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Bushido 59: Wright vs. Black PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco comes to the ring accompanied by BASS. Whyte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kendrick Lamar - Humble. Benjamin Whyte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ezio Franco's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezio Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
Whyte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franco. Franco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whyte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco tries to clinch
and Whyte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Whyte there.
Franco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Whyte shrugs off.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whyte's efforts to push away.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whyte is defending well for now.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Whyte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Whyte looking to slow down the pace here.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franco.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Franco.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco pushes Whyte back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the ropes.
Whyte misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco lands with a short shot to the head.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whyte.
Whyte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whyte is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Whyte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Whyte struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Franco is working Whyte over against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Franco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Franco lands an elbow just above Whyte 's eye.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Franco working Whyte over with knees to the body.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Whyte can't break the clinch.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whyte.
Whyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Franco on the inside.
Whyte scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte is trying to break free.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whyte.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whyte is defending well for now.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Whyte will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whyte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Franco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whyte avoids it.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ezio Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whyte.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Franco as Whyte tries to tie him up.
Whyte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte trying to stall but Franco improves his position.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco prevents Whyte from breaking the clinch.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
Franco tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Whyte avoids the damage to the body.
Franco blocks a body shot from Whyte.
Whyte managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Whyte blocks the elbow strike.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Whyte can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Whyte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Franco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Whyte has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco blocking some punches.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezio Franco dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franco drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Franco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whyte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whyte.
Franco is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Franco.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franco's head.
Franco moves forwards but Whyte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whyte lands a lovely overhand right.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benjamin Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whyte scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte cracks Franco with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Franco tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Whyte pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Franco is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Whyte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Gagnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gagnon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hand Clap by Fitz and the Tantrums. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gavin Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon throws a right and a left that Ladd avoids nicely.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ladd but Ladd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gagnon throws a wild body kick that Ladd sees coming a mile off.
Ladd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ladd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
Gagnon misses with a double jab
and Ladd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ladd sprawls well. Ladd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ladd! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gagnon lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon misses with a few strikes there.
Ladd swinging wildly here.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ladd avoids the head kick by Gagnon.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon throws a sloppy head kick and Ladd moves out of range easily.
Gagnon misses with a head kick.
Ladd scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ladd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Ladd does no damage.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Ladd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ladd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gagnon at a distance.
A head kick misses from Gagnon.
Gagnon needs to keep his hands up - Ladd had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gagnon on the side of the head.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Ladd moves out of range.
Gagnon misses with the body kick
and Ladd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
Ladd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gagnon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gagnon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ladd quickly recovers to half guard.
Ladd pushes Gagnon off looking to stand but Gagnon dives back in and keeps control.
Ladd looking for submissions off his back.
Ladd is looking to control Gagnon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ladd avoid being mounted?
Ladd is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ladd defending well though.
Ladd is pressing down on Gagnon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ladd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon won't allow Ladd to sweep him here.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Ladd keeps moving.
Gagnon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ladd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ladd controls Gagnon momentarily but Gagnon frees himself.
Gagnon lying in Ladd's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Ladd decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Gagnon taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rosco Ladd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Ozolinsh's ribs.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
Kuznetsov lands with an overhand left.
Kuznetsov digs a good hook to Ozolinsh's body.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws out a powerful jab.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Ozolinsh ducks down to avoid it.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Kuznetsov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov connects with the punch.
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!
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Ozolinsh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuznetsov slips a straight right by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozolinsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh is looking to wear down Kuznetsov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ozolinsh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ozolinsh lands with a nice body kick.
Kuznetsov works Ozolinsh's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuznetsov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Ozolinsh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh slips a jab and a cross from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Kuznetsov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ozolinsh doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozolinsh lands an overhand right.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ozolinsh throws a front kick that sends Kuznetsov stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ozolinsh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuznetsov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Ozolinsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch up but Kuznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetsov's belly button to the back.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozolinsh lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Ozolinsh ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuznetsov lands with a light punch inside.
Ozolinsh blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Kuznetsov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ozolinsh throws a front kick that sends Kuznetsov stumbling back into the ropes.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuznetsov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Ozolinsh strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Ozolinsh slips the punch.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ozolinsh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Ozolinsh's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov scores with a head kick. Ozolinsh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with an inside leg kick.
Ozolinsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocks the body kick.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Ozolinsh's front leg with a kick but Ozolinsh checks it.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuznetsov blocks a leg kick.
Kuznetsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuznetsov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Ozolinsh throws a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Ozolinsh was well out of range.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick that misses
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Nikolai Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ozolinsh misses with a head kick.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
Donk. Kuznetsov catches Ozolinsh right on the button with a cross.
Kuznetsov jabs at Ozolinsh's body.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ozolinsh. That snapped Kuznetsov's head back.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov with a hook.
Ozolinsh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuznetsov duly obliges.
Kuznetsov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Kuznetsov lands.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov connects with a solid leg kick.
Ozolinsh tries to land a front kick but Kuznetsov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh instigates a clinch.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ozolinsh with a body shot.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch but Kuznetsov is avoiding it.
Ozolinsh connects with the punch.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuznetsov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuznetsov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Teodors Ozolinsh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ozolinsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Ozolinsh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Ozolinsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh cracks the inside of Kuznetsov's front leg.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ozolinsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Ozolinsh's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Ozolinsh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Ozolinsh ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Kuznetsov. Beautiful body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ozolinsh. That one must have hurt.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Kuznetsov avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
A lazy body kick from Ozolinsh
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov walks into a jab.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Ozolinsh digs a good body shot into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozolinsh avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozolinsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov connects with a single shot there.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov tries a quick counter leg kick but Ozolinsh is wise to it.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Ozolinsh slips the punch.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Ozolinsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozolinsh scores with a body shot.
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
A swing and a miss from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuznetsov will feel that in the morning.
Kuznetsov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuznetsov looks to throw the jab but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Ozolinsh tests Kuznetsov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Ozolinsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozolinsh finish him?
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick from Ozolinsh.
Kuznetsov cracks Ozolinsh with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ozolinsh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ozolinsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ozolinsh throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetsov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ozolinsh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuznetsov checks it well.
Kuznetsov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov scores with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov lands with an overhand left.
Ozolinsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuznetsov at a distance.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ozolinsh misses with a kick to the body
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Ozolinsh ducked under it nicely.
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 Teodors Ozolinsh.
I think Ozolinsh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov wins by majority decision!
An out of breath Nikolai Kuznetsov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Kravac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravac slips a straight right by McCullen.
Kravac slips a straight right by McCullen.
Kravac shoots for a double leg takedown but McCullen sprawls well. He's pushed Kravac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kravac scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCullen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Forest Hill Gym , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
You can see the frustration on McCullen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kravac misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCullen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kravac's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kravac wants to work for an arm triangle but McCullen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kravac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kravac wants to work for an arm triangle but McCullen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kravac looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McCullen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kravac is trying to control. McCullen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McCullen is doing well to control the position and prevent Kravac from advancing to side control.
McCullen is trying to stand up here but Kravac is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kravac is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McCullen is just riding it out for now. Kravac eventually gives up the hold.
Kravac trying to pass the guard but McCullen defending well.
Kravac moves nicely into side control.
Kravac works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McCullen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kravac off and has taken his back!
McCullen biding his time, controlling Kravac.
McCullen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravac trying to control the hands but McCullen breaks the grip.
McCullen biding his time, controlling Kravac.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kravac rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McCullen wants to stand up but Kravac has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McCullen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kravac wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kravac trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kravac manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kravac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kravac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kravac pushes a forearm under McCullen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McCullen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel Kravac!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springs connects with a solid leg kick.
Karasev ducks under a wild hook from Springs.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
Springs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Karasev.
Springs throws a jab when Karasev was well out of range.
Karasev defending well as Springs loads up on a big left hand.
Karasev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karasev duly obliges.
It looks like Randy Springs has been cut.
A punch combination from Springs misses.
Karasev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Karasev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karasev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karasev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Springs tries to bum rush Karasev with a series of wild strikes but Karasev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Randy Springs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Karasev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Springs misses with a hook.
Karasev throws an overhand right that lands on Springs's shoulder, as Springs tries to avoid the shot.
Karasev misses with a hook. Springs ducked under it nicely.
Springs defending well as Karasev loads up on a big left hand.
Karasev scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasev misses with a few strikes there.
Karasev lands with a straight right. Springs didn't see that one coming.
Karasev throws a series of punches but Springs moves out of range.
Springs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karasev just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Karasev misses.
Springs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karasev slips under a jab.
Springs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karasev to score with a decent uppercut.
Springs misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Karasev.
Springs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Springs throws a leg kick but Karasev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Springs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karasev swings for the body but Springs moves out of range.
Karasev throws a hook but Springs avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karasev lands with a good body shot.
Karasev moves away from the strike by Springs.
Springs throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Karasev to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasev misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Springs misses.
Springs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Springs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Springs misses the target.
Springs misses with a series of wild punches.
Karasev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Springs dodges the punch combination from Karasev.
Karasev lands a right hook to the body.
Karasev misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Springs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Karasev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Springs moves out of range of the strikes.
Springs fails to land the takedown.
Karasev swings for the body but Springs moves out of range.
Karasev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karasev misses with a double jab.
Karasev looks to land a right hand but Springs moved out of range.
Karasev throws a nice looking combination but Springs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Springs misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Karasev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Springs throws a front kick aimed at Karasev's knee but Karasev avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Springs.
Karasev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Springs to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Karasev.
Karasev throws a hook to the side of Springs's head but Springs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Springs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Springs throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karasev misses the target.
The fighters circling - Karasev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karasev throws a body shot but no joy.
Karasev walks into a stiff left hand from Springs.
Nice defenses there by Springs.
Springs lands an overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Karasev.
Springs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springs misses with a double jab
and Karasev counters with a right hand to the body.
Karasev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Springs misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karasev scores with a jab.
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Karasev.
Springs throws an off balance right hand
and Karasev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karasev throws a shot from downtown. Springs moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Karasev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Springs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Springs misses with a lunging right hand
and Karasev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexey Karasev is winning the standup battle so far.
Karasev misses with a straight left.
Springs throws out a powerful jab.
Springs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karasev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karasev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karasev throws a combination that misses
and Springs counters with a nice body shot.
Springs throws out a loose jab but Karasev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karasev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Springs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karasev throws out the jab.
Karasev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karasev connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Springs misses with a few strikes there.
Karasev checks a low kick from Springs.
Karasev throws a looping overhand right but Springs ducks down to avoid it.
Springs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karasev's head backwards.
Springs misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Karasev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karasev moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karasev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springs misses with a double jab
and Karasev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Springs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karasev.
Springs throws an overhand right that lands on Karasev's shoulder, as Karasev tries to avoid the shot.
Springs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karasev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Springs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Karasev has got the better of the exchanges.
Springs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karasev counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
Springs takes one to the side of the head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Karasev! Springs is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Karasev!
A very excited looking Alexey Karasev rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erick Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momochi Hanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko comes to the ring accompanied by S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies. Momochi Hanzo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Darko lands a jab to the nose.
Hanzo throws a big shot that misses.
Hanzo misses with an uppercut. Darko saw that one coming.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Hanzo.
Hanzo looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Darko throws a hook but Hanzo blocks it.
Hanzo throws a body kick that misses.
Darko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Darko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Hanzo's shoulder, as Hanzo tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Darko.
Hanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Darko lands with a nice body punch.
Darko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hanzo throws a head kick that Darko semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanzo misses the body punch
and Darko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Hanzo finds it's target.
Darko scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Hanzo slips the punch.
Darko connects with a body shot.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hanzo lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
Hanzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Hanzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darko.
Darko clinches up against the ropes.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanzo working aggressively here.
Darko blocking some punches.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Darko.
A left hand lands to the body for Darko.
Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Hanzo moves away from the strike by Darko.
Momochi Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Darko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Darko lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko landing with the ground and pound.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing Darko from controlling successfully.
Darko landing some decent shots from guard.
Hanzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darko is one step ahead there.
Darko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hanzo's head.
Darko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko is working Hanzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Darko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hanzo working a defensive guard here.
Darko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hanzo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hanzo trying to move into half guard but instead Darko has managed to sweep!
Darko trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Darko sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo keeping moving, preventing Darko from controlling successfully.
Hanzo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darko defends well.
Darko postures up and lands a big shot to Hanzo's brow.
Hanzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Darko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hanzo tries to roll over but Darko keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hanzo gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Darko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Donk. Darko catches Hanzo right on the button with a cross.
Darko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hanzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Hanzo there.
Hanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
Hanzo moves out of range as Darko strikes.
Darko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hanzo's half guard.
Hanzo tries to get to full guard but Darko has control of the leg.
Hanzo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanzo trying to hold on to Darko's head to control him but Darko postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanzo 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.
Darko working Hanzo over with strikes.
Hanzo tries to roll over but Darko keeps him under control.
Darko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanzo wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.
Darko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hanzo defends it well.
Darko working Hanzo over with strikes.
Darko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Darko prevents Hanzo from improving his position.
Darko is keen to just control but Hanzo is a slippery customer.
Hanzo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darko is looking for a kimura here.
Darko is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hanzo is trying to maintain the position but Darko is very close to passing his half guard.
Hanzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanzo has hold of Darko's hands but Darko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Darko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Darko is thwarting Hanzo's attempts to control the position.
Hanzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darko lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanzo is rocked!
Darko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanzo is still in real trouble! Can Darko finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzo trying to hold on to Darko's head to control him but Darko postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darko is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hanzo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Darko fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hanzo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Darko! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Darko!
Erick Darko spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalke comes into the arena with Operation Blade blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown
and Chalke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chalke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chalke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cody Chalke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chalke tries a body shot but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chalke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmagomedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chalke swivels and escapes.
Chalke tries to counter by clinching up but Nurmagomedov breaks away and moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chalke.
Nurmagomedov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
Chalke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chalke lands with a left to the head.
Chalke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nurmagomedov is trying to drag Chalke to the mat but Chalke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Chalke stops a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Chalke is pressed up against the ropes. Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chalke down to the mat. Chalke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chalke stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chalke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chalke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chalke is pressed up against the ropes. Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chalke down to the mat. Chalke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nurmagomedov darts in and clinches Chalke up against the ropes.
Chalke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Chalke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chalke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Nurmagomedov looking for a takedown.
Chalke stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Chalke.
Nurmagomedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chalke is defending well.
Nurmagomedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chalke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chalke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Chalke on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown.
Chalke gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep. Chalke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurmagomedov has hold of Chalke's hands but Chalke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chalke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
Chalke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chalke lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Chalke.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep. Chalke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chalke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chalke working over Nurmagomedov with some ground and pound. Nurmagomedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Chalke is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov is looking to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov keeping hold of Chalke's head, controlling as best he can.
Chalke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Chalke connects with a nice short shot to Nurmagomedov's temple.
Chalke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
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. Chalke connects with a nice short shot to Nurmagomedov's temple.
Nurmagomedov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chalke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nurmagomedov has his hands clasped together around Chalke's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Chalke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nurmagomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chalke pinned against the ropes. Chalke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body punch from Chalke.
Chalke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov wants the takedown. Chalke is fighting it off but Nurmagomedov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chalke's guard against the ropes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Chalke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chalke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nurmagomedov has passed into side control.
Cody Chalke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov working away.
Chalke tries to improve position but can't.
Chalke is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chalke keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Chalke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nurmagomedov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nurmagomedov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurmagomedov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nurmagomedov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chalke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chalke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nurmagomedov off and has taken his back!
Chalke is trying to stick to Nurmagomedov's back but Nurmagomedov is turning into Chalke. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chalke's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nurmagomedov.
Chalke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chalke keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes from guard but Chalke blocks nicely.
Nurmagomedov controlling from the top position.
Nurmagomedov looking to sit in guard and control but Chalke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov pulls Chalke in close to his closed guard and prevents Chalke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nurmagomedov wants to stand up but Chalke is controlling him.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chalke's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chalke trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chalke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.
Chalke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chalke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chalke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nurmagomedov can turn it around.
Chalke misses with a body punch.
Chalke successfully pulls guard.
Chalke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chalke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chalke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Chalke is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Chalke trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nurmagomedov clinches with his opponent.
Chalke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cody Chalke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Chalke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov is working for takedown but Chalke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nurmagomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chalke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chalke is pushing Nurmagomedov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two 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.
Nurmagomedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Chalke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Chalke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmagomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov looking for a takedown.
Chalke lands a right hand.
Chalke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Chalke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
Chalke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chalke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurmagomedov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chalke clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chalke breaks Nurmagomedov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chalke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Chalke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nurmagomedov is trying to keep Chalke in close.
Chalke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalke chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Chalke controlling him for the moment.
Chalke looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chalke pulls Nurmagomedov in to control the position.
Chalke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmagomedov is one step ahead there.
Chalke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Chalke keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Chalke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chalke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cody Chalke!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cody Chalke!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Cody Chalke!
Cody Chalke wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cody Chalke thanked RAGS of a RONIN for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike McLaughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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139 lbs
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147 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah cracks a nice hook into McLaughlin's ribs.
McLaughlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but McLaughlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Judah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been informed that Judah has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McLaughlin has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Judah prevents a body shot from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin blocks an uppercut.
Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McLaughlin looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLaughlin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Judah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin misses with a series of wild punches.
McLaughlin tries a low kick but Judah avoids it.
Judah shapes to counter with a head kick.
McLaughlin throws a lazy uppercut
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah lands the left hand.
A lazy left from McLaughlin finds it's target.
Judah lands with a straight right. McLaughlin didn't see that one coming.
Judah throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin is looking to counter punch.
McLaughlin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
Judah stalks McLaughlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McLaughlin's face. McLaughlin staggers backwards, shaken.
McLaughlin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Judah misses.
McLaughlin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Judah eats them both and turns towards McLaughlin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from McLaughlin misses its intended target.
Judah connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLaughlin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McLaughlin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McLaughlin doesn't seem bothered though.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin scores with a jab. Judah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McLaughlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Judah throws a series of punches but McLaughlin moves out of range.
Judah lands a body shot.
McLaughlin misses with a straight right.
McLaughlin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut.
McLaughlin connects with a jab.
Crunch! Judah slams his shin into McLaughlin's torso.
Judah misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
McLaughlin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McLaughlin's calf.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like McLaughlin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McLaughlin defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
McLaughlin moves into the clinch.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
A nice left hand lands by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a right hand.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but McLaughlin avoids it by throwing Judah back against the ropes.
McLaughlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Judah breaks from the clinch.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
An inside leg kick lands from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah slips a jab from McLaughlin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah throws a lazy uppercut
letting McLaughlin counter with a right hand.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah blocks a jab.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Judah checks a leg kick.
Judah throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin avoids the head kick by Judah.
McLaughlin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Judah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McLaughlin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McLaughlin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Judah blocks a jab.
A jab from Judah misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McLaughlin misses with a straight right.
McLaughlin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands with a right to the head.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McLaughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
McLaughlin lands a left hand.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin blocking some punches.
Judah blocking some punches.
McLaughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah scores with a nice hook to the head.
McLaughlin lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
McLaughlin misses with some punches.
A short left from Judah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLaughlin working aggressively here.
McLaughlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
McLaughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the ropes.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
Judah lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLaughlin.
Mike McLaughlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to work over McLaughlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaughlin is leaning against Judah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for McLaughlin. That snapped Judah's head back.
McLaughlin throws a sloppy head kick
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Judah moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
McLaughlin blocks a head kick by Judah.
Judah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Judah scores with a nice body kick.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McLaughlin closes the distance and clinches.
McLaughlin pushes Judah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McLaughlin prevents Judah from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah breaks from the clinch.
McLaughlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
McLaughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
A jab from McLaughlin does it's job there.
McLaughlin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin pushes Judah up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Judah.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
McLaughlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLaughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
McLaughlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Judah swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from McLaughlin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
Good leg kick by McLaughlin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah stuns McLaughlin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from McLaughlin.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
Judah throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
McLaughlin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from McLaughlin misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McLaughlin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McLaughlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McLaughlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McLaughlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Judah slips a straight right by McLaughlin.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin misses the shot to the body.
Judah lands with a good body shot.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on McLaughlin's shoulder, as McLaughlin tries to avoid the shot.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin clinches with his opponent.
Judah is leaning against McLaughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as McLaughlin controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah lands a body punch in the clinch.
McLaughlin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLaughlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McLaughlin back to the ropes. Judah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McLaughlin takes one to the side of the head.
McLaughlin missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah throws a jab when McLaughlin was well out of range.
McLaughlin lands a jab to the head.
McLaughlin throws a sloppy body shot
and Judah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McLaughlin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLaughlin. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Judah.
McLaughlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from McLaughlin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
McLaughlin thumps Judah with a low kick.
McLaughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLaughlin forces Judah back against the ropes and clinches.
McLaughlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
McLaughlin misses with a punch to the body.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah tries to work over McLaughlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Judah.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLaughlin's elbow.
McLaughlin tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
McLaughlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah blocks a body shot from McLaughlin.
Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McLaughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
A right handed body shot lands from Judah.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Judah working aggressively here.
McLaughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the ropes.
McLaughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLaughlin's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
McLaughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
Judah blocks a body shot from McLaughlin.
Judah lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Judah as the two fighters clinch.
Judah tries to break the clinch but McLaughlin is controlling the position.
McLaughlin blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin prevents a body shot from Judah.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Judah 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Elijah Judah!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mike McLaughlin!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koh Ibu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Van Gaal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koh Ibu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu wants to slow Van Gaal down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Gaal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ibu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Gaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Gaal misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Ibu there.
Ibu ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
Ibu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Gaal tries to keep at a distance but Ibu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibu prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gaal as Ibu tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal lands an uppercut.
A short left from Van Gaal.
A body shot lands from Ibu.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Ibu controls the action.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ibu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ibu.
Ibu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ibu lands a shot to the body.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands with a right to the head.
Ibu is leaning against Van Gaal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ibu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibu tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibu.
Van Gaal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Van Gaal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu misses with a punch to the body.
Ibu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gaal's elbow.
Van Gaal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibu lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibu tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Gaal scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ibu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands with a right to the head.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibu.
Ibu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu tries to stall but Van Gaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Gaal is keeping busy.
Ibu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibu digs a right hand into Van Gaal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Gaal's gas tank.
Ibu lands with a right to the head.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibu lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ibu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibu taking a breather.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibu.
Ibu misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ibu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Ibu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Gaal doesn't seem phased though.
Ibu moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gaal as Ibu tries to tie him up.
Ibu lands a right hand.
Ibu stalling in the clinch but Van Gaal improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ibu on the inside.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Van Gaal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ibu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Gaal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ibu.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu stalls.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koh Ibu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ibu has Van Gaal pushed against the ropes.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Ibu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu working aggressively here.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibu has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Ibu.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Van Gaal stalling.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Ibu trying to stall but Van Gaal improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Gaal up against the ropes.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu lands a right hand.
Ibu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal pushes Ibu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibu.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu trying to control the position but instead, Van Gaal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ibu into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Ibu avoiding damage.
Ibu tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibu is leaning against Van Gaal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, jab by Ibu - just one landing.
Van Gaal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Gaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibu.
Ibu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gaal.
Ibu scores with a shot to the body.
Ibu rushes Van Gaal and presses him up against the ropes.
Ibu is stalling here.
Ibu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Ibu tries to stall but Van Gaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibu holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Ibu presses Van Gaal against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ibu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ibu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Gaal is keeping busy.
Ibu looking to stall.
Ibu misses with some punches.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Ibu trying to stall but Van Gaal improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu scores with a hook to the body.
Ibu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Ibu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Ibu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Gaal works on Ibu's body with a couple of short punches.
Ibu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ibu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Gaals head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibu struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ibu fails to land.
Ibu tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Ibu back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gaal as Ibu tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koh Ibu really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ibu throws a body kick that misses.
Ibu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Gaal moves forwards but Ibu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Gaal scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Van Gaal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu connects with a looping right hand.
Ibu misses with a low kick.
Ibu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Gaal throws a head kick that Ibu semi-blocks.
It looks like Koh Ibu has been cut.
Van Gaal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ibu tries to counter with a clinch but Van Gaal shakes him off and moves away.
Van Gaal cracks a nice hook into Ibu's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gaal cracks Ibu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ibu lands a body shot.
Van Gaal throws a lazy head kick
and Ibu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Gaal tried to score with a low kick but Ibu checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibu.
Van Gaal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Gaal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Gaal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ibu's hands.
Ibu tries to keep at a distance but Van Gaal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibu wants to stall.
Ibu stalling in the clinch but Van Gaal improves position.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu working aggressively here.
Van Gaal presses Ibu against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibu wants to stall.
Van Gaal is looking to control Ibu's arms but Ibu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Gaal has his back to the ropes.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ibu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibu throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal tries to stall but Ibu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ibu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Gaal lands with a left to the head.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibu.
Ibu blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
Ibu looking to stall.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Ibu working aggressively here.
Ibu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibu.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Ibu.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Gaal pushes Ibu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibu can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Ibu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Ibu to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ibu as Van Gaal tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ibu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gaal tries a body shot but Ibu blocks it.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Koh Ibu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Koh Ibu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Gaal misses with a body kick.
Van Gaal connects with the punch.
Ibu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gaal.
Ibu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Ibu misses its intended target.
Ibu scores with a nice strike.
Van Gaal throws a leg kick but Ibu moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Gaal.
Ibu looks for the body kick but Van Gaal saw that one coming.
Ibu throws a body punch but Van Gaal moves out of range.
Van Gaal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ibu jabs Van Gaal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ibu avoids the head kick by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ibu on the side of the head.
Van Gaal gets tackled into the ropes by Ibu. Ibu maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Van Gaal.
Ibu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gaal's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Ibu trying to stall but Van Gaal improves his position.
Ibu lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ibu as Van Gaal tries to tie him up.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Ibu.
A hook to the body from Ibu.
Ibu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibu stalling in the clinch but Van Gaal improves position.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Ibu.
Ibu wants to stall.
Ibu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Gaal is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibu misses with a body punch.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Ibu.
Well,Van Gaal is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Ibu tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibu blocking some punches.
Ibu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ibu lands an uppercut.
Ibu misses with a punch to the body.
Ibu misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarence Van Gaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu misses with the head strike.
Ibu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal is working Ibu over against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ibu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Ibu.
Van Gaal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ibu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Ibu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gaal.
Ibu tries a body shot but Van Gaal blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibu.
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.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu lands an uppercut.
Ibu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Ibu.
A short right from Ibu on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibu.
A short right from Ibu on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ibu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibu blocks an uppercut.
Ibu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibu leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Ibu gets through Van Gaal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koh Ibu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibu 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Koh Ibu!
Koh Ibu wins by unanimous decision!
Koh Ibu is the new lightweight champion!
Koh Ibu gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ira Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright's entrance music is Get Back. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Black!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Wright works the jab nicely.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright misses the jab.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright moves out of range as Black throws a body kick.
Donk. Wright catches Black right on the button with a cross.
Black has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wright digs a good hook to Black's body.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Black lands a head kick!
Wright looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Black checks a leg kick nicely.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Black!
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black wants to clinch.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Wright.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Black blocks the leg kick.
Black is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Black tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws a leg kick but Black checks it.
Black throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Black throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Black throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Black wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Black misses with the body kick
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.
A leg kick checked by Wright.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Black tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Black throws a head kick that half lands.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright with a jab.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Black let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black throws a leg kick
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Black slips under a jab.
A big right from Black misses.
Black swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright misses with a low kick as Black jumps back.
Black tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Wright checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Black misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a solid body kick.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Black in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Black misses with a straight left.
Wright getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wright checks a leg kick.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Wright.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Wright tries to tie him up.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wright is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Wright.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
A hook to the body from Wright.
Wright lands a left hand.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
Wright pushes Black back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with some punches.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with some punches.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright blocks a body shot from Black.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid body kick from Wright.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Wright is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
Ira Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Black tries to land a body kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Black.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright works Black's body with a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Black crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Black gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Black manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Wright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Wright thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Wright with a nice cross.
Wright throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Black is rocked!
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright works the jab nicely.
Wright gets tackled into the ropes by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wright.
Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black pushes Wright back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Wright blocking some punches.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Wright scores with a kick to the body.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Black only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Black looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
Black connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Black is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Black tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Black's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Black slams his shin into Wright's torso.
Black tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a head kick. Wright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Black misses.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Black has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright avoids the head kick by Black.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black avoids the body shot from Wright.
Black misses with a head kick.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright misses with a head kick.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Wright digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Good shot there by Wright.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright walks into a left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black staying out of range there.
Black throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Wright misses
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Black misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Black is looking to chop away at Wright's legs.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black wants to counter with a clinch but Wright pushes him away.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
A low kick from Black misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright had his way with Jason Black in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright lands an overhand right.
Black tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Wright lands a front kick.
A shot to the body from Black misses
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Black moves into the clinch.
Wright working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Black scrambles back to his feet.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Black misses with the body kick
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jason Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Black 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!
Black misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Black moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Black.
Wright half committed to a counter leg kick.
Black keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Wright with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to clinch
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Black tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wright jabs Black to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wright feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Wright jabs at Black's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black misses with a looping left.
Black misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Black.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wright cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
A left lands for Wright.
You can see that Black has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Black lands a head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Black shrugs it off though.
Black is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Wright.
Black throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Ira Wright wins by unanimous decision!
Ira Wright retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Ira Wright 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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