easily.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ajax ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Ajax throws a hook but Gower avoids it easily.
Gower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ajax slips a jab and a cross from Gower.
Gower misses with a hook.
Gower blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax missing with a left hand there. Gower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Ajax.
Gower throws a series of punches but Ajax avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Ajax. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ajax.
Ajax walks into a straight right hand from Gower.
Gower finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ajax drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gower sprawls and moves away.
Ajax walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gower checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gower unleashes a big counter combination but Ajax bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ajax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gower momentarily.
A cross from Gower lands.
Ajax drops his hands momentarily and Gower takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ajax fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gower sprawls well initially but Ajax persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gower kicks off Ajax and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gower moves away from the strike by Ajax.
Gower tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Gower. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Gower.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower jabs Ajax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ajax misses with a looping left.
Gower jabs Ajax right on the nose. Ajax blinks but takes it well.
Ajax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gower throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ajax stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ajax.
Gower fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Gower.
Ajax throws a good cross that connects.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ajax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ajax looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ajax shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gower as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Ajax scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gower really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ajax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ajax lands a nice hook to Gower's body. Gower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ajax appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ajax ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Gower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ajax throws out the jab.
Ajax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
Ajax looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ajax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gower.
Gower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ajax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ajax is looking to counter punch.
Gower ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ajax moves out of range of the leg kick from Gower.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Gower tries to land a front kick but Ajax steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ajax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gower fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ajax is looking to slow Gower down with leg kicks.
Gower moves out of range as Ajax strikes.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajax misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gower throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ajax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gower throws a jab when Ajax was well out of range.
Gower misses with a body shot.
Ajax looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ajax jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ajax fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gower moves away.
Ajax throws an overhand right that lands on Gower's shoulder, as Gower tries to avoid the shot.
Gower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gower throws out a loose jab but Ajax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gower.
Gower keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gower scores with a nice body kick.
Ajax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gower.
Ajax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ajax is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gower!
Ajax misses with a leg kick.
Ajax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax wants to slow Gower down by chopping away at his legs.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gower lands a nice shot that snaps Ajax's head back.
Gower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ajax fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gower just manages to avoid it.
Ajax is looking to score with low kicks.
Ajax misses with a body shot.
Gower takes a swing at Ajax's ribcage but misses.
Ajax delivers a nice body kick.
Ajax throws a right and a left that Gower avoids nicely.
Ajax misses with a leg kick.
Gower swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ajax lands with a nice body kick.
Gower lands with a hook. Ajax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ajax throws a combination that misses
and Gower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Ajax's head but Ajax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gower uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ajax.
Ajax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gower.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Ajax moves out of range of the leg kick from Gower.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ajax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gower throws a jab but it's blocked by Ajax.
Ajax lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ajax misses the body punch
and Gower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gower throws a body punch but Ajax moves out of range.
Gower leaves Ajax with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It seemed like Gower was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gower swings for the body but Ajax moves out of range.
Ajax seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ajax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gower throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Gower.
Ajax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ajax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gower dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ajax looks for a takedown but Gower sprawls well.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Gower.
Ajax closes the distance and clinches up with Gower, looking for a takedown. Ajax pushes Gower against the cage but Gower circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gower is looking for the big counter here.
Ajax ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Ajax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gower looks to land a right hand but Ajax moved out of range.
Gower connects with a solid leg kick.
Ajax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ajax tries for a takedown but Gower circles away easily
and Gower makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower avoids the body shot from Ajax.
Gower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gower lands a right hook to the body.
Gower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ajax.
Ajax plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower misses with a looping right.
Ajax throws a sloppy body shot
and Gower counters by clinching up.
Gower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ajax's elbow.
Ajax takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gower.
Nice body punch from Gower.
Ajax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajax moves away.
Ajax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ajax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Gower.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Gower checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gower lands a right hook to the body.
Gower works Ajax's body with a nice hook.
Marco Ajax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Gower misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gower.
Gower lands a head shot.
Ajax swings widly with a right hand
and Gower counters with a nice body shot.
Ajax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ajax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gower.
Gower cracks Ajax with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ajax drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gower misses with a low kick.
Ajax goes for a double leg but Gower avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gower continues to drive forward.
Ajax misses with a straight left.
Gower blocks the body kick.
Ajax avoids the body shot from Gower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower scores with a hook to the body. Ajax takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ajax fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gower avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Gower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ajax.
Ajax tests Gower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick from Ajax.
Gower blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gower! But no joy.
Gower drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ajax defending well as Gower loads up on a big left hand.
Gower misses with an uppercut.
Ajax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gower connects with a right hand. Ajax shakes it off.
Jeff Gower is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ajax misses with a wild body shot.
Ajax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gower. Ajax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gower misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Gower lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Gower.
Ajax throws a hook but Gower blocks it.
Ajax missing with a left hand there. Gower was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Ajax misses.
Gower lands with an uppercut that bounces Ajax off the cage and back into range.
Ajax pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gower now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gower scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gower lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ajax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gower.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Gower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gower 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Gower!
Jeff Gower is the new lightweight champion!
Jeff Gower seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaji has chosen Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
250 lbs
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37
262 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaji throws a head kick that De Villefort semi-blocks.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
De Villefort walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yamaji.
A slow jab from De Villefort misses its intended target.
Masamichi Yamaji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as De Villefort checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Villefort is looking for a counter combo.
De Villefort checks a low kick from Yamaji.
Yamaji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Villefort.
Yamaji 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.
Yamaji throws a combination that misses
and De Villefort counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaji throws a jab but it's blocked by De Villefort.
Nice shot lands for Yamaji.
Yamaji clinches with his opponent.
Yamaji digs a right hand into De Villefort's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Villefort's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji blocks a body shot from De Villefort.
De Villefort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamaji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Villefort's elbow.
Yamaji manages to break the clinch.
Yamaji looks to throw a body kick
and De Villefort counters with a left to the body.
Yamaji goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamaji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamaji defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Villefort.
Masamichi Yamaji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamaji throws the kick towards the body but De Villefort avoids it.
De Villefort tries to counter with a takedown but Yamaji is quick to defend against it.
Yamaji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Villefort.
De Villefort ducks under a wild hook from Yamaji.
Yamaji moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Villefort's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from De Villefort.
De Villefort pulls guard successfully.
De Villefort trying to strike off his back.
De Villefort seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
De Villefort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamaji is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamaji is looking to stand up but De Villefort won't let him.
Yamaji trying to control the position from guard on top but De Villefort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamaji wants to stand but De Villefort is controlling his posture from full guard.
De Villefort wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamaji must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Villefort is working hard here to advance position.
De Villefort working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamaji doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamaji manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Villefort striking off his back but it's not causing Yamaji any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji tries to stand but De Villefort is controlling from the bottom.
Yamaji stays in close to De Villefort's body and controls the position.
De Villefort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamaji defends well.
De Villefort striking off his back but it's not causing Yamaji any problems.
De Villefort trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yamaji wants to control from the top but De Villefort keeps moving.
De Villefort looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamaji tries to stand but De Villefort is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamaji controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamaji tries a head kick but it misses.
De Villefort is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamaji.
Yamaji throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gerard De Villefort's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamaji finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yamaji tries to score with a low kick but De Villefort moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from De Villefort misses the target.
De Villefort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaji.
A low kick from Yamaji misses
and De Villefort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Masamichi Yamaji has been cut.
De Villefort walks into a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamaji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masamichi Yamaji dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yamaji clobbers De Villefort with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamaji looks to land a right hand but De Villefort moved out of range.
De Villefort avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Villefort changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Villefort takes one on the button.
Masamichi Yamaji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamaji scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaji throws a combination that misses
and Yamaji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Villefort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Villefort takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamaji fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Villefort is out of range.
De Villefort throws the left hand but Yamaji avoids the punch easily.
Yamaji steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Villefort throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamaji counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamaji throws a nice looking combination but De Villefort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamaji connects with a body shot that sends De Villefort's belly button to the back.
Yamaji misses with a body punch
and De Villefort counters with a straight right hand.
De Villefort takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yamaji misses with a hook. De Villefort ducked under it nicely.
It looked like De Villefort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaji's shoulder, as Yamaji tries to avoid the shot.
De Villefort moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaji.
De Villefort attempts a counter takedown but Yamaji avoids it well and moves away.
De Villefort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gerard De Villefort's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yamaji throws a lazy right hand but De Villefort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Villefort shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamaji, right into the meat.
De Villefort fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamaji tries to counter by closing the distance.
De Villefort lands with a nice body punch.
Yamaji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Villefort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jeez, Gerard De Villefort's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
De Villefort drops his hands for a split second and Yamaji immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into De Villefort face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Yamaji follows up with a right hand that knocks De Villefort into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Masamichi Yamaji!
A relieved looking Masamichi Yamaji 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paavo comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All. Blake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
137 lbs
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29
141 lbs
27 - 12 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paavo drives through and clinches with Blake against the cage.
Paavo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paavo is out of range.
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blake has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paavo darts in and clinches Blake up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Paavo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Blake is trying to stick to Paavo's back but Paavo is turning into Blake. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Blake's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Paavo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paavo is one step ahead there.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paavo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paavo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo wanted to stand there but Blake had control of the position.
Blake wants to sweep but no luck.
Blake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paavo controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paavo wants to stand but Blake is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blake looking to control.
Paavo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blake is trying to keep Paavo in close.
Paavo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eliitti Paavo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paavo is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Paavo circles away and we're back to standing.
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paavo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Paavo misses.
Paavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake cracks Paavo with an open hand slap.
Paavo lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
Blake tries to clinch but Paavo is having none of it.
Paavo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paavo misses with a head kick.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Blake tries to work over Paavo's front leg with a kick but Paavo checks it.
Paavo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blake manages to circle out of the way.
Blake lands with a hook. Paavo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake feints the counter takedown.
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!
Blake cracks the inside of Paavo's front leg.
Blake keeps Paavo at a distance using the push kick.
Blake darts in looking for a takedown but Paavo gets double underhooks and turns Blake into the cage.
Paavo throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Paavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Paavo. Beautiful body shot.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paavo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paavo stuffs the takedown.
Eliitti Paavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Blake.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Paavo is out of range.
Paavo lands with a nice combination. Blake backs away looking to recover.
A good leg kick by Paavo.
Paavo cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paavo is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Paavo circles away and we're back to standing.
Paavo misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. Paavo fights it but they end up in guard.
Paavo wants to get back to his feet but Blake passes into half guard.
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 Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blake feints and then cracks Paavo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paavo down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paavo checks a leg kick.
Paavo slips a straight right by Blake.
Paavo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blake.
Paavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
A lazy left from Paavo finds it's target.
Blake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Paavo
and Blake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paavo won't be happy with that.
Paavo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Paavo.
Paavo 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.
Eliitti Paavo is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Paavo sees coming a mile off.
Paavo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Paavo's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paavo - the referee stops the clock and Blake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paavo. Blake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Paavo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Paavo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paavo.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Paavo.
Paavo swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Paavo cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paavo's corner calls for a 1-2. Paavo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paavo tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Paavo throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paavo pinned against the cage. Paavo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paavo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paavo tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Paavo misses the target.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from Paavo misses.
It looks like Paavo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A bone on bone clash there as Blake blocks the leg kick.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Paavo off balance momentarily.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake is looking to land body kicks.
Paavo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paavo. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Paavo slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Paavo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paavo throws a leg kick
so Blake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paavo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blake trying to control but Paavo is working from the bottom.
Paavo is controlling Blake's posture.
Paavo wants to stand but Blake is controlling the position.
Blake connects with a couple of short punches.
Paavo wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paavo's guard.
Paavo wants to get back to his feet.
Paavo is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paavo is looking to escape.
Blake is keen to just control but Paavo is a slippery customer.
Paavo is looking to improve his position.
Blake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Paavo taking some punishment here, with Blake in his half guard.
Paavo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paavo keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake works over Paavo with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Blake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paavos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paavo misses with a left hand
and Blake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paavo's guard.
Paavo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paavo is keeping the position for now.
Blake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paavo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Paavo forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake has Paavo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paavo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paavo lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Paavo digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
Paavo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paavo tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Blake.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
Paavo breaks from the clinch.
Paavo throws a head kick that misses.
Paavo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paavo throws a head kick that misses.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Paavo saw that one coming.
It looked like Paavo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a jab.
Blake staying out of range there.
Paavo misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paavo thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paavo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paavo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Paavo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paavo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paavo darts in and clinches Blake up against the cage.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Blake.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paavos head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paavo.
Paavo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blake works on Paavo's body with a couple of short punches.
Paavo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paavo clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.
Blake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Paavo.
Blake prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Paavo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Paavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Paavo scoring well with a low kick there.
Paavo blocks the body kick.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paavo throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Paavo throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paavo.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paavo with a body shot.
Paavo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Paavo.
Blake slips under a jab.
Paavo wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but William Blake just about did enough to take it.
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.
Paavo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paavo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlake.
Paavo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Paavo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blake gets a double leg takedown into Paavo's guard.
Paavo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Paavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blake won't allow Paavo to get back to his feet.
Blake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paavo's head.
William Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Blake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paavo gets underhooks to prevent Blake's takedown attempt.
Paavo working aggressively here.
Paavo lands a shoulder strike.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Paavo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paavo feints a jab promting Blake to slip. Paavo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blake slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paavo.
Paavo scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Paavo.
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!
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.
Blake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Paavo defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Paavo's front leg but catches the back leg as Paavo tries to avoid it.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake dives in and scores a takedown into Paavo's guard.
Paavo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blake goes for a takedown attempt but Paavo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Paavo tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Paavo doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake cracks the inside of Paavo's front leg.
Paavo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Paavo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eliitti Paavo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paavo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Paavo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Still in the clinch, Paavo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Paavo.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliitti Paavo had his way with William Blake in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paavo's sensitive parts.
Paavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paavo misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.
That kick from Blake tenderised Paavo's leg. Paavo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.
Paavo throws a series of strikes that have Blake backpedaling.
Paavo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Paavo's ribs.
Paavo throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paavo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Paavo's shoulder, as Paavo tries to avoid the shot.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Blake misses.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paavo slips a straight right by Blake.
Paavo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paavo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paavo needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.
Blake misses with a hook. Paavo ducked under it nicely.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paavo has Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Paavo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paavos head.
Blake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blake blocks a body shot from Paavo.
Paavo is leaning against Blake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blake is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Paavo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with a body punch.
Blake tries to break free but Paavo pushes him back against the cage.
Paavo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paavo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Paavo has Blake pressed against the cage, preventing Blake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paavo tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Blake.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Paavo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Paavo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paavo stuns Blake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paavo.
Paavo misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.
Paavo moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Paavo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paavo tries to land a body kick
and Blake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paavo trying to control the position here.
Blake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from Paavo.
Paavo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paavo wants to get up but he can't break Blake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eliitti Paavo.
I think Paavo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliitti Paavo!
Eliitti Paavo retains his bantamweight title!
Eliitti Paavo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coke Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jitsu shoots in looking for a takedown but Montana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jitsu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jitsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montana circles away.
Coke Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Montana lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been told by Montana's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jitsu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Montana's waist but Montana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jitsu off to one side.
Montana looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montana cracks Jitsu with an open hand slap.
Jitsu avoids a kick to the body.
Jitsu ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montana throws a combination that misses
so Jitsu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Montana has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jitsu has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking for a takedown.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana is pressed up against the cage. Jitsu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Montana down to the mat. Montana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jitsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Montana 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.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Montana. Beautiful body shot.
Montana throws a lazy body kick
and Jitsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Montana's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jitsu throws a strike but Montana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jitsu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Montana has picked Jitsu up and slammed him! Jitsu can't keep hold of the triangle and Montana manages to pass to side control!
Jitsu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to free his trapped foot but Montana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Montana controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jitsu is working for a kimura but Montana is defending it quite comfortably.
Montana is concentrating on defense, preventing Jitsu from advancing position.
Jitsu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jitsu thows a huge punch but Montana dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana trying to hold on to Jitsu's head to control him but Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Montana is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jiu Jitsu!
Jiu Jitsu is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jiu Jitsu made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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